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Dates Change for April Admission Fairs

1/9/2012

We will now be kicking off the tour in Mexico and then continuing on to Colombia. Please see changes below. If questions, contact Annie Lundahl at lundahl@TABS.org.


American Chamber of Commerce warns of Hong Kong schools shortage

1/9/2012

The American Chamber of Commerce has warned the chief executive that Hong Kong's status as a world-class city is under threat because the shortage of international school places has reached a "crisis point".


UNESCO Global Education Digest

12/15/2011

The Institute of Statistics, based in Montréal, of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) presents education statistics worldwide. This year's edition puts a particular focus on key issues and indicators for secondary education.


2012 Blue Ribbon School Applications – Registration Deadline Approaching

12/9/2011

December 15, 2011 is the deadline for private schools to register if they intend to apply for the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve at very high levels and/or where the achievement gap is narrowing.


2011 Ruzicka Compass Premier Leadership Award Announced

12/9/2011

On behalf of its member schools and Board of Directors, TABS names Ellie Griffin as the 2011 Recipient of the Ruzicka Compass


TABS Response to Bloomberg Article

11/16/2011

A response by TABS Executive Director Pete Upham to a Bloomberg Article on Boarding Schools written 10/19/11


Release of The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics and Reading 2011, Grades 4 and 8

10/27/2011

LIVE WEBINAR Date: November 1, 2011 Time: 11:00 a.m. EDT


Online Boarding School Expo: November 6

10/24/2011

To learn more and to register for free, visit BoardingSchoolExpos.com


Online Boarding School Expo: October 23

10/19/2011

To learn more and to register for free, visit BoardingSchoolExpos.com


IDEA Technical Assistance Webpage and Webinar

10/4/2011

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Non-Public Education (ONPE) and Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) announce a new technical assistance webpage devoted to issues related to children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in private schools.


What international students think about U.S. higher education

9/30/2011

New Institute for International Education (IIE) report -- What International Students Think About U.S. Higher Education -- available for free download.


"First Tuesdays" Series

9/2/2011

TABS is pleased to announce a new series of online professional development.


Free IDEA Webinar

9/1/2011

To be held on September 8, 2011


TABS Joins Forces with ISE World/Globalise

8/29/2011

TABS would like to announce newly unified admission fairs.


TABS Annual Conference 2011

8/10/2011

Registration now open for December 1 - 3 in Boston


TABS Annual Summer Session Kicks Off In a Week

7/12/2011

July 16 – 22 in Boston


New Options for Online Boarding School Expos Announced

6/17/2011

In fall 2010, TABS hosted the first ever online Boarding School Expos to help schools extend their recruiting reach to potential families in all corners of North America. We have improved the Expos and added three additional virtual recruitment options.


Introducing TABS3D, an Online Campus for Professionals

4/7/2011

Designed to complement on-site learning, TABS will launch a brand new initiative on April 19.


Winter ResLife Recap

3/1/2011

Midwinter Batteries Recharged: Our annual workshop was held in Boca Raton last month and, by all accounts provided a positive outcome for all.


TABS Is Changing It Up!

2/7/2011

We've moved our offices to One North Pack Square, Suite 301, Asheville NC 28801. If you're in town, stop by and see our new digs.


TABS Expands International Recruitment Program with Latin America Fairs

1/4/2011

TABS is pleased to announce that we’ll be taking our 15 years experience with Asia Fairs and expanding our International Recruitment Program to Latin America.


Mary Louise Leipheimer Receives 2010 Ruzicka Compass Award

12/3/2010

The 2010 Ruzicka Compass Premier Leadership Award was presented to Mary Louise Leipheimer at the TABS Annual Conference in Baltimore on December 3.


TABS presenting at 83rd Annual ERB Conference

10/14/2010

Amy Shivers, Director of Advanced Online Initiatives for TABS, will be presenting at the 83rd Annual ERB Conference in New York City on Friday, October 22.


TABS Takes Home ‘Council’s Choice’ in 2010 Gold Circle Award Competition

8/23/2010

LOS ANGELES—The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) was selected as the 2010 Council’s Choice winner, the “best-of-the-best” from among all 2010 Gold Circle Award competition winners, by the ASAE Communication Section Council.


Learner-in-Chief: Leading in 21st century education

8/8/2010

Jonathon Martin from ConnectedPrincipals.com talks about learning and leadership.


BoardingSchools.com Receives More Accolades

7/30/2010

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) announced today that its website, boardingschools.com, is the recipient of a 2010 Gold Circle Award (GCA) for Excellence in the General Association Website category.


First-Ever Virtual Boarding School Expos Hitting the Web Fall 2010

7/15/2010

Drumroll please! TABS is excited to announce that it will be hosting first-ever virtual Boarding School Expos October 5, October 24 and December 1. Families interested in learning about boarding schools can attend online for free. Registration is now open at www.boardingschoolexpos.com.


TABS Announces Brand New Associate Membership Program

7/1/2010

TABS is delighted to introduce its brand new Associate Membership program, designed for those individuals and organizations – not eligible for traditional school membership – which serve, study, or otherwise are deeply involved in the TABS community of schools.


NCGS Offers Strategic Leadership Institute: Inspiring Women to Lead More Effectively

6/2/2010

A two and a half day professional development program for aspiring leaders, tailored to women interested in Heads positions.


Klingenstein announces Benedict Foundation Master’s Degree Scholarship 2010-2011

4/23/2010

Fellowships are made available through a challenge grant from the Benedict Foundation and matching funds from Klingenstein alumni.


TABS View: Boarding Schools Celebrate Earth Day at 40

4/22/2010

TABS asks schools to share their Earth Day celebrations and activities.


TABS Member Schools Excel in New England Math Competition

4/22/2010

Nine of the TABS member schools were among the top 12!


TABS Website Nominated for International Webby Award Among Nearly 10,000 Entries

4/14/2010

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) announced today that its website has been nominated for a Webby Award. The TABS site, BoardingSchools.com, is one of five worldwide nominees in the category of Best Association Website.


Boarding Schools Produce High Concentration of Rhodes Scholars

3/22/2010

In the United States, a remarkably high percentage of Rhodes Scholars are boarding school alumni.


Green Cup Challenge Born in Boarding Schools

3/12/2010

In the drive to make schools more environmentally responsible, college prep boarding schools are leading the way.


Announcing Edward M. Kowalchick Memorial Fund

2/25/2010

In collaboration with the Kowalchick Family, the IECA Foundation has launched the Edward M.Kowalchick Memorial Fund


Study Abroad Programs Not Just for College Students Anymore

2/2/2010

Service-oriented study abroad trend emerging in college prep boarding schools


In Language Curriculum, Boarding Schools Look Forward, Yet Hold Fast

1/31/2010

College prep boarding schools incorporate new language offerings to adapt to a changing world.


TABS Offers Personalized 2009-2010 NowBoarding Magazine

1/7/2010

TABS has had such a wonderful response to the 2009-2010 NowBoarding Magazine & Directory, that we're offering personalized reprints to aid in student recruiting.


Thomas E. Wilcox Receives 2009 Ruzicka Compass Award

12/22/2009

The 2009 Ruzicka Compass Premier Leadership Award was presented to Thomas E. Wilcox at the TABS Annual Conference in Chicago on December 4.


TABS Issues New Strategic Plan

11/3/2009

Strategic Plan for 2009-2012 sets forth new framework and ambitious goals.


TABS Media Campaign Kicks Off

10/29/2009

The TABS Board has approved a pilot online media campaign for North America, launching in phases over the next several weeks.


2009 Asia Boarding Schools Fairs

9/27/2009

Now in its fifteenth year, the Asia Fairs bring together families and representatives from boarding schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad.


Announcing...

8/17/2009

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) has launched an all-new BoardingSchools.com, the web’s best resource for all things boarding school.


TABS Launches Facebook and Twitter feeds

6/10/2009

You can now follow The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) on Facebook and Twitter. The expanded web presence of the Asheville-based organization complements the launch of an all-new BoardingSchools.com, the web’s leading resource for information about boarding schools and boarding school life.


Date Article Source
2/3/2012 Milton grad tackles GLBT issues Milton Academy
Dr. Eliza Byard ’86 fights biased bullying in schools
 
2/2/2012 Phillips Academy alum is humble musical star Phillips Academy
Modest Andover grad Kevin Olusola has too many talents to count
 
2/2/2012 Pittsburgh Steelers sign Hun School grad The Hun School of Princeton
Rhodes Scholar and Florida State standout, Myron Rolle, is headed to the NFL
 
2/1/2012 Pennington senior is star basketball recruiter The Pennington School
Alex Kline '12 has the attention of top coaches and blue chip athletes
 
2/1/2012 Putney School Grad on Transatlantic Race The Putney School
Emma Creighton '02 is the only American and one of a few females competing
 
1/31/2012 Olympian is grateful for Cheshire roots Cheshire Academy
Jo Leedham prepares for the 2012 London Olympics, praises Cheshire Academy
 
1/31/2012 KUA Alum is sufragette and social reformer Kimball Union Academy
Fascinating history of Mary Jane Hawes Wilmarth, KUA Class of 1856
 
1/27/2012 La Lumiere students nominated All-Americans La Lumiere
Four students from La Lumiere are on a shortlist to become McDonald's All-Americans
 
1/26/2012 Young Ghanaians stand out at Cate Cate School
These passionate students excel in and outside of the classroom
 
1/25/2012 2 NWS Teachers Receive Fulbright The Northwest School
Northwest School teachers receive 2 of only 18 Fulbright Awards in Teaching
 
1/25/2012 Westminster student wins squash championship Westminster School
Davis Scholar Ahmed Abdel Khalek ’12 won at U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships
 
1/24/2012 Wilbraham & Monson students give back Wilbraham & Monson Academy
After a moving Amazon visit, two students are looking to help out
 
1/24/2012 Saint Mary's School announce interim head Saint Mary's School
The SMS Board of Trustees would like to announce Rev. Dr. Smokey Oats as interim head
 
1/23/2012 Andover celebrates Super Bowl connections Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy alums will be battling on both sides of the field in Indianapolis
 
1/23/2012 10 Bolles Players Named All-State Bolles School
Ten Bolles Football players received All-State honors in addition to a Championship
 
1/20/2012 Bolles Junior featured in Sports Illustrated Bolles School
Ryan Murphy is featured in the “Faces in the Crowd”
 
1/20/2012 Portsmouth Abbey Head to Retire Portsmouth Abbey School
Headmaster Jim DeVecchi announced his retirement today
 
1/19/2012 Taft Student wins Squash Title The Taft School
Sue Ann Yong ’14 is US Junior Open Champion
 
1/18/2012 Woodlands Alumna is Forbes Power Woman Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heard
Mary Callahan Erdoes '81 is recognized for influence
 
1/17/2012 Vermont Acad. student to compete in World Juniors Vermont Academy
Vermont Academy's Michaela Paulszek ’13 will compete in the Junior World Biathlon in Finland
 
1/13/2012 WMA Student Celebrates 1000th Point Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Jaylen Brantley is honored for his high-scoring basketball career
 
