Standing in the grocery store, deciding which hot sauce to buy, I feel the weight of a young man’s gaze. I glance at him furtively, desperately trying to place him among the 400 students I’ve taught in the last 13 years. We make small talk, and, thankfully, he appears to assume everyone over 35 suffers…
The board of Boys Scouts of America (BBA) has allowed the recruitment of girls into its ranks. This decision will see girls admitted into the ranks of Boy Scouts of America – the Cub Scouts rank through the highest rank, the Eagle Scouts. This marks the first time in the organization’s more than 100 year…
Former Prime Minister and NASA Coalition leader Raila Odinga blasts the mass failure of this year’s Kenya Certificate of Education (KCSE) candidates-calls for the probe of the examination results. The following is Raila Odinga’s full statement on the just released results of Kenya Certificate of Education (KCSE) examinations. MY STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF KCSE…
2017 KCSE Results have just been released, and of 615,000 teenagers who sat, only 70,000 qualified to join University. This is a success rate of 11%; a failure rate of 89%. If Dr. Matiang’i was a Minister for Education in any European Country, together with entire KNEC officials, they would have resigned …. If they…
Milken Family Foundation has named Edmond North High, OKlahoma super teacher and Principal Debreon Davis the winner of Milken Educator Award. During a ceremony graced by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation Lowell Milken, among other dignitaries, Edmond North Principal Debreon Davis…
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Michelle King, who is currently on medical leave, has announced she will be retiring from the District by the end of June due to medical reasons. Superintendent King has been on leave since September after feeling unwell during a board meeting. She has since been diagnosed with cancer and…