Highly politicised, “woke” curriculums and disruptive classrooms have led to less engaging lessons, pushing many young Australians to call it quits before graduating high school. Australian education expert Kevin Donnelly said the decade-low high school retention rates are the result of students becoming disengaged throughout COVID as they lost face-to-face interaction with their peers and…
Woke, Rowdy Classrooms Pushing High School Students to Drop out and Seek Alternative Paths
Colorado High School to Resume Lessons After 2 Teachers Die Within 24 Hours
The majority of classes are set to resume at a Colorado high school on April 12 after two teachers died within 24 hours of each other, with one of the deaths linked to suspected bacterial meningitis. While district and public health officials continue to investigate the deaths at Eaglecrest High School in Aurora, most classes as well as…
Nearly 1 in 3 High School Girls Have Seriously Considered Suicide, CDC Says
If you are having suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 for free and confidential support. It’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For crisis support in Spanish, call 888-628-9454. Nearly 1 in 3 female high school students seriously considered suicide in 2021, according to the latest survey data from…
Vegas High School Flag Football Player Dies After Collapsing
LAS VEGAS—A high school student-athlete died Thursday after suffering a medical emergency and collapsing during a varsity flag football game at her school, authorities said Friday. The Clark County coroner identified the girl as Ashari Hughes, 16, and reported that a determination of her cause and manner of death was pending. Desert Oasis High School…
Too Young to Vote but Not Too Young to Have an Opinion: Republican High Schoolers Form National Organization
October 21, 2022
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FAUQUIER COUNTY, Va.— With the mid-term elections fast approaching in November, local political groups around the country are rallying their constituents. Republicans, statistically white and older, are eager to broaden their base. Upticks have been noted in the black, Hispanic, and Asian populations. Youth is no exception. “We’re seeing young conservatives bringing up the movement,”…
Police: 1 Killed, 2 Hurt in Apparent Stabbing at High School
One person was killed and two were injured Thursday in an apparent stabbing on the fourth day of class at an eastern North Carolina high school, police said. Three teenagers have been charged. Two minors were taken to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune with injuries, and one later died, Jacksonville Police Chief Mike Yaniero told…
California Middle and High Schools Start the Day Later This Year
August 12, 2022
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Middle school and high school students in California will be able to snooze a little longer before heading to class this year, due to a law delaying school start times that takes effect this year. Citing research on the impacts of adolescent sleep deprivation and the benefits of a later school start time, the state…
Phone Ban Sees Negative Behaviours Vanish in Students
An Australian high school has reported dramatic improvements in student behaviour in just eight weeks after implementing a firm ban on cell phones. Among the seventh to tenth-grade students (ages 12 to 16), Davidson High School’s principal David Rule saw a 90 percent reduction in behavioural issues related to phones in the school, such as bullying,…
LA Area School Board Halts Discussion to Open Planned Parenthood Clinic on High School Campus
July 19, 2022
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A public school board in Southern California has postponed considering a proposal that would allow Planned Parenthood to open a clinic on a high school campus. The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which serves some 17,000 students in a Hispanic-majority community southeast of Los Angeles, said it will, at least for now, stop discussing the…
What to Know About Internships for High Schoolers
When you think about internships, you may assume they’re something offered only to college students, but these days some employers are offering them to high school students as well. An internship can provide an excellent opportunity for high schoolers to test the waters of career paths they may be considering and to improve the quality…
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