1/12/2012 Suffield grad breaks national swim records Suffield Academy
Julian Fletcher '09 now has top Bermuda swimming records
 
1/10/2012 Ethel Walker student wins top soloist Ethel Walker School
Dahiana '12 won first place as most outstanding soloist
 
1/10/2012 Northwood student named to Junior Olympics Northwood School
Northwood Junior Will Rhoads '14 to compete in Ski Jumping in first Junior Olympics
 
1/9/2012 Lowell Whiteman student launches company The Lowell Whiteman School
Junior student Logan Banning starts successful parka company
 
1/5/2012 Choate grad to star in Spider-Man Choate Rosemary Hall
Rebecca Faulkenberry ’03 Joins the Cast of Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark
 
1/5/2012 Episcopal High School Soccer Awarded Episcopal High School
Episcopal Soccer Teams recently received NSCAA Academic Awards
 
1/3/2012 The Webb Schools Alum named to 40 under 40 The Webb Schools
Jawbone's Hosain Rahman is named one of Fortune Magazine's movers and shakers
 
12/22/2011 Hill School alum named to Forbes 30 under 30 The Hill School
Eric Trump '02 alumnus and trustee is one of the most influential under 30
 
12/21/2011 Hebron Academy starts Community Service Day Hebron Academy
Students and faculty at Hebron start a tradition of giving back
 
12/21/2011 Middlesex alum named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Middlesex School
Kevin Systrom MX '02 is one of the most influential young adults in the world
 
12/19/2011 Lawrenceville counselor to answer questions live The Lawrenceville School
Jeff Durso-Finley will answer college admissions questions for NY Times on Wednesday
 
12/16/2011 Middlesex Student Named All-American Middlesex School
Tabitha Sabky '12 is honored by the National Field Hockey Association
 
12/15/2011 Asheville School Alum named Top Adventurer Asheville School
Appalachian Trail record-setter Jenn Pharr Davis is Nat Geo Adventurer of the Year
 
12/15/2011 Idyllwild President offers new perspective Idyllwild Arts Academy
A different way to look at Chinese students studying in the US
 
12/14/2011 SSFS Alum is featured in young farmer movement Sandy Spring Friends School
Sandy Spring Friends School alum Josie Johnson '01 featured in NPR
 
12/14/2011 Brook Hill wins first state football title The Brook Hill School
The third time was a charm for the Regents, winning in convincing fashion
 
12/13/2011 Bolles School wins state football title Bolles School
In dramatic fashion, Bolles School wins their 11th state football championship
 
12/13/2011 Cushing Alum aids 'Invisible' Children Cushing Academy
Erica Shay '11 raised more than $57,000 to end long-lasting Central African War
 
12/12/2011 Hun School Student works on Broadway The Hun School of Princeton
Heston Charres ’13 gets exposure on the biggest stage
 
12/12/2011 Bolles alum to depict Panama Canal expansion Bolles School
Panama native and Disney Imagineer George Scribner '70 to envision major expansion
 
12/9/2011 Cushing Academy Alum wins Emmy Cushing Academy
Click to see the trailer for Juan Marquez's Emmy winning film "100,000"
 
12/7/2011 Hill School student earns spot on National Team The Hill School
Hill senior goalie Brennan Donville to represent Canada on Lacrosse U-19 team
 
12/6/2011 Bolles School announces new President Bolles School
Brian Johnson will become the seventh President and Head of School at Bolles
 
12/6/2011 Phillips Academy alum receives Fulbright Phillips Academy
Rachel Robinson '01 to study alternative energy in Spain
 
11/23/2011 Phillips Academy defends title Phillips Academy
Girls volleyball team win repeat New England Championships
 
11/22/2011 Worcester Alum awarded Rhodes Scholar Worcester Academy
Elizabeth Butterworth ’07 awarded the oldest, most prestigious international fellowship in academia
 
11/22/2011 St. Albans Alum Awarded Congressional Gold Medal St. Albans School
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins '48 was awarded the highest civilian honor by Congress
 
11/21/2011 Millbrook School are NE Champions Millbrook School
Boys varsity soccer take the title after a commanding season
 
11/21/2011 Wyoming Seminary are state champs Wyoming Seminary
The Girls Field Hockey team of Wyoming Seminary achieve first repeat title
 
11/17/2011 Randolph-Macon: What is Dorm Life Like? Randolph-Macon Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy fills you in on what to expect in co-ed dorms
 
11/16/2011 Bolles School Wins 100th and 101st Title Bolles School
The Bolles girls and boys swim teams continue massive streaks for state swimming titles
 
11/15/2011 The Hill School appoints new Headmaster The Hill School
Zachary Lehman is The Hill School's 11th Headmaster since 1851
 
11/14/2011 Woodberry Forest student inspires others Woodberry Forest School
Former top NCAA football prospect faced amputation, now is beacon of hope
 
11/8/2011 Brooks alum is leading scorer, has perfect GPA Brooks School
Eliza Marshall is making waves at Brown
 
11/8/2011 Gunnery student holds CRPS fundraiser The Gunnery
Kori Rimany '14 raises funds for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome awareness
 
11/3/2011 Phillips Exeter students share service experiences Phillips Exeter Academy
Students and faculty leave home to lend a hand over the summer
 
11/3/2011 Bolles Boys' Golf Team Win State Championship Bolles School
The boys' golf team win their first state championship in 72 years
 
11/1/2011 Middlesex grad is Woman of the Year Finalist Middlesex School
Michaela Calnan '07 is one of 9 finalists out of 471 nominations for NCAA award
 
11/1/2011 Cushing Academy receives Ray Bourque Cushing Academy
Hockey Hall of Famer and father of two CA alum, Ray Bourque, spoke on leadership yesterday
 
10/28/2011 St. Albans School Alum named MLB Manager St. Albans School
Josh Byrnes '88 named the new General Manager of the San Diego Padres
 
10/27/2011 Christ School student creates memorial Christ School
Zach Mitchell '12 unveils veterans memorial for fallen alumni as Eagle Scout Project
 
10/25/2011 Hargrave Runner Assists Fallen Athlete Hargrave Military Academy
Brandon Beavers cut his run short to help a downed competitor during cross country meet
 
10/24/2011 Berkshire grad signs contract with Bruins Berkshire School
Kevan Miller '07, a former two-year captain for UVM, signs with the Boston Bruins.
 
10/24/2011 George School student honored by NMSC George School
Marilyn Baffoe-Bonnie is an outstanding participant in National Achievement Scholarship Program
 
10/21/2011 Santa Catalina girls golf team go undefeated Santa Catalina School
Santa Catalina finished out their perfect season this Wednesday
 
10/21/2011 Hun School Students Perfect in AP Chemistry The Hun School of Princeton
Teacher and students cite teamwork as a fundamental ingredient to perfect scores
 
10/20/2011 Episcopal High School hosts Play for Parkinson's Episcopal High School
Twelve top Division 1 lacrosse schools competed at EHS to promote Parkinson's awareness
 
10/20/2011 Midland School: A School for our Times Midland School
Midland is the Model School of the Bioneers Conference 2011
 
10/19/2011 75 Bolles Students Earn AP Scholar Awards Bolles School
Bolles School students excel in advanced placement courses.
 
10/13/2011 Does art make you a better person? Huffington Post
Brian D. Cohen, President of Idyllwild Arts Academy asks how art makes us better.
 
10/12/2011 McCallie School are back to back champs McCallie School
McCallie wins their second straight golf state championship
 
10/12/2011 Hill teacher published in sports anthology The Hill School
Instructor of English Dr. Mark Pearson ’78, appears in The Best American Sports Writing 2011
 
10/11/2011 Cushing Academy's iClass table Cushing Academy
Check out how they're transforming the classroom experience
 
10/7/2011 Monks of Portsmouth Abbey utilize technology NY Times
They may be teaching art from an iPad, but you won't catch them on Angry Birds
 
10/4/2011 Asheville School: 'Top Tier' mountaineering Asheville School
The Association of Experiential Education recognizes the 43-year-old outdoor program.
 
9/30/2011 Pulitzer Prize winner visits St. Andrew's DE St. Andrew's School Delaware
Junot Diaz changes the way students approach reading, writing, and art
 
9/29/2011 Hun School student publishes book The Hun School of Princeton
Alex Passikoff ’12 wrote, designed, and published architecture book over the summer
 
9/29/2011 Lawrenceville student writes first novel The Lawrenceville School
Nick Cherukuri' 12 writes his first book which will benefit less-privileged Polish youth
 
9/26/2011 Athol Murray College grad signs with Flyers Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
2011 top draft pick Sean Couturier '08 gets his chance in the NHL
 
9/23/2011 Peddie School earns sportsmanship award Peddie School
For the third year of four, Peddie is recognized for its fair play
 
9/22/2011 Middlesex grad receives MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Middlesex School
Tiya Miles MX'88 was chosen for her awe-inspiring work as a public historian
 
9/20/2011 St. Andrew's-Sewanee building receives award St. Andrew's-Sewanee
SAS recently received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design Award
 
9/20/2011 Mavs’ NBA Championship Trophy visits Hockaday The Hockaday School
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and head coach Rick Carlisle inspire students
 
9/19/2011 New Hampton displays iPad's classroom capacity New Hampton School
iPads inspire, enhance communication, and econonomize at NHS
 
9/19/2011 Lawrenceville students not just All-Americans The Lawrenceville School
Big Red Student-Athletes named Academic All-Americans honored by USA Polo
 
9/16/2011 TASIS Student Swims the English Channel TASIS: The American School in England
Kevin Mitchell ’12 swam across the English Channel covering 40 miles in open water
 
9/15/2011 Lawrenceville and Peddie team up against cancer Peddie School
Rivals for over a century are teaming up against a greater opponent: Cancer
 
9/15/2011 Bolles students qualify for national swim teams Bolles School
Ryan Murphy ’13 and Joseph Schooling ’14 both earn spots on national teams
 
9/14/2011 Middlesex grad named Academic All-American Middlesex School
Heather Landry ’08 is recognized a third time for her outstanding work in the classroom
 
9/14/2011 Saint Andrew's FL student is making a difference Saint Andrew's School FL
Sam Steiner '15 helps bring the elderly to the digital age
 
9/13/2011 Branksome Hall opens campus in Asia Branksome Hall
Doors will open on Jeju Island in September 2012
 
9/12/2011 Webb School student seeks a life of service Webb School
Community service is a calling for Kat Coffey '13
 
9/12/2011 Fishburne Military student displays leadership Fishburne Military School
Travis Knapp ’12 has earned 55-plus awards, but has a good reason for wearing only one
 
9/9/2011 George School welcomes civil rights pioneer George School
H. Julian Bond to share experiences as a civil rights and student activist
 
9/8/2011 US Dept. of State recognizes FSHA Athlete Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Recent Flintridge Sacred Heart grad Natalie Zeenni honored among Muslim athletes
 
9/6/2011 Baylor School welcomes new faculty Baylor School
Jaime Melton ’94 is new Director of Alumni Affairs and Caitlin Studer is Associate
 
