By Julie Broch For most, being in summer school means staying inside classrooms and working on assignments. However, a group of Minneapolis high school students were able to experience something different this year. Through a joint program between Wilderness Inquiry, Adventures in …
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Julie Broch For three weeks, protesters in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, have been grouping across the slopes of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in Hawaii, fighting to stop a giant telescope from being built. A professor at the University of Hawaii observed the …
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By Serena Mao Stress in schools is one of the biggest contributors to teens’ health in today’s world. The epitome of stress can be witnessed in Chinese schools. The Educational Review concludes that students in China feel disproportionately more stress than others …
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By Julie Broch “Hair is a form of self-expression, shouldn’t be a right or wrong way..” the hairstylist, Danay Wadlington, wrote on her Facebook post. Narvie Harris Elementary School in Georgia is under fire after putting up a poster dictating “appropriate” and …
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By Owen Xu Li In August, I entered a new American school in Mexico City. I founded my own organization called Environment Life Future (ELF). At first, I did activities all by myself, but then I realized my school enabled students to …
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By ZhuoTong Xian Community service is a very big part of the lives of American high school students. High school students in the United States are assigned certain hours of community service every year and need to complete the hours before graduation. …
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By Peter Li Hi, I’m Peter Li, and I study at a high school in the United States. I would like to share my experience and thoughts on the differences between the Chinese and the American K-12 education systems. In the past …
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Last year, the Trump administration pulled back on standards that promoted nutritious foods in schools. The administration allowed schools to serve refined grains, such as white bread, biscuits, and white pasta. This weakened previous standards which were aimed at creating a more …
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By Alex Bao I have been studying in Shanghai High School international division for almost a year. During this period, I have experienced a challenge with high school study methods that I have come to appreciate. On one hand, our school is …
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By Jennie Wang SAT and ACT are both standardized tests that are used for college admissions in the United States. In the past few years, there have been many problems with these standardized testings. This past August, College Board was accused of …
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