Tag: Schools
As schools cut back on bus service, parents are turning to rideshare apps
CHICAGO -- Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to...
National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in...
How this one climate fix means a school nurse sees fewer students sick from the heat
When students would come to the nurse's office at Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, complaining of headaches and feeling too...
Seeking an alternative to China’s pressure-cooker schools, families move to Thailand
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- The competition started in second grade for DJ Wang’s son.Eight-year-old William was enrolled at a top elementary school in...