9/2/2011 Episcopal HS student saves baby elephants Episcopal High School
Will Stewart '12 travels to Zambia to care for endangered animals
 
9/2/2011 SAS Florida student discusses diabetes Saint Andrew's School FL
Emily Cohen '18 meets with Congressman Ted Deutch about funding
 
9/1/2011 SAS Delaware grad designs greenest office building St. Andrew's School Delaware
Architect Brian Court '92 designs the new Bullitt Center
 
9/1/2011 World-renowned scientist to speak at Peddie School Peddie School
Freeman Dyson will kick off Christensen Speaker Series
 
8/31/2011 Flintridge Sacred Heart grads win Fulbright Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Congratulations to Brianna Hodge '07 and Charlotte Guy '05
 
8/30/2011 Santa Catalina student volunteers in Cambodia Santa Catalina School
Tierney Hightower '13 shares her experiences in a Cambodian hospital
 
8/30/2011 William Kamkwamba to Speak at New Hampton New Hampton School
Co-author of 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' to speak at convocation
 
8/29/2011 New Hampton School Faculty recognized New Hampton School
Jenna McCabe and Justin Simon receive service award
 
8/29/2011 Webb School alum traces roots of MLK 'Dream' Webb School
Will Murphy '09 discovers original connections
 
8/25/2011 Webb School grad is aircraft grand champion Webb School
David Buntin '81 collects a hangar full of awards
 
8/25/2011 Randolph-Macon: Ease into Dorm Life Randolph-Macon Academy
Tips to living with a roommate for the first time
 
8/24/2011 3 Baylor School grads in US Amateur Baylor School
It's hard enough for a college team to achieve this feat.
 
8/22/2011 Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers advice Stoneleigh-Burnham School
The Top 10 things all students should do while in school
 
8/22/2011 Baylor School Student Wins Gold Baylor School
Kristen Vredeveld '13 breaks records at World Jr. Championship
 
8/18/2011 Portsmouth Abbey School Green Initiatives Portsmouth Abbey School
Be sure to check out their wind turbine and solar house
 
8/17/2011 Asheville School alum breaks App. Trail record Asheville School
Jennifer Pharr Davis '01 finishes in just over 46 days
 
8/16/2011 St. Albans School Alum signed to Mariners St. Albans School
Danny Hultzen '08 to continue illustrious career
 
8/12/2011 Ridley College teachers save life Ridley College
Eight-year-old girl had undiagnosed heart condition
 
8/11/2011 Hill alumnus honored with award in his name The Hill School
Tom Walter '87 is first recipient of inspirational award
 
8/4/2011 Culver Academies Alumnus to Hall of Fame Culver Academies
US Hockey Hall of Fame adds the legendary Gary Suter '82 to its ranks
 
8/3/2011 Phillips Academy Student Revamps School Song YouTube
Filmmaker Michael Kontaxis ‘11 and recent grads give new meaning to Big Blue spirit
 
8/2/2011 Hun School Student to Linguistics Competition The Hun School of Princeton
Rachel McEnroe '11 will represent the nation in Olympiad in Linguistics
 
7/28/2011 Greenwood School Adds High School Program Greenwood School
Greenwood is currently accepting 9th and 10th grade applicants
 
7/27/2011 SAS Delaware Headmaster on Testing St. Andrew's School Delaware
Schools must be focused on the essential skills, not testing
 
7/21/2011 Hargrave Academy Nurse saves life Hargrave Military Academy
RN Jessica Elliott is the "Angel in Orange"
 
7/21/2011 Wilbraham & Monson Academy to Amazon Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Follow students as they travel through the rain forest.
 
7/20/2011 Hun School Alumnus promoted to Yankees NJ.com
Steve Garrison '05 got the call of a lifetime.
 
7/20/2011 Garrison Forest School to China Garison Forest School
GFS students are blogging about their experiences in the Middle Kingdom
 
7/19/2011 Cate School Student takes top honors PRLog
Thanh-Liem Huynh-Tran '12 wins at International Brain Bee
 
7/19/2011 Milton Academy student is Squash Champion Milton Academy
National champion Yuleissy Ramirez ’11 is now Harvard bound.
 
7/14/2011 Fork Union Alum goes from Stockroom to CEO Fork Union Military Academy
Edward Telling '38 is a true success story.
 
7/14/2011 McCallie School Runners Make News McCallie School
Ryan Schumacher '11 and Will Raby '09 are in news wires.
 
7/13/2011 Randolph-Macon Academy - Start Reading Randolph-Macon Academy
Six ways to keep minds active and engage imaginations this summer
 
7/13/2011 SAC Captures Gold at RoboCup 2011 St. Andrew's College ON
St. Andrew's College Takes the Gold in Istanbul
 
7/12/2011 New Hampton School: An Arm for the Ages New Hampton School
MLB All Star Roberto Hernandez '84 had defining years at NHS.
 
7/8/2011 Lawrenceville School Student Changes Lives Lawrenceville School
Charlie Cerami-Nucci '11 provides assistance to children facing illnesses
 
7/8/2011 McCallie School Alumnus Discovers New Species McCallie School
Jeff Simmons '96 has discovered a new species of crawfish.
 
7/7/2011 Blair Academy Student is Player of the Year Blair Academy
Kelsey Stevens ’11 Named Prep Softball Player of the Year
 
7/7/2011 Mercersburg Academy Competes in Istanbul Mercersburg Academy
Four Mercersburg students qualify for International RoboCup 2011.
 
6/30/2011 Milton Alumnus is top Communicator Milton Academy
Austan Goolsbee '87 is honored with Communicator of the Year Award
 
6/30/2011 Baylor School Alumni to Travel 15,000 Miles Baylor School
Ry Glover '09 and Fynn Glover '06 set off on 15 month adventure
 
6/29/2011 Bruins Draft Milton Academy Captain The Patriot Ledger
NHL Champion Boston picks up hometown Defender Rob O'Gara.
 
6/29/2011 Episcopal High School Alumnus is Top Chef Episcopal High School
Todd Gray '82 is Washington D.C. wins Chef of the Year Award
 
6/28/2011 Episcopal High School Alum is Celeb Favorite Episcopal High School
Jane Pope Cooper's ('96) one-of-a-kind jewelry is turning heads.
 
6/28/2011 Wasatch Academy: Best in State AmericanTowns.com
Wasatch Academy receives honor for second consecutive year.
 
6/22/2011 Darlington Student is State Wrestling Champion Darlington School
Three-Time State Champ Spencer Jones ('12) talks about his wrestling career and influences.
 
5/27/2011 Hun School Seniors Awarded Thiel Fellowship The Hun School of Princeton
John Marbach ’11 and David Merfield ’11 are two of just 20 recipients worldwide.
 
5/25/2011 Olney Friends School Announces New Head of School Olney Friends School
Charles F. Szumilas has accepted the position of Head of School, effective July 1, 2011.
 
5/19/2011 Baylor Innovates with iPad Initiative Baylor School
Beginning Fall 2012, all students will be required to purchase or lease an iPad.
 
4/29/2011 Midland School Delivers Solar Success Story Midland School
Transitioning to renewable energy for over decade - A working model from 10th graders.
 
4/16/2011 St. Paul's to be Honored as Energy Efficient Leader sps.edu
Featured in a 90-second video, the school is recognized in the Northeast Energy Efficiency Business Leaders Recognition Program.
 
4/16/2011 Asheville School Microfinance Society Supports Global Entrepreneurship ashevilleschool.org
Students embrace the idea of supporting global entrepreneurship by creating a student-led microfinance society.
 
4/14/2011 Idyllwild Arts Academy Alum is Idol Favorite americanidol.com
Casey Abrams, a music major from Idyllwild Arts, is one of 8 finalists on America's most popular TV program.
 
4/14/2011 New Hampton Student Scores Perfectly on AIME newhampton.org
Boe Vachiraprasith, a senior and Royal Thai Scholar, joins a select group of students in the last decade who have scored a perfect score on the AIME.
 
3/23/2011 Branksome Hall Launches Sister School in South Korea thestar.com
One of 12 international schools in the "Global Education Project" on Jeju Island, Branksome Hall is the only Canadian school involved with the project.
 
3/21/2011 Brentwood College School Featured on CBS Brentwood College School BC
The Rick Mercer Report focuses on Brentwood's uncanny history of creating future Olympians.
 
3/9/2011 A Life of Scoops and Schoolwork The Wall Street Journal
A 16-Year-Old Pennington School Boy Maintains His Own Successful College Basketball Recruiting Website
 
3/8/2011 Coming Together to Give Schools a Boost The New York Times
Cincinnati area leaders are uniting to help students from ‘cradle to career’ with a new strategy for addressing large-scale social problems that has been dubbed “collective impact.”
 
3/7/2011 Purnell to be Featured on Award Winning TV Show Purnell School
Hosted by Lou Gossett, Jr. The Profiles Series will feature Purnell as one of the best in 21st Century education and individualized learning.
 
3/7/2011 Green Cup Challenge: 8 TABS Schools Deemed Winners The Green Schools Alliance
Designed to measure and reduce campus electricity use and GHG emissions, the Challenge supports campus greening efforts including recycling and water conservation. Eight TABS schools received awards and many more TABS schools participated.
 
3/1/2011 Wild Mustangs Teach Midland Students Midland School
One of the most unique classes imaginable has students taking over a young Mustang, to tame and to give a bit of training.
 
2/25/2011 Westtown Seniors on 5 Continents with Senior Projects Westtown School
Students blog about their senior projects that centers on a service, potential career path, a personal passion or language immersion. This year students are on five continents and involved in 34 different kinds of projects.
 
2/23/2011 VES Teacher Making Strides for Int'l Rescue Committee Virginia Episcopal School
Jenny Anderson will run 500 miles in 10 days in an effort to raise a funds for international refugees and set a new world speed record running the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.
 
2/18/2011 Christchurch to Begin Girls Boarding Program Christchurch School VA
In the Fall of 2012, the school will introduce a girls boarding program to complement the longstanding boys boarding program and co-ed day program.
 
2/18/2011 Olney Friends School on "Jeopardy" Olney Friends School
A recent “Jeopardy” game show broadcast featured Olney Friends School in a clue about boarding schools. “Olney Friends School was founded in 1837 by this religious group & still teaches its values,” read the clue. A contestant provided the correct response, “Who are the Quakers?”
 
2/17/2011 La Lumiere Wins State Academic Decathlon La Lumiere School
The school placed first in the small school division at the 26th Annual Indiana Academic Decathlon State Finals on the campus of Purdue University. With an enrollment of just over 200, La Lumiere School competed and won against schools 6 to 10 times its size.
 
2/7/2011 SJR Students Dominate National Debating Competition St. John's-Ravenscourt & "Winnipeg Free Press"
At the Canadian National Debating Competition, held February 5-7, at St. John’s-Ravenscourt School, SJR students won 5 of the top 10 positions, including first place overall. Winners go to Australia in April for the 2011 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships.
 
