High school
hideHigh school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular the United Kingdom, Northern America and also Oceania) to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term "high school" originated in Scotland, Great Britain with the world's oldest being the Royal High School (Edinburgh) in 1505, and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop their state education systems.
The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States, the English High School founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1821. The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In all of New Zealand and Malaysia along with parts of Australia and Canada, high school is synonymous with secondary school, and encompasses the entire secondary stage of education.
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Study reveals the paths of Ontario secondary students to their post-secondary destinations
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Queen's University looking at the transitions young people make from secondary school to university, college, apprenticeship and the workplace found that over 60 percent of first-year college ...
Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish.
New study measures hookah use among Florida teens
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hookah pipe smoking has gained a foothold with Florida teens, according to a new University of Florida study, which shows 11 percent of high school students and 4 percent of middle school students have tried ...
Study to explore if more sleep will help teens shake off depression
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After a late night of texting or updating Facebook, it's hardly surprising that many teenagers show up groggy for school, which studies have shown can diminish academic performance. To address this troubling ...
Economists find new reason to think that environment, not innate ability, determines how well girls do in math class
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When Glenn Ellison’s daughters started middle school in a Boston suburb in 2007, Ellison decided to become a volunteer coach of the school’s math team. While his squad was earning a place ...
School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix
Nov 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.
'Virtual students' go to school without being in school
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Eleventh-grader Philip Marten's second-hour class is orchestra. But first hour, third hour, fourth hour and the rest of his school day are spent not at school but at home in Shawnee, Kan.
Closing race, poverty and gender gaps in advanced high school course-taking
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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The latest research from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores the wide disparities in advanced high school course-taking (such as Advanced Placement courses) among race, poverty, and gender groups in Flo ...
CDC: Fewer schools selling candy, soda to students (Update)
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday.
Competition for College Admissions Perpetuates Class Divide in Higher Education
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Oct 02, 2009 |
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Increased competition for college admissions combined with the heightened emphasis on test scores in recent decades has fueled the growth of class inequality in American higher education, according to sociologist Sigal Alon ...
Socioeconomic Desegregation Alone Is Not Effective in Improving Classroom Performance
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Although past research has linked academic achievement gains to socioeconomic desegregation in schools, a new analysis reveals some hidden academic and psychological risks of integrating low-income students in schools with ...
Second concussion can be serious for young athletes
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sustaining a second concussion shortly after a first one can lead to serious problems for young athletes, making it extremely important for players to be correctly diagnosed after being hit in the head.
High school football player in Missouri with Down Syndrome scores big
Sep 20, 2009 |
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Matt Ziesel doesn't stray far from coach Dan McCamy on the sidelines during St. Joseph Benton High School's freshman football games. He likes to stay within earshot.
War, genocide 'difficult knowledge' to teach younger students
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Whether they're found in a museum or a textbook, historical narratives about traumatic events such as war and genocide are better left to older students, who have typically developed a more refined historical ...
She's going back to school but can she read?
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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Five million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school.
