How Successful Are Community College Students at Completing 4-Year College Degree
Students Who Transfer from Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions: How Does their Performance Compare to that of Students Who Entered from High School?
What percentage of students who are attending four-year American colleges started out at community colleges? Are they more, or less, likely to graduate than students who entered directly from high school? Read more
New Research on Hispanic Students Considering STEM Careers
Student Research Foundation’s 2017-2018 STEM Study Points Out the Barriers that Prevent Hispanic Students from Considering STEM Careers
It is not surprising that students who take more STEM classes in high school are more likely to want to prepare for STEM careers while they are in college. Read more
Something Is “Fishy” in this Classroom …but it Is Educational
Mr. Reid Needed the Right Kind of Fish to Keep His Classroom Tank Healthy . . . and Educational
Mr. Reid, a grade 9-12 science teacher in Illinois, already had a beautiful big saltwater fish tank in his classroom. His 90+ students, who live far from oceans, loved it. Some of them were so inspired by it that they were dreaming of becoming marine biologists. Read more
Classroom Resources for MLK Day
It is not difficult to find resources online that teach about the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There are videos, songs, instructions for art projects, and more. Read more
Teacher Brings Cutting Edge Technology to Her Classroom to Show Students New Possibilities
Meet Mrs. K’s a high school teacher in South Carolina who is showing her class the potential
Mrs. K, a high school teacher in South Carolina, wanted her students to have Apple Pencils to use with their iPads. So she posted a project on DonorsChoose.org and asked for them. Because almost all of Mrs. K’s 100+ students come from low-income households, they would have little chance of experiencing the latest technologies like Apple Pencils unless they were provided by their school. But now, thanks to generous donors, her project is fully funded. And her students are using their Apple Pencils to write away on iPads. Read more