1/26/2011 The Governor's Academy Alum Francois '04 Headed to Super Bowl The Governor's Academy
Governor's alumnus Robert Francois '04, who played collegiate football at Boston College, is headed to the Super Bowl as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
 
1/26/2011 TASIS Teacher Mr. Hudgens Celebrates Amazon Kindle Book Release TASIS
History teacher Mr. Robert Hudgens shared the exciting news in January that his book Cursus Honorum has been published on Amazon Kindle.
 
1/25/2011 Branksome Hall Perennial Praised Branksome Hall
The 2010 edition of Perennial, Branksome Hall’s publication of student literature and art, has been awarded a “Superior” ranking by the National Council of Teachers of English Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.
 
1/22/2011 Young Navajo filmmaker refines skills at Idyllwild Arts Academy Navajo-Hopi Observer
Navajo-Hopi Observer highlights student at Idyllwild Arts Academy.
 
1/13/2011 High School Hockey: Talent, passion drive Panarelli Telegram
Middlesex '11 student was highlighted for her hockey skill and drive -- she talks about how her Middlesex experience played a significant role in her game and personal development.
 
1/12/2011 Bolles Alumna, Blum '07, Selected by Princeton to Participate in Leadership Summit Bolles School
Bolles alumna Rachel Blum ’07 was nominated by Princeton University to attend the Emerging Leaders Global Summit 2011: The Next Generation of Women Leaders Transforming the World.
 
1/10/2011 New Hampton School Awarded E.E. Ford Foundation Grant New Hampton School
The New Hampton School is honored to announce that the Edward E. Ford Foundation has awarded the School a $50,000 challenge grant that will help establish an endowed fund to support professional development for the International Baccalaureate Program and general-purpose professional development.
 
1/10/2011 Jessica, Middlesex '11, Reflects on Service Middlesex School
At Middlesex, each person finds his or her own passion or develops a new one, like I did. As it turns out, my decision to try Walden House my freshman year turned out to be a great one, and community service has become very important to me.
 
1/5/2011 Brenau Academy shifts focus to 'early college' program AccessNorthGA.com
Brenau Academy this year is shifting its focus to an "early college" program.
 
1/5/2011 PurBlu Brands raises $1M to expand distribution through a new strategic partner Pop City Media
PurBlu Brands, the philanthropic drink company that catapulted the successful career of a Shadyside Academy student, has led a $1 million Series-A financing round for the growth and expansion of Green Shoots Distribution, its new strategic partner.
 
1/2/2011 Woodlands Alumna Mary Callahan Erdoes '85 Once Again a Forbes Most Powerful Honoree Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Mary Callahan Erdoes '85, Chief Executive of JPMorgan Chase's asset management business, was again named to the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list.
 
12/22/2010 Brentwood Rower wins National Award Brentwood College School
Brentwood rower Martin B. just received an award for Rowing Canada's Junior Sculler of the Year.
 
12/22/2010 Phillips Academy Dining Hall Renovation Reaps LEED Silver InteriorDesign.net
The USGBC bestowed a LEED Silver certification on the 42,480-square-foot structure following a 15-month rehab that saw the reuse and recycling of more than 90 percent of all construction debris generated in addition to the installation of a slew of new energy-efficient equipment and materials.
 
12/12/2010 Florida hires Will Muschamp as coach ESPN
Darlington School's WIll Muschamp '90 is hired as University of Florida head coach.
 
12/10/2010 Hun School Subway High School Hero Ambassador The Hun School
Check out Hun School student Carrick P., a Subway ® High School Hero Ambassador.
 
12/9/2010 MacDuffie School to make big move WWLP
School to relocate to Granby under plan
 
12/7/2010 Will Strickler, Woodberry Forest '04, Earns PGA Tour Card Woodberry Forest School
Even though he bogied his final hole, Will Strickler '04 received his PGA tour card Monday, December 6, 2010.
 
12/6/2010 Canterbury class programs robots The Journal Gazette
Sophomores, juniors and seniors learning a computer language called Python. The language, used by Google and NASA, is one of the more accessible computer languages.
 
12/6/2010 Hun School Alumnus Enables the Disabled Hun School
Scott Sussman ’03, Hun School staff member and alumnus launched ILWAD.com, a first-of-its-kind social media website for people with disabilities. Sussman launched the site in November 2010 and has attracted viewers from six continents to date.
 
12/6/2010 Oregon Episcopal School duo wins national Siemens math, science, technology competition OregonLive.com
Two Juniors at Oregon Episcopal School, found themselves holding a giant check for $100,000 Monday morning in Washington D.C.. They were awarded first place in the team division for their work on a device that can recognize emotion in human speech.
 
12/3/2010 Delegates Excel at Model UN Conference McCallie School
McCallie School junior Bharath Venkatesh was recently selected to serve as Secretary-General of next year’s Southeast High School Model United Nations conference. His election for the top leadership position at the 2011 conference came at this year’s event held Nov. 20-22 in Chattanooga.
 
11/17/2010 Asheville School Alumnus Patrick Darab ‘05 Sings with Glee Asheville School
Asheville School alumnus Patrick Darab 2005 (Hickory, NC) is in several spotlights. He recently sang in an episode of Glee – and has signed a contract to work on seven more episodes of the Fox hit series about a high school Glee Club.
 
11/16/2010 I.S.S.T. Medalists at the 2010 Championships TASIS
TASIS - The American School in England soccer and volleyball teams win medals.
 
11/5/2010 Blog from Asia San Domenico School
Stacie Grant, Director of Development at San Domenico School, blogs about the TABS Asia Fairs.
 
11/3/2010 Teen's Jewelry Raises Money For Diabetes Cure The Pittsburgh Channel
Diagnosed with diabetes, Shady Side Academy teen, Rachel Tobin makes jewelry to raise money for a cure.
 
11/1/2010 Shady Side Academy Girls Tennis Team Wins State Championship Shady Side Academy
The Shady Side Academy girls tennis team collected its second state title in four years.
 
11/1/2010 American Hebrew Academy Wins THREE Awards at Last Week's PEJE Conference! American Hebrew Academy Facebook
Alina Spaulding, Director of Communications, and Leslie Grossman, Director of Admissions, enjoyed their time representing the Academy and loved meeting as many Jewish educators as they could. Alina was also able to accept THREE AWARDS on behalf of the Academy.
 
10/28/2010 True Story: I Go to Boarding School with my Horse YoungRider.com
Kacey Tucker is a 17-year-old young rider who is a rising senior at Andrews Osborne Academy (AOA), a co-ed day and boarding school in Willoughby, Ohio. Kacey has been a student at AOA for two years.
 
10/26/2010 TMI Students receive National Hispanic recognition PRLog
Three seniors at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas have been recognized by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program.
 
10/14/2010 Silence and duty: Scattergood students live unique experience Eastern Iown Schools
The private school’s Quaker background and emphasis on community living gives its students a experience very different from their colleagues in public schools.
 
10/14/2010 Documentary to be filmed on Monteverde Basketball Academy Prep Hoops Assist
National high school basketball powerhouse Montverde Academy has teamed up with CG Media to produce a season long documentary “Soar With The Eagles”.
 
10/14/2010 Ross Alumni Hit the Big Screen The East Hampton Star
Students who have graduated from the Ross School have proven themselves well prepared for the word of filmmaking, with two recent graduates showing short films at this year’s Hamptons International Film Festival.
 
10/13/2010 One on one class sessions for students at Oxford Academy NBC Connecticut
Great video on the one to one education model at Oxford Academy in Westbrook, Connecticut.
 
10/7/2010 Webb recognized for excellence in sportsmanship The Webb School
The Webb School was recently recognized by TSSAA for exhibiting stellar sportsmanship on and off the playing fields and courts during the 2009-10 school year.
 
10/2/2010 $1.1 million scholarship comes from former student BuffaloNews.com
The story of the latest endowment to the Gow School in South Wales started more than 70 years ago, when Donald Weston Jr.,a young man struggling with dyslexia, came to the small boarding school near East Aurora.
 
9/30/2010 Baylor girls golf wraps up sweet 16th Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Division II-AA girls state golf championship celebrated its Sweet 16 birthday on Wednesday at Willowbrook Golf Club with Javadi leading the celebration.
 
9/28/2010 PEA students earn medals at Math Olympiad Seacoastonline.com
When Adisa Kruayatidee and Joy Zheng spent three weeks in China competing in the 2010 China Girls Mathematics Olympiad, they received medals among the best math student's from 190 countries.
 
9/28/2010 St. Thomas More's Drummond featured in SI TheDay.com
Someday Andre Drummond, who's already creating a buzz in college basketball recruiting circles, could be on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
 
9/27/2010 Therefore I Row The McCallie School
A senior at McCallie School shares his insight on rowing as a sport.
 
9/20/2010 Austan Goolsbee '87 Now Chairs President Obama's Council of Economic Advisors Milton Academy
President Obama has appointed Austan Goolsbee, Milton Academy's Class of 1987 and former Academy trustee, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
 
9/17/2010 School starts later to give teens more zzz's The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Hill School moves the start of classes 30 minutes later, to 8:25 a.m.
 
9/7/2010 Junior Liana Hinds Helps Trinidad Tobago To Historic World Cup Victory Loomis Chaffee School
Loomis Chaffee junior Liana Hinds, playing in the FIFA World Cup Under 17 Women's Tournament in Trinidad, helped her country win its first ever World Cup soccer match when she scored the second goal in their 2-1 victory over Chile.
 
8/31/2010 Milton Academy's Colin Cheney ’96 Wins Prestigious National Literary Award Milton Academy
Colin Cheney ’96 was awarded a prestigious 2010 Pushcart Prize—a prize that has honored some of America’s foremost writers since 1976—for his poem “Lord God Bird.”
 
8/30/2010 HPA Introduces Semester at Sea Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Hawaii Preparatory Academy students in grades 10 through 12 can experience a global learning adventure through a new semester at sea pre-college program.
 
8/29/2010 Mind the Gap: Meaghan's Global Citizen Year Middlesex School
Middlesex grad, Meaghan Lueck ’10, decides to spend a gap year in the Global Citizen Year program.
 
8/27/2010 President Obama Awards Liz Putnam '51 the Citizens Medal Miss Porter's School
On August 4, Ancient Elizabeth Cushman Putnam '51 was awarded the 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama at a ceremony at the White House.
 
8/25/2010 Students take service learning to next level The Webb School
Inspired by The Webb School’s service learning program, seniors Autumn Wright and Phoenix Wyatt volunteered a portion of their summers to help save the sea turtle.
 
8/19/2010 Mr. Locke goes to Washington Telegram.com
Robert Locke of Worcester, a senior at Worcester Academy, recently served a three-week term as a page in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Robert was sponsored by U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester.
 
8/19/2010 Saint Andrew's School Debuts International Baccalaureate August 23 Saint Andrew's School
Saint Andrew’s School proudly announces that on August 23, 2010, it will open its doors to become Palm Beach County’s newest fully accredited International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) World School.
 
