Category: Education
Maryland high school shooting victim declared brain dead, removed from life support
(Updated) Jaelynn Willey, a 16-year-old victim from Tuesday’s shooting at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland, was declared brain dead by her family on the evening of March […]
Report refutes notion that ‘skills gap’ exists on part of recent college grads
There is a common belief, and perhaps a misperception, that a significant gap in skills on the part of recent college grads is responsible for stunting the growth of American […]
College student Haley Anderson murdered in Binghamton, suspect sought
Family and friends of a beloved 22-year-old Binghamton University nursing student are devastated after authorities in upstate New York found Haley Anderson of Westbury, Long Island, dead in her off-campus […]
Florida science teacher arrested and charged after having sex with 8th grader
A married, female teacher from New Smyrna Beach Middle School in Florida was arrested, “on charges that she had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student and sent him nude […]
How different types of college internships affect job offers and salaries
Internships provide college students with valuable real-world work experience and can lead to increased job-offer rates and higher starting salaries, according to results of a recent survey conducted by the National […]
Former ‘Teacher of the Year’ facing life in prison for soliciting minor online
A former teacher from Westminster West Middle School in Carroll County, Maryland, has been in custody since his September 13 arrest and being charged with four counts of solicitation of […]
How college grads view their career readiness skills versus how employers view them
How prepared are new college graduates to make a successful transition into the workplace? Students entering the job market and their potential employers have very different perceptions about the “career […]
Foiled kidnapping: Good Samaritan saves 12-year-old girl from abduction
Claudia Hernandez Diaz, 34, was arrested in Santa Ana, California, on the morning of February 21 after a Good Samaritan successfully stopped Diaz from kidnapping a 12-year-old girl who was […]
Fla. teen arrested 2 days after Parkland shooting for threatening to shoot up Broward Co. schools
Only two days after the school shooting in Parkland where 17 died and 14 more suffered serious injuries, a teenager from Lauderhill, Florida, posted a message on social media, “threatening […]
Paid college internships on the rise
On February 15, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) released the results from their Class of 2017 Student Survey which show that 61 percent of graduating seniors took part […]
