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New York Group Uses Music to Make College Cool
Five New York City-based artists are out to change attitudes about higher education.
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Can Storytelling Keep Kids Hooked on Science?
Researchers believe giving students an emotional connection to the subject through characters and plot twists will keep them engaged.
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Beating the Odds: First-Generation College Students Prepare for Freshman Year
Incoming freshmen explain what put them on the college track and what their friends think about their decision.
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Why Creative Teaching is Essential For the Information Age
Abandoning a narrow, one-size-fits all approach to teaching would help students develop the curiosity they need to become innovators of the future.
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Irish Students Design Software to Make Drivers Safer
More than 3,000 people die every day because of traffic accidents, and that number is on the rise. The problem's so bad that the World Health...
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Degrees of Separation: Your College Major Matters More Than Ever
People with associate's degrees can out-earn bachelor's degree holders, if they pick the right major.
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Fifth-Year Senior: Why Making High School Longer Is a Brilliant Idea
Maine wants to accelerate the traditional secondary curriculum and bring introductory college courses down to high school.
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Formerly Homeless Student Starts Nonprofit to Help His Peers Get to College
19-year-old student Orayne Williams got his first home when he went to college. Now he's working to get other homeless teens there, too.
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College Students Create Device That Helps Legally Blind Students Take Notes
Assistive technology brings classroom notes back to low-vision and legally blind students.
Culture
Now and Then: Sweet Valley High Vs. Gossip Girl
Today's "Now and Then" takes a trip to the white, skinny worlds —and unrealistic expectations —of Sweet Valley High and Gossip Girl.
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Are Schools on the Verge of a Mobile-Phone Revolution?
Over 75 percent of teens own cell phones, making them the perfect tool for learning—if teachers are on board with using them.
Culture
Now and Then: Jordan Catalano Vs. Tim Riggins
Our new series, "Now and Then," pits our favorite pieces of vintage pop culture against their modern-day analogs.
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Desks in the Hallway: A Texas School Takes Learning Out of the Classroom
Hallway learning stations prove that learning can happen at any time and in any place.
Culture
Intermission: It's Tami Taylor, Y'all
Friday Night Lights will always hold a place in our hearts. In honor of the series finale, we bring you every "y'all" Tami Taylor ever uttered.
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Do All American Schools Need to Teach Chinese?
Given the growth of the Chinese economy, Sweden's considering adding Chinese classes to grade schools. Should we be doing the same?
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Digital Boomtown: Online Learning Is on the Rise
A new report shows that the number of middle and high school students learning online has tripled over the past three years.
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L.A. Student Does Graduate-Level Research on His High School, Finds It Lacking
"The majority of our computers at Crenshaw are still running Windows XP." A Crenshaw High student compares his school to one in Beverly Hills.
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Can These Two College Students Solve the Carpooling Puzzle?
Two students from the University of Costa Rica want to reduce the number of wasteful solo car trips by making carpooling with strangers safe and easy.