8/19/2010 Asheville School Shows Increased Enrollment for 4th Consecutive Year Asheville School
For the fourth year in a row, Asheville School has opened the school year with a new enrollment record. The 110-year-old institution will celebrate Opening Day on Sunday, August 22 by welcoming 266 students to school, 83 of whom are new students.
 
8/18/2010 Hun School of Princeton Student Receives Dream Ticket to Audition for American Idol The Hun School of Princeton
Avery Epstein ’10, recent graduate of The Hun School of Princeton, auditioned for American Idol in Disney World during the Class of 2010 Senior Trip.
 
8/18/2010 Saint Andrew's School Student Receives Equestrian Bronze Medal Saint Andrew's School
Hannah Patten '16 competed in the 2010 US Equestrian Federation Pony Finals National Championship in Lexington, KY.
 
8/12/2010 Spencer Recognized with The Congressional Award Gold Medal Hargrave Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy alumni James Spencer was awarded The Congressional Award Gold Medal on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Gold Medal Ceremony hosted in Washington, D.C.
 
8/2/2010 The Hill School's Anthony Ferrara '10 recognized for National Greek Exam performance The Hill School
Anthony Ferrara '10 of Spring City, Pa. achieved a near perfect score on the National Greek Exam and was honored with a Gold Medal as well as the Summa Cum Laude title for his exceptional performance on the exam.
 
7/30/2010 Drew Catanese '00 publishes finance book Suffield Academy
Drew Catanese '00 recently finished writing and publishing a book about personal finance, entitled 'A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults'.
 
7/30/2010 Andrew Wheating is the fourth-fastest 1,500 meter runner in U.S. history OregonLive.com
Kimball Union Academy alum, Andy Wheating '06, became the fourth-fastest 1,500-meter runner in United States history.
 
7/30/2010 Suffield Academy's Drew Cantanese '00 publishes finance book Suffield Academy
Drew Catanese '00 recently finished writing and publishing a book about personal finance, entitled 'A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults'.
 
7/28/2010 The Age of Laura Linney The New York Times
Great profile of Northfield Mount Hermon alum, Laura Linney '82, star of the upcoming Showtime series "The Big C."
 
7/28/2010 AFA Alumna Makes 50 Most Beautiful People Admiral Farragut Academy
Ashley Patterson '02, AFA alum, is more than just beauty.
 
7/27/2010 Milton Hershey School teacher named top young agriculture teacher in Pennsylvani PennLive.com
Nicholas Isenberg, an agriculture teacher at the Milton Hershey School, has been named the best young agriculture teacher in Pennsylvania by the National Association of Agricultural Educators.
 
7/27/2010 Buck Rogers Bikes on California College Tour The McCallie School
Buck Rogers, McCallie’s Director of College Guidance, visited 13 colleges and universities in California in early July, all on a bicycle.
 
7/27/2010 Recruiting Roundup: Quint's 'hidden gems' from the ESPN Rise games InsideLacrosse.com
Defenseman Ryan Everson, Culver Academies '10, called a "hidden gem" by Inside Lacrosse.
 
7/24/2010 Knox Sophomore Jim Liu Wins U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship The Knox School
Fourteen-year-old Jim Liu, of Smithtown, N.Y., claimed the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on Saturday afternoon and became the youngest winner in the 63 years of the tournament.
 
7/15/2010 Jackson Named Theatre Teacher of the Year St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School
Robie Jackson, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Performing Arts Coordinator, was recently honored as the 2010 Teacher of the Year in Theatre by the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts.
 
7/14/2010 Outstanding Result for Branksome Runner Branksome Hall
Branksome runner Elizabeth Whelan continued her year of achievement by placing third in the Women’s 1500m at the 2010 Canadian Junior Championships and World Junior Trials.
 
7/12/2010 Klingenstein Scholar Geoff Evans Awarded Full Tuition Scholarship to Attend Columbia University’s Teachers College The Hun School
Hun School faculty member Geoff Evans received confirmation in June 2010 that he was awarded a full tuition scholarship to attend Columbia University’s prestigious Klingenstein Center.
 
7/8/2010 Exeter student to compete in Girls Mathematical Olympiad SeaCoastOnline
Exeter resident Adisa Kruayatidee, a rising senior at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, has been named to the U.S. team scheduled to participate in this year's China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO).
 
7/7/2010 Chaminade High building a $7.4M performing arts center Daily News - Los Angeles
Chaminade College Preparatory School is building a $7.4 million performing arts center at the heart of its West Hills campus, providing a first-rate venue for its music, dance and drama programs, officials said Wednesday.
 
7/7/2010 Branksome Hall to Open a School on Jeju Island, South Korea MarketWire
On July 7, Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) Chairman & CEO Byon Jong-il will sign a Co-operative Venture Agreement (CVA) with Branksome Hall to establish an overseas campus of the world-renowned Toronto independent school.
 
7/6/2010 Milton Hershey School Awarded Ladies' Home Journal 'Do Good' Stamp PR Newswire
Milton Hershey School® (MHS) recently received the Ladies' Home Journal "Do Good" stamp in recognition of the School's 100th anniversary of providing life-changing opportunities to children in need.
 
7/3/2010 Long ride delivers lessons back home Billings Gazette
Izzy Cohan, Gould Academy '11, rides bicycle cross-crountry for charity and shares his experiences with summer studies back home at school.
 
7/2/2010 Howard Represents Brentwood's Rowing Club at the 2010 Henley Royal Regatta Brentwood College School
Malcolm Howard, Class of 2001, is representing the Brentwood College Rowing Club at the 2010 Henley Royal Regatta in the Diamond Challenge Sculls.
 
6/30/2010 St. Anne's-Belfield School Honored for Employing Refugees NewsPlex.com
The International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville honors a business every year that helps local refugees. This year, the Employer Leadership Award goes to St. Anne's-Belfield School, which employed four Bhutanese refugees this spring.
 
6/30/2010 School gets $45K grant to install solar panels Newbury Port News
The Governor's Academy has received a $45,610 stimulus funding award to place solar panels on top of its alumni gymnasium.
 
6/30/2010 Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Laboratory ArchDaily.com
High school science building dedicated to the study of alternative energy, the new Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy functions as a zero-net-energy, fully sustainable building.
 
6/29/2010 NHS Announces iPad Pilot Program for All Ninth Graders The New Hampton School
New Hampton School is pleased to announce the introduction of an iPad pilot program for incoming ninth-grade students beginning in September.
 
6/28/2010 Bolles Wins 15th Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award The Bolles School
The Bolles School claimed the top overall and boys’ awards in the 3A private classification in the final 2009-10 Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards point standings. This marks the 15th year that Bolles has won the Sunshine Cup, earning the award for 11 consecutive years from 1995-2005 and
 
6/19/2010 Academy students head to Singapore for robotic competition TMCNet.com
Recent Mercersburg Academy graduate Darius Glover and soon-to-be senior Brandon Adams will be testing the skills of the robots they've built when they compete at RoboCup Junior in Singapore.
 
6/10/2010 Baylor School Student Named Best Entry From Tennessee In National Peace Essay Contest TheChattanoogna.com
The U.S. Institute of Peace announced that Doreen Xu, a student at Baylor School, wrote Tennessee's winning essay in the 23rd National Peace Essay Contest.
 
6/8/2010 Alum is Youngest Ellis Island Award Recipient McCallie School
McCallie School alum, Jordan Thomas '07 was recently named the youngest-ever recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
 
6/7/2010 Wyoming Seminary grad makes U.S. history aboard Navy submarine fleet CitizensVoice.com
Jessica Wilcox, Wyoming Seminary grad, will join the pioneering group of women after a Navy policy change in April that opened the door for them to serve aboard submarines for the first time in 100 years.
 
6/2/2010 A clean sweep for CMA lacrosse The Pilot News
The Culver Military Academy boys lacrosse team won its fourth straight state championship.
 
6/2/2010 Senior Leaves a Printed Legacy Days Prior to Commencement The Hun School of Princeton
The Hun School of Princeton International student Fatema AlGharbi ’10 of Bahrain recently wrote about the international student experience at The Hun School of Princeton for her official Senior Project.
 
5/28/2010 Fay School dormitories awarded LEED Gold Certification New England Real Estate Journal
The Fay School dormitories were awarded the LEED Gold Certification for their sustainable design and performance, as well as using the 'green' features to teach.
 
5/27/2010 Lake Forest Academy Students Take Top Prizes in National Spanish Exam TribLocal.com
Two Lake Forest Academy students take first prize in Spanish III and Spanish II.
 
5/27/2010 Matthew Fox, Deerfield Grad, talks about his experience on hit TV show, Lost The Scroll
Matthew Fox, Deerfield Class of ’94, stars in the popular television series Lost. The Scroll was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with the star before the end of the series.
 
5/26/2010 Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win National Scholastic Art, Writing Awards, Scholarships NH.com
Exonians Honored at Carnegie Hall Awards Ceremony in New York City
 
5/25/2010 Two Andover Students Named to 2010 U.S. Physics Team Andover Phillips Academy
3,300 students nationwide competed for 20 spots, 2 were earned by TABS member school students
 
5/21/2010 Student's essays win $10,000 prize Traverse City Record-Eagle
An Interlochen student won a prestigious writing award for her portfolio of three nonfiction essays.
 
5/20/2010 Christchurch School Sailors and Stickmen are State Champs! Christchurch School
It was sheer magic as the CCS lacrosse team battled back from a 4-goal deficit to triumph over Highland School of Warrenton and win the VA D-2 state championship at Norfolk Academy on Saturday, May 15.
 
5/19/2010 Webb School founder 'strolls' campus again The Daily News Journal
Art instructor Mike Quinn reunited with his longtime friend Wayne White recently to create living art at The Webb School's Bell Buckle campus.
 
5/18/2010 Girls Lacrosse Ranked No. 1 Among New England Preps Loomis Chaffee
The Loomis Chaffee girls lacrosse team recently achieved a No. 1 New England prep school ranking by LaxPower.com.
 
5/18/2010 Victoire pour Louisa French au Concours du Consulat Français Middlesex School
Five Middlesex students placed among the top 10 finalists in the New England French Contest, which drew more than 500 contestants in March.
 
5/18/2010 Girls Lacrosse Wins State Championship Peddie School
The top-seeded Peddie girls lacrosse team captured its first N.J. Prep A championship since 2003 and just its second-ever with an 11-9 win over Princeton Day School at the new Turf Field on a beautiful Monday afternoon.
 
5/17/2010 Cooper Helps Tabor Academy win New England High School Team Racing Championships SailingNetworks.com
Bermudian freshman Mackenzie Cooper assisted the Tabor Academy Seawolves in winning the Mark Trophy yesterday in Cambridge Massachusetts.
 
5/16/2010 Boys' Track and Field wins the New England Championship Suffield Academy
On Saturday, May 15, the boys’ track and field team traveled to Byfield, Massachusetts and won the New England prep School Division II Championship for the second consecutive year.
 
