Tag: students

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.

Faculty at San Francisco State University returned to the bargaining table over contract disputes even as a strike continues to loom.

Budget cuts have forced Gardener Academy in West San Jose to utilize a cost saving mechanism which combines classes from different grades. Educators say the students are the ones paying the price.

Omar Rosales, came to San Jose with his family from Michoacan, Mexico when he was five years old. Now 16, Omar shares his story of learning English from friends, how teacher's treat him and his overall educational experience in San Jose public schools.

Students enrolled in Latino College Preparatory's drama program are getting a lesson in culture and self-esteem while they perform in the modern adaption of a five-century-old Mexican play.

National Hispanic University honors select group of inspiring students.

An undocumented immigrant writes, "The way I look at it , I don’t need the DREAM Act for me to live my American dream. I will always be a dreamer, no matter what."

Participants at a recent press conference by SIREN — the largest immigrant rights advocacy organization in Santa Clara County — discuss the DREAM Act, scheduled for a congressional vote before the turn of the year.

Salman Khan started his online "Khan Academy" to help a young cousin learn math. Now his online YouTube math, science as well as history and economics videos have garnered 22 millions views worldwide.

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.