Monthly Archives: October 2013

Students from Baruch attended the annual NBC Education Nation Summit. Hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry, the questions asked revolved around one theme, “What it takes.” Student panels asked questions about the education system and its issues.

  Mark Zuckerberg has become strongly associated with and has donated millions of dollars to a program called Startup: Education. What this charity does is takes statistics and opinions from surveys given to teachers and students and attempts to resolve … Continue reading →

Charter school families are against Bill De Blasio for wanting to charge the schools that have wealthy donors rent for using public school space. Charter school families marched in protest to this suggestion and claimed that charter schools are technically … Continue reading →

  A recently introduced new version of the online Common Application, has caused a lot stress to both students and admission offices. The undergraduate college admission application has been reported to have various defects, such as confusing wording, distortion of … Continue reading →

  Parents today are overextending their children and inundating them with extracurricular activities, both in and out of school. Parents themselves have very busy schedules and professional lives and no longer have the time to supervise their kids while they … Continue reading →

Within the last few years British high school students are becoming increasingly interested in American colleges such as Harvard, Columbia, and Berkeley. Drawn to the more diverse opportunities American schools have to offer and increasing financial aid and British student … Continue reading →

  High school equivalency exams become more challenging as the standards in these generalized tests have increased. The increased complexity of the test caused students to struggle in studying and educators more anxious in preparing students for the test. Some … Continue reading →

Boston School – Bus Drivers Return to Work Amid Uncertainty Esther Yee’s article Boston bus drivers are hesitant to go back to work because they prevented 18% of Boston students from going to school. While they were on strike for … Continue reading →