5/14/2010 Asheville School Launches Clean Propane Mower Program With Blossman Gas PR Newswire
Asheville School in North Carolina is greening its lawn care services with three propane-powered mowers, thanks in part to an alumnus and a unique propane supply program provided by Blossman Gas.
 
5/14/2010 Distinguished Alum Returns to Campus: Stephen Greer ‘87 Pomfret School
On Wednesday, May 5th, Stephen Greer ’87 returned to campus to speak in Hard Auditorium.
 
5/12/2010 Sandy Springs Friends honored for being green Gazette.net
Piles of compost, a community garden, biodiesel fuel and a little faith went a long way in helping Sandy Spring Friends School being named one of the most environmentally friendly educational institutions on earth.
 
5/12/2010 Middle and Upper School Students Assist with Project in Nagoya, Japan Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
For the eighth year, HPA students—six Middle School and one Upper School—assisted in a satellite tagging project in cooperation with NOAA and the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium.
 
5/12/2010 Rossano Makes History Salisbury School
Dr. Geoffrey Rossano, a member of the Salisbury School History Department since 1982, is making a bit of history himself this year.
 
5/12/2010 Howe changes its name kpcnews.com
Howe Military School has returned to its roots by restoring one of the early names of the school, The Howe School.
 
5/10/2010 Baylor Wins School's First Lacrosse State Championship Baylor School
Baylor scored three unanswered goals in the final seven minutes to take a 9-6 win over Ensworth and earn the school's first state championship in boys lacrosse Sunday.
 
5/9/2010 Lacrosse Wins 10th State Championship McCallie School
McCallie defeated Memphis University School, 8-1, on Sunday to become the 2010 Tennessee Scholastic Lacrosse Association Division 1 Champion.
 
5/5/2010 Watsonville School Charges Into High-Tech Age KSBW
One Central Coast High School is charging into the high-tech age, ditching textbooks for Apple's new gadget.
 
5/3/2010 TMI Latin students earn national honors PR Log
The Episcopal School of Texas have received highest national honors for their achievement in the study of Latin.
 
5/3/2010 Alum One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People In the World Cranbrook.edu
Tim Westergren, C '84, has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2010.
 
5/3/2010 St. Andrew's boys' win state championship Sun-Sentinel
Heavily favored St. Andrew's blew a four-goal lead Saturday in the FHSAA Water Polo Finals, and that's when coach Eugenio Almeneiros told a story.
 
4/29/2010 Astronaut Payette represents spirit of Balmoral's 'Yes She Can' award Winnipeg Free Press
Students at Balmoral Hall School are preparing for an out-of-this-world experience next week.
 
4/29/2010 Jim Morgan Earns National Coach of the Year Honors TheChattanoogan.com
Two months after announcing his retirement as Baylor wrestling coach and Jim Morgan is still receiving awards.
 
4/28/2010 Phillips Exeter Academy Students Win Writing Awards, Scholarships Exeter.edu
Three Phillips Exeter Academy students were awarded Regional and National Honors in this year’s Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Showcase—an annual publication and virtual gallery that highlights nationally recognized work.
 
4/19/2010 Brentwood Hosts Largest High School Rowing Regatta In North America Brentwood College School News
Every April, an average of 50 rowing clubs and over 1500 high school rowers travel to Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada for the biggest high school rowing event on the continent.
 
4/6/2010 Looking Back: The First American Broadway Musical Performed in China Loomis Chaffee School
Dean Adams, director of the NEO Theater from 1982-1989, lead his cast and crew on a ground breaking, 19-day journey to Qingdao and Jinan, China during March break of 1987.
 
4/5/2010 Peace Walk from Tennessee to the United Nations stops at Olney Friends School The Daily Jeffersonian
Olney Friends School hosted the Cincinnati-based group Footprints for Peace recently. The group was passing through southeastern Ohio on its way from Oak Ridge, Tenn., to the United Nations office in New York City to promote a world free of nuclear weapons.
 
4/3/2010 Peddie claims coveted girls hoops title Peddie.org
This is the coveted title the Peddie girls basketball team is wearing after dismantling Oak Hill Academy (Va.), 60-44, Saturday afternoon at Coppin State University in Baltimore. The game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and the Falcons did not disappoint.
 
3/29/2010 Brentwood's Pops Orchestra invited to Nationals! Brentwood College School News
Brentwood's Pops Orchestra band was among the contenders at Port Alberni Secondary as a part of the Vancouver Island Band Festival.
 
3/25/2010 New Hampton School Authorized as International Baccalaureate Diploma School New Hampton School
New Hampton School is now the only New England boarding school authorized to award the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (www.ibo.org). The School recently received official confirmation from the IB, which includes more than 2,800 schools in 138 countries.
 
3/23/2010 Two Tibetan students to be selected for Wasatch Scholarship 2010 TibetCustom.com
The Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in collaboration with Wasatch Academy is conducting tests for Tibetan students to study four-year high school at Wasatch Academy, Utah, US.
 
3/23/2010 Student author awaits next chapter Monterey Herald
Alex Welton said he didn't take a day off during the nine weeks he spent writing his first novel. At least five hours a day, he was either typing or doing research for his tale set in war-torn Eastern Europe.
 
3/17/2010 Cranbrook Student Wins National Art Award Cranbrook Schools
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School student Peyton North, class of ’11, won the prestigious National American Visions Medal in The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition.
 
3/13/2010 Vermont Academy Blog: Green Is Sexy
For March, we’re taking our CFL spotlight to the schools and shining it on one very eco-conscious place, Vermont Academy.
 
3/7/2010 Prep Basketball: Pomfret captures NEPSAC title, completes perfect season Norwich Bulletin
Pomfret School center Zenab Keita found it hard to put the words together. Czarina Hutchins was so overwhelmed, she lay down in the middle of the basketball court as people jumped all around her in celebration.
 
3/3/2010 Model United Nations TASIS - England
Each year, students from around the world research solutions to the various problems of the world, prepare their cases and arguments, all in anticipation of the Model United Nations that takes place each year in The Hague (THIMUN), Singapore, and in the United States.
 
3/3/2010 Westover School Dedicates New Solar Electric System Voices
Westover School dedicated its new 158kW solar electric (photovoltaic) system Friday, February 26, and celebrated the successful, student-led Green Cup Challenge effort to reduce energy use on the campus.
 
3/2/2010 CRMS student wins state Shakespeare Monologue Competition and is headed to NYC CRMS Blog
“NEW YORK IS CALLING.” Congratulations to Caelina Eldred-Thielen, who took first place this weekend at the State Shakespeare Monologue Competition at the University of Denver.
 
3/1/2010 Gould Snowboarder Heads to Premiere Pro Event - the US Open Gould Academy
Gould Academy’s Lauren Tamposi of Hollis, New Hampshire has qualified to compete against some of the best snowboarders in the country at the Burton US Open Series at Stratton Mountain, Vermont.
 
2/25/2010 Ross Institute praised by Bhutanese government The Daily Tell
The Ross Institute for Advanced Study and Innovation in Education, a New York-based not-for-profit school, is doing good things by teaching its students about cultures from all across the world.
 
2/17/2010 Midland School students install campus solar panels Santa Ynez Valley News
Sophomore students at Midland School spent the last week getting muddy while installing an array of solar panels at the northeast end of the campus near Los Olivos.
 
2/17/2010 Two EHS Track & Field Athletes Are State Champions Episcopal High School
The boys and girls track and field teams headed to Richmond, Va., on Saturday, Feb. 13, to compete in the Virginia Independent Schools State Championships.
 
2/16/2010 Alex Welton Receives Invitation From Obama Administration Stevenson School
The Obama Administration and the Department of Education has invited senior Alex Welton to apply to be a Presidential Scholar.
 
2/10/2010 PA Archaeologist Awarded National Geographic Society Grant Andover.edu
Donald Slater will pioneer mission to ancient Maya caves
 
2/8/2010 CRMS graduate blazes Winter Olympic ski trail, for Ethiopia AspenDailyNews.com
On the streets of Ethiopia’s capital city, the blur of a lithe, dreadlocked figure cruising by on roller skis had become unusually common in recent days.
 
2/8/2010 Balmoral Hall School faces off against Swiss Olympic Team CB Online
It was a night to remember Friday evening at the Dakota Community Centre in Winnipeg, and a once in a lifetime opportunity for the Balmoral Hall School (BH) Blazers Prep Hockey players, as they played against the Swiss Women's Olympic team in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
 
2/7/2010 Ivy walls and basketballs Concord Monitor
The arc of their basketball careers began together during their Gilford childhood. For Patrick Saunders and Kirk Crecco, that beginning was as sweet as the jump shot both would later develop, their basketball lives launching like a ball perfectly released from soft fingertips.
 
2/5/2010 Temple Grandin, Hampshire Country School Alumna, Subject of HBO Movie AdmissionsQuest
Autistic; she thinks in pictures; she has difficulty reading social situations with people; author; and noted large animal veterinarian.
 
1/27/2010 Innovative New Major Debuts at Interlochen Arts Academy PR Web
Beginning in the 2010-11 academic year, Interlochen Arts Academy will offer a major in comparative arts.
 
1/27/2010 Landmark Scores Big in 2010 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards LandmarkSchool.org
Landmark High School students received an impressive 23 Gold and Silver Keys and Honorable Mentions from the 2010 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards.
 
1/20/2010 Bloustein Scholars named Peddie.org
Peddie is proud to announce that 13 seniors were selected as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars in the Garden State Scholarship Program.
 
1/20/2010 Nine Students Receive Awards in Scholastic Art Competition AshevilleSchool.org
Nine Asheville School students recently received awards in the 2010 Western North Carolina Regional Scholastic Art Awards held at the Asheville Art Museum.
 
1/19/2010 Bolles student from Ponte Vedra wins honor Jacksonville.com
Ponte Vedra Beach resident Walker Wulbern has received Congressional citations for helping refugee families resettle in Florida, among other initiatives.
 
1/18/2010 Lawrenceville School Receives $60 Million Gift From Former English Teacher Philanthropy News Digest
The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, has announced a $60 million bequest from the estate of Henry C. Woods, a member of the class of '40 and a former English teacher and trustee at the school, and his wife, Janie ('40).
 
1/11/2010 New college to bring life back to old school MassLive.com
Northfield-Mount Hermon School has delivered on its promise.
 
12/16/2009 Northfield Campus nmhschool.org
On December 16, Northfield Mount Hermon announced that Hobby Lobby had purchased the Northfield campus, where C.S. Lewis Foundation will establish C.S. Lewis College. The move ensures the preservation of historic campus landmarks and that the beloved campus will continue as a center of education and
 
11/13/2009 Hun School Entrepreneur Launches Social Network Site HunSchool.org
Herwig Konings ’11 considers himself something of an entrepreneur. The Hun School junior, in an effort to provide an open forum for networking and collaboration between other entrepreneurs, launched discoverastartupidea.com (DASI) on Wednesday, November 4th.
 
11/10/2009 Milton Hershey School Designated a 'Promise Place' by America's Promise Alliance PR Newswire
Milton Hershey School (MHS) today announced that they have been designated a Promise Place by America's Promise Alliance (the Alliance).
 
