Rigorous education standards alleviate income inequality in schools
Challenging courses in high school could increase low-income students’ higher education prospects.
Tag Archive for: education
Media literacy must be taught in schools
President Donald Trump’s attack on the media must be countered by education.
Arts are crucial to balanced education
Cutting funding for arts and humanities grants hurts American students.
Programs for local kids foster accessibility
USC organizations have helped to make higher education a reality for many.
America should learn from Cuban education
In the aftermath of a historic election, the debate about how much power the federal government should be given, particularly in terms of education, will always be present in the United States. With a communist political system, Cuba’s government maintains complete authority and control over social and political issues. While the United States would never […]
Teach for America founder visits campus Wednesday
Kopp came up with the idea for Teach for America in 1989 at Princeton University.
Obama College Prep must consider location
In some cities, the high school you attend can determine a lot about your trajectory in life. This was definitely the case in my hometown of Chicago. On Thursday, I was one of the excited Chicagoans who received news that my hometown would be adding another highly ranked high school to its list of selective-enrollment […]
Trojan sisters establish education scholarships
USC Rossier alumnae and sisters Patricia (Patti) Poon and Candace (Candy) Yee and their husbands established last week two endowed scholarships for Rossier students: the James and Candace Chan Yee Endowed Scholarship and the Dudley and Patricia Poon Endowed Scholarship. The sisters both graduated from the USC Rossier School of Education and went on to […]
iPads prove useless in the classroom setting
The Los Angeles Unified School District made a very poor financial decision when investing in this expensive Apple product.
USC, UCLA tie for 23rd in national ranking
Ranked No. 23, USC and crosstown rival UCLA tied on the 2014 U.S. News and World Report National University Rankings released Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Times. Both schools increased one spot higher from last year, sharing the ranking with Carnegie Mellon, the University of Virginia and Wake Forest University. Last year, both Los Angeles schools shared the […]