School strives to provide safe haven USAT
A troubled kid who straightened out after less than a year at the school, Vic was on track to graduate and study accounting. Last fall, in USA TODAY’s first story on Talent Development, he cited the school’s “positive peer pressure” as helping him finally get focused on school.
Tennessee Lawmakers Push to Restore Civics Education to School Curriculums WaPo
Since the federal No Child Left Behind law was passed in 2002, schools have focused on reading and math, and that has squeezed out other subjects like arts, music and civics, educators say. So lawmakers in Tennessee and other states have proposed bills this year to save civics.
Many teachers see failure in students’ future USAT
In all, 23.6% of public school teachers at all levels say success in college would elude most students in their school. An additional 18% say they aren’t sure.