10/28/2009 Olympic Torch lights Trinity College School The Independent
A handful of Trinity College School (TCS) students will join 12,000 other Canadians in carrying the Olympic torch leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
 
10/21/2009 Avon Old Farms School Unveils the Largest Solar Installation at a Private School in New England PressReleasePoint.com
The Avon Old Farms School celebrated their newly installed 205kW solar electric system, which is the largest operating solar array of any private school in Connecticut and all of New England.
 
10/14/2009 Chatham Hall Receives Largest Gift in History of Girls' Schools PR Newswire
Chatham Hall, an internationally renowned girls' boarding school, has received a $31 million gift from the estate of alumna Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen, Class of 1931. This is the largest single gift to any girls' independent school.
 
10/1/2009 Midland School Awarded California's Highest Environmental Honor Midland School
Midland School received a 2009 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA).
 
9/22/2009 Hotchkiss’ Two 2009 MacArthur Fellows The Hotchiss School
Two of the 24 MacArthur Fellows for 2009 are Hotchkiss alumni: Rodney R. H. “Rackstraw” Downes ’58, a painter, and Theodore Zoli III ’84, a structural engineer. The selection of the 2009 Fellows was announced in September by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
 
8/28/2009 Brennan Bits brennanblog.edublogs.org
New Head of School Sean Brennan will chronicle his first 100 days right here on BrennanBits starting this September!
 
8/13/2009 Kents Hill's College Counseling Director Elected as President Elect New England Association for College Admission Counseling Marketwire
Anne Richardson, Director of College Counseling at Kents Hill School, was recently elected as President Elect of the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC).
 
8/2/2009 Woodside Priory keeps boarding school tradition San Francisco Chronicle
At the end of the school day, as their classmates pile into cars for the commute home, 50 students at the Woodside Priory, near Stanford University, turn and lug their backpacks uphill. These 30 high school boys and 20 girls are already home. They call themselves "the dormers,"...
 
8/2/2009 Brenau Academy debuts 'early college' option AccessNorthGA.com
Starting with the new school year, students who enroll at Brenau Academy by their 10th grade years will be able to graduate with both a high school diploma and enough credits to qualify for a two-year college degree from the Academy's sister higher education institution.
 
7/15/2009 Appleby College Students Head to China to Help Teach Tibetan Primary School Students Market Wire (press release) – USA
Thirteen Appleby College students and teachers will be travelling to China on Friday, July 17 with the ...
 
6/19/2009 American Hebrew Academy Gets $5 Million Gift Jewish Federation (via Google Alerts)
Philanthropist Michael Steinhardt recently donated $5 million to the American Hebrew Academy, one of the largest single gifts in the academy's history...
 
Date Article Source
2/3/2012 New super-Earth detected in habitable zone Carnegie Institution for Science
Have we finally found another planet that can support human life?
 
2/2/2012 A Chance for Students to be Heard The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Students can submit letters on pressing world issues to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 
2/2/2012 Trends that will change the tech landscape The Globe and Mail
Big changes are taking place for everyday technology users
 
2/1/2012 Digital learning day is today Edudemic
Today is a day dedicated to innovation and growth in digital learning
 
2/1/2012 The Zynga of Education Mashable
Pearson-backed Alleyoop seeks to use game mechanics for educational purposes
 
1/31/2012 Harnessing gaming in the classroom NY Times
Exploring the pros and cons of educational gaming
 
1/31/2012 Social Media: Best Practices for Universities Edudemic
Use social media dynamically, and with innovation
 
1/27/2012 Today's college freshmen are more studious USA Today
Freshmen are taking more notes, harder classes, and studying harder
 
1/26/2012 100 Teaching Tools You Should Use Edudemic
Look here if you want to add some teaching tools to your toolbox
 
1/26/2012 21 Things That Will be Obsolete in 2020 Mind/Shift
Will schools of the future be recognizable to today's students?
 
1/25/2012 Public College, Private Dorm NY Times
To free up space, universities are outsourcing residence halls
 
1/25/2012 Obama's Education Proposals Education Week
Obama's proposed changes to US education from the State of the Union Address
 
1/24/2012 College students face stiff financial aid competition USA Today
More students than ever are competing for a shrinking pool of financial aid
 
1/24/2012 Ways to learn a new language online Edudemic
With the advent of the internet, learning a new language has never been easier
 
1/23/2012 Celebrating the Chinese New Year History Channel
Some interesting facts for those who want to learn more about Spring Festival
 
1/23/2012 Forging Connections via the Web Education Week
Domestic students are learning about current events by speaking with international peers
 
1/20/2012 New iBooks App Lets You Create Textbooks Mashable
Textbooks can now be made through a drag-and-drop process
 
1/20/2012 The New Student Activism NY Times
Aspiring young idealists seek to change the world
 
1/19/2012 Apple's Education Announcement Live Mashable
Apple is seeking to change the future of textbooks. Follow their announcement here.
 
1/17/2012 Teacher quality and status entwined Education Week
Teacher prestige and respect is crucial for the best education possible
 
1/13/2012 Technology is changing education for good Edudemic
We have moved a long way since the abacus
 
1/13/2012 Behind the folklore: Friday the 13th CBC
Learn more about the superstitions and the history
 
1/12/2012 Boarding schools buck the economic trend The Telegraph
Independent schools have parents queuing in spite of economic climate
 
1/12/2012 With enough bandwidth, many join the band NY Times
Individual music lessons are now much more available online
 
1/10/2012 Talking back may lead to a bright future NPR
Arguments are an essential part of teen development
 
1/10/2012 Homework management tools for the digital student Mashable
With these tools you won't miss a class or assignment this semester
 
1/9/2012 Trends that define the future of education Mind/Shift
A look at current trends in teaching and learning, their implications, and changes to watch for
 
1/9/2012 Why College is still Relevant Mashable
5 simple reasons why you should still go to college
 
1/6/2012 Big study links good teachers to lasting gain NY Times
Study shows how teachers make an impact on students' lives
 
1/6/2012 Tablet Publishing can Revolutionize Education Mashable
Here's how Tablet Publishing is poised to change education
 
1/5/2012 How to get the most out of Google Analytics Mashable
A guide to Google Analytics new design and features
 
1/4/2012 Today's youth are taking action The Globe and Mail
Forget the Entitlement Generation, today's youth are the Selfless Generation
 
1/4/2012 12 Education Tech Trends to Watch in 2012 Mind/Shift
Some areas where significant adoption and innovation will happen in the upcoming year
 
1/3/2012 Animal Studies move from Lab to Lecture Hall NY Times
Animal Studies emerges as a distinct field in top universities
 
1/3/2012 6 Tips for Building A Blog Following Mashable
Help with building a high quality blog following
 
1/1/2012 Indians turn to Private Schools NY Times
As Indians hope for change in government schools, they turn to private options.
 
12/22/2011 How to Build and Effective Google+ Strategy Mashable
Here are some great tips for strengthening your brand on Google+
 
12/21/2011 NASA discovers two Earth-like Planets Mashable
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft may have just found Earth 2. Twice.
 
12/20/2011 5 Ways Technology has changed History Courses Edudemic
Technology has opened the door for the Humanities, with History as no exception
 
12/20/2011 Boarding Schools draw more from Southeast US Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Families and students are finding a higher value in boarding schools
 
12/19/2011 M.I.T. Expands Free Online Courses NY Times
M.I.T. to offer more content for those looking to broaden their education
 
12/15/2011 The year's best TED Talks Edudemic
A list of the top 10 TED Talks to share with students
 
12/15/2011 Collaborative Learning is Changing Education Edudemic
Collaborative learning will make education more affordable, relevant, and efficient
 
12/14/2011 More students with disabilities college-bound Education Week
Post-secondary options expanding for students with disabilities
 
12/14/2011 9 Tools For Using Wikipedia Edudemic
Tips for utilizing an often overlooked and underused resource.
 
12/13/2011 YouTube for Schools is education hub Mashable
YouTube launches a new tool for students and teachers
 
12/13/2011 Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools NY Times
Online charter schools are becoming a strong enterprise, with poor educational results
 
12/12/2011 National Park Service reaches into STEM Education Week
Agency plans to reach a fourth of U.S. students
 
12/12/2011 5 Tech Advancements Changing Education Edudemic
These technological advancements are changing how we educate and learn
 
12/9/2011 Predicting the future of Computers NY Times
A collaborative effort by NY Times readers to predict the future of technology
 
12/8/2011 Bad Online Behavior Jeopardizes College Plans Education Week
Students now have to worry about an increasing number of colleges peering at their pages
 
12/7/2011 5 Best Practices for Educators on Facebook Mashable
Tips on how to effectively use Facebook in the classroom
 
12/6/2011 Two articles about Chinese education WES Newsletter
Admitting Chinese Undergraduates & Curriculum Reform in Chinese Secondary Education
 
12/6/2011 Students volunteering for longer terms USA Today
Students are engaging in volunteerism for more extended periods of time
 
11/21/2011 Rolling Up Sleeves and Working the Soil NY Times
Independent boarding schools are offering more than just a strong academic foundation
 
11/21/2011 Online High Schools Attracting Elite Names NY Times
Stanford University puts their name behind experimental program
 
11/17/2011 Study: Which students study the most? NY Times
An overview of the findings from the National Survey of Student Engagement
 
11/17/2011 Important Features of Online Education Edudemic
Based on a recent Dept. of Education report, this article explores online education statistics
 
11/16/2011 Study: Spend More Time on Science Education Week
Making the case for restructuring the school calendar to allow more learning time for science
 
11/9/2011 How to set up a Google+ brand page Mashable
It takes six easy steps
 
11/8/2011 Why Science Majors Change Their Minds NY Times
Some universities are finding a solution to the problem
 
11/4/2011 Converting Secondary Grades from India World Education News and Reviews
Overview of the structure of the Indian education system.
 
11/4/2011 The China Conundrum NY Times
An in-depth view of Chinese students in American universities
 
11/3/2011 College Majors Matter NY Times
How do you measure the gains, economic or otherwise, that come from different majors?
 
11/3/2011 The miseducation of American dreamers Washington Post
How do we measure the success of higher education today?
 
11/1/2011 U.S. Students’ Math Sharpens, Reading Lags NY Times
In 20 years K-8 Students have improved in math but their reading skills have stagnated
 
10/31/2011 High Schools, Colleges Push Financial Literacy Education Week
Some high schools and colleges are ramping up their financial-literacy efforts
 
10/28/2011 NCAA Raises Min. GPA for Incoming Athletes Education Week
Student-athletes who hope to play sports in college will be held to a higher standard
 
10/27/2011 Colleges start offering midnight classes USA Today
Universities now cater to those with offbeat schedules
 
10/26/2011 Preparing students for jobs that don't exist Edudemic
Education has truly come a long way. However, it still has a very long way to go.
 
