Tag: education

India Currents author Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan makes the argument for the value of education beyond the limited framing of employment preparation.

A new report identifies eight stress factors that make it more difficult for a school to provide quality education to all of its students.

While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students, studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and Hispanics has fallen to levels not seen in thirty years.

Educators of “gifted” students focus on the individual. But students tagged as “low performing” are often lumped together.

While painting a mural he calls "Go Smart", Ulises Rodriguez, a San Jose high school student, shares his thoughts on teachers, charter schools, and where he wants his talents to take him. Other students who see his work interpret the title, and say what it means to "go smart."

California's budget woes are causing local governments to put the squeeze on school districts, and students are paying the price in more ways than one.

Why are people surprised about a recent Vanderbilt University study that shows paying teachers extra money doesn't improve student performance?

When one new educator started volunteering at a homework center at Willow Glen library, she saw students grow in confidence and skills in the classroom. This year's budget cuts has eliminated after-school programs like hers, and she writes, the damage may cost more than we can account for.

Block2Block Radio host David Madrid talks with Bernie Kotlier, an East Side San Jose parent and Co-Chair of the Community Association for Supporting Summit High School. Summit High is an acclaimed college preparatory charter school from Redwood City that is proposing to open up two sites in East San Jose.

There are many obstacles that hinder immigrant communities from pursuing their education. But at the National Hispanic University, GED classes have opened up new educational opportunities.

In 2006 Nancy Gutierrez faced plenty of challenges as she became principal of Fischer Middle School in East San Jose. She has since drawn upon her own East Side roots to connect with the students, and provide them an educational path to success.

The CORAL program, a project of Catholic Charities, supports the educational needs of youth with learning disabilities through personalized attention and innovative teaching techniques.