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Diligent Asian students dominate global exam

YoopyaDec 4, 2013December 31, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — As a ninth-grader, Shanghai’s Li Sixin spent more than three hours on homework a night and took tutorials in math, physics and

Measuring the Wealth Effect in Education

YoopyaDec 2, 2013February 14, 20240

LONDON — While it may be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter

College application process intimidating to some

YoopyaNov 30, 2013May 18, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometimes, all it takes is a $7 burrito gift card to get high school seniors to submit their college applications early. You

Network of all-boys NYC public schools growing

YoopyaNov 18, 2013January 31, 20240

NEW YORK (AP) — Once seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model had been resurrected to serve New York City’s poorest boys, a

Teacher pleads no contest to lewd acts on students

YoopyaNov 16, 2013March 3, 20240

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A once-respected former teacher accused of committing lewd acts on children in what authorities said he called “tasting games” pleaded no

Some states move to save cursive in the classroom

YoopyaNov 14, 2013March 6, 20240

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The swirling lines from Linden Bateman’s pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms.

Police probe shooting of 3 outside Pa. high school

YoopyaNov 14, 2013March 6, 20240

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police were relieved that what was first reported as a possible shooting inside the city’s largest high school turned out to

First lady undertakes new education initiative

YoopyaNov 13, 2013February 14, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging into a broader policy role, Michelle Obama is joining President Barack Obama’s efforts to get the United States on track to

Historic items from JFK assassination on display

YoopyaNov 12, 2013January 31, 20240

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Many items that make up the searing images from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — from the ill-fated presidential

Not good enough: Math, reading scores up slightly

YoopyaNov 8, 2013February 14, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometimes the best isn’t good enough: Most American fourth- and eighth-graders still lack basic skills in math and reading despite record high