Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
Education
Six-Year-Old Girl Is Youngest to Qualify for National Spelling Bee
Words such as “vaquero,” a word of Spanish origin meaning cowboy, typically fall off the radar of young spellers. Unless, of course, they need to spell it correctly to win a regional spelling bee.
Lori Anne Madison, a …
Closing the Book: Encyclopedia Britannica Goes All Digital
The world’s best-known encyclopedia announced today that it is retiring all its print editions.
Failing Student Forced to Wear Sign Broadcasting Bad Grades
A failing report card got a South Florida student a very public punishment.
Michael Bell Jr. spent several hours on a busy Miami street corner wearing a sign that read “Hey, I want to be a class clown. Is it wrong?” on the …
Walking Dead 101: University to Offer Zombie-Fighting Course
How would you react if there was a zombie apocalypse? Now if they only taught that in college. Oh wait, they do.
Michigan State University students will soon get the opportunity to take a seven-week summer course called …
Basketball Victory Chant Sparks Accusation of Racism at High School
Students of a mostly white school were reprimanded for cheering “USA! USA!” after winning a match against a mostly Hispanic school in Texas.
Watch: MIT Students Fight Nerdy Reputation With Charm School
Hey engineers — silverware belongs at the 135-degree position.
Teacher Sparks Investigation for Relationship with Former Student
James Hooker, 41, a business and computer teacher at a Modesto, Calif. high school, has created a controversy—and become the subject of a police investigation—after moving in with his former student, 18-year-old Jordan …
Class Notes: Rick Santorum, College ‘Snobs’ and More Education News
Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
Raw Video: Aftermath of School Shooting in Chardon, Ohio
Panicked students and faculty evacuated Chardon High School, located 30 miles east of Cleveland, after a shooting Monday morning that left three students dead and two injured.
Classmates say the shooter was known as an outcast …
Class Notes: Affirmative Action, iPads In Class and More Education News
Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
College Humor: School-Themed Memes Are Taking Off
From condescending Willy Wonka to “S–t Girls Say” parodies, college students get in on the Internet inside jokes.