10/25/2011 Screen Time Higher Than Ever for Children NY Times
Children under eight years old spend more than 3 hours a day in front of a screen
 
10/25/2011 7 College Admissions Myths Washington Post
Myths about admissions that can take applicants in the complete wrong direction
 
10/24/2011 Civics in Same Category as Literacy, Math Education Week
Research papers lay out obstacles, opportunities
 
10/24/2011 Why College is Always ‘Worth It’ Education News
The social and political value of higher education is profound and incalculable
 
10/21/2011 7 Ways Universities Are Using Facebook Mashable
Social media use by universities has become ubiquitous.
 
10/20/2011 Study: Adolescents may have dramatic IQ changes Education Week
IQ scores may not be constant for teenagers
 
10/20/2011 Grandparents as admission guides Washington Post
Peter Jennings of Concord Academy writes on to role of grandparents in the admissions process
 
10/19/2011 Some schools move to require virtual classes Education Week
Schools seek to get students acquainted with online learning environment
 
10/18/2011 How has technology affected plagiarism? Edudemic
It's easier than ever to share information. How do students feel about cheating?
 
10/14/2011 Squeezed out of India, students turn to US NY Times
The number of Indian students studying in the states is surging
 
10/14/2011 International Educators Look to U.S.-Style Models Education Week
What works in the US is intriguing to education entrepreneurs abroad
 
10/12/2011 Using Facebook a certain way raises GPA Edudemic
Contrary to previous research, Facebook usage is not tied to low grades.
 
10/12/2011 Digital library aims to expand media literacy USA Today
This odd experiment may change the future of libraries as we know them
 
10/11/2011 Inflating the Software Report Card NY Times
Does revolutionary software lead to revolutionary results?
 
10/11/2011 Teenage Brains National Geographic
National Geographic asks why teenagers act the way that they do
 
10/7/2011 'Flipped' classrooms take advantage of technology USA Today
Flipping the classroom can make students more independent, less-stressed learners
 
10/7/2011 'Net Price Calculators' Give Clearer Picture Huffington Post
Private schools can have a high sticker-value, but have a better net-price
 
10/6/2011 Better Data Urged to Link K-12 and Postsecondary Education Week
If high schools are going to better prepare students for college, they will need better information
 
10/5/2011 Life changes for siblings left behind Washington Post
When preparing to send students away, their siblings are often overlooked.
 
10/5/2011 Saving the 'Lost Boys' of Higher Ed The Chronicle of Higher Education
Higher-education officials have been wringing their hands about our own "lost boys" for years.
 
10/3/2011 Educational Twitter Dictionary Edudemic
A great resource for educators using Twitter for networking and teaching
 
9/28/2011 Pushing for a better civil rights education NY Times
Civil rights pioneer and George School Alum, Julian Bond responds to gaps in history courses
 
9/27/2011 College enrollment rises, graduation doesn't NY Times
Recent study sheds light on part-time and transfer students
 
9/27/2011 Colleges Step Up to Meet Dyslexia Challenge Yahoo News
A growing number of colleges are showing a greater appreciation for these students
 
9/26/2011 College sending admissions text messages The Chronicle of Higher Education
Students who sign up for text messages are more likely to matriculate
 
9/23/2011 Skype seeks to connect 1 million classrooms Mashable
Education wikis and individual project websites are getting some help from Skype
 
9/22/2011 Colleges learn about applicants from Facebook USA Today
Discussing what is ethical vs. what is fair play
 
9/22/2011 YouTube lauches site specifically for teachers Edudemic
YouTube expands on educational resources
 
9/21/2011 The Education Our Economy Needs Wall Street Journal
We lag in science, but students' historical illiteracy hurts our politics and our businesses.
 
9/21/2011 How to do everything on Wordpress Edudemic
Want to bring blogs to the classroom? This will article will tell you how.
 
9/20/2011 Facebook to launch major profile redesign Mashable
Details about the redesign are sparse, but insights point to major changes
 
9/19/2011 Is an Early Decision Application Right for You? US News
Steps to help you make the right college selection
 
9/15/2011 Kent & Hotchkiss grads share stories with ESPN ESPN
The experience of being a poor soccer player growing up in Ghana
 
9/15/2011 Emigration is on the rise in Russia The Economist
Russia's urban and educated class are looking to leave and not return
 
9/14/2011 A family education, 2000 miles from home The Globe and Mail
Boarding schools today are for everybody, especially families
 
9/13/2011 Education is now the largest factor in earnings Huffington Post
It pays to go to a little more school.
 
9/13/2011 The Ultimate Guide to Twitter in Education Edudemic
Twitter is here to stay. It's time to learn how to use it.
 
9/12/2011 McGraw-Hill to make split Bloomberg
Two new companies will focus on global markets and textbook publishing
 
9/12/2011 Bringing the Kinect to schools KinectEducation
Kinect technology and resources can soon be in the classroom
 
9/9/2011 U.S. colleges seek foreign students Washington Post
Driving the growth are affluent families, many from Asia, who value Western education
 
9/9/2011 For Muslim Students, Life Changed After Sept. 11 Education Week
Although a decade has passed, no equilibrium has been reached
 
9/8/2011 Japan focuses outward The Economist
Japanese firms are waking up to the merits of hiring globe-trotting recruits
 
9/8/2011 Resource Guide for Teachers: 9/11 Edudemic
Interesting and interactive tools to teach about 9/11
 
9/7/2011 20 surprising higher education facts US News
Some of the latest higher-ed statistics
 
9/7/2011 Top of Chinese wish list? To leave China Yahoo News
Education and family are central reasons.
 
9/6/2011 Grading the digital school NY Times
Technology in the classroom today
 
9/2/2011 The Ultimate Guide to Google+ Edudemic
A great resource for educators, and everyone else
 
9/1/2011 Google releases offline versions of apps Mashable
Gmail, Calendar, and Docs will now be available on your desktop
 
9/1/2011 4 Ways AP Classes Set You Up For Success My College Guide
This will make life easier once you get in to college
 
8/31/2011 Testing Tips for College Applicants US News
We want to help out with your college applications
 
8/31/2011 12 New cool web apps you can actually use Edudemic
Here are some new apps you will actually find a use for
 
8/30/2011 Encouraging safe cell phone use EducationNews
With great technology comes great responsibility
 
8/30/2011 Must-have free apps for back to school Edudemic
There's a big surge in demand for educational apps.
 
8/29/2011 12 rules for back-to-school shopping USA Today
Whatever back-to-school shopping used to be, it's not anymore
 
8/29/2011 Different learning styles are unlikely NPR
We're all about on equal footing when it comes to how our brains learn.
 
8/25/2011 Tips for keeping up with your student Mashable
Staying in touch without being overbearing
 
8/25/2011 Make your extracurricular activities pay off US News
Three large steps to making your extracurricular activities count
 
8/24/2011 Google+: Ten things it does better CNN
Ten distinct differences between Google+ and competitors
 
8/24/2011 Student Research Habits USA Today
Students rarely ask librarians for help, even when they need it
 
8/23/2011 7 College Admissions tips US News
Use your time now to create order out of the impending chaos.
 
8/23/2011 Avoiding pay-to-play fees in sports Education Week
Some schools are making the most of their lot, even in trying times
 
8/22/2011 Census reveals data on schools NY Times
More students are in private schools than ever before
 
8/22/2011 7 Innovative Ways Teachers Are Using Tech Huffington Post
Teachers are tapping into the potential that tech tools hold for education
 
8/18/2011 1 in 4 students set for higher education NPR
Of ACT takers in 2011 many were not ready for college courses
 
8/18/2011 Making Wikipedia work for You Ed Social Media
Using one of the most overlooked social media sites
 
8/17/2011 Schools are embracing energy conservation NY Times
Practicing environmentally friendly principles
 
8/16/2011 More than 58,000 to take free Stanford course NY Times
Stanford course shows how rapidly the online world is evolving
 
8/11/2011 Lessons learned as an administrator The Chronicle of Higher Education
Tips for faculty transitioning to administration
 
8/10/2011 Public school losses mean boarding school gain Christian Science Monitor
There's a silver lining in unprecedented public school layoffs.
 
8/4/2011 Changing the STEM Equation This Summer Huffington Post
Dealing with the education crisis in science, technology, engineering and math
 
8/2/2011 Hill School Alumnus Releases Album Rolling Stone
Chris Collingwood '85 is lead singer of Fountains of Wayne.
 
7/28/2011 Educational Social Media Adoption UMASS Dartmouth
A UMASS Dartmouth study shows significant change
 
7/27/2011 Common College Admissions Myths US News
It's important to have the right information
 
7/26/2011 Web restrictions draw ire of some educators USA Today
Some educators say banning websites poses a threat
 
7/21/2011 10 College Admission Trends You Should Know Zen College Life
2011 is the toughest year yet for students.
 
7/20/2011 Don't overschedule kids this summer Washington Post
Summer helps kids develop imagination and creativity.
 
7/20/2011 Post-Shuttle, NASA to keep students looking up NPR
Space education won't slow down when Atlantis lands.
 
7/19/2011 Taft Alumnus reflects on successful TV series NPR
Creator Peter Berg '80 looks back on 'Friday Night Lights'
 
7/19/2011 Can a Playground be too Safe? NY Times
When do we draw a line in the sandbox?
 
7/14/2011 School Heads Seek Performance Reviews Education Week
An overlooked issue in the intense debate about teacher performance.
 
7/14/2011 A History of College Grade Inflation NY Times
The share of A grades awarded has skyrocketed.
 
7/13/2011 Exercise into Electricity NPR
Some colleges convert energy from exercise equipment into electricity.
 
7/13/2011 Schools Proposing Accountability Systems NY Times
What happens if Congress does not overhaul NCLB.
 
7/12/2011 Programming Digital Fun Into Science Education Education Week
Video games, simulations cover scientific concepts.
 
7/12/2011 College: In 140 characters or less USA Today
Students can tweet for great scholarships.
 
7/10/2011 The Best School $75 Million Can Buy The New York Times
"Avenues: The World School" will open in 2012 in order to better prepare children for international lives.
 
7/8/2011 Becoming Aware of Learning Differences EducationNews
Gender, both socially and biologically, matters to academics.
 
7/8/2011 Taft Alumnus Publishes Book Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone gives a glance of the most recent book by Alex Prud'homme '80
 
7/7/2011 Teaching Crucial "Real-World" Skills Education Week
Closing the gap between the classroom and the workplace.
 
7/7/2011 Librarians in the U.S. from 1880-2009 Oxford University Press Blog
An analysis using 120 years of census data.
 
7/1/2011 Census Update TIME Magazine
What the world will look like in 2050. The future, it seems, is not as distant as we think.
 
6/30/2011 PBS Develops New Learning Resource MindShift
New site has over 14,000 pieces of (great) digital content.
 
6/30/2011 Best Preparation for Learning is Play EducationNews
Kids today are constantly entertained but not playing.
 
6/30/2011 Department of Education Compares College Tuition NY Times
Students and Families can now track college tuition gains.
 
6/29/2011 Famous Grad revisits Northfield Mt. Hermon Wall Street Journal
NMH was "most meaningful experience" to high profile philanthropist.
 
6/29/2011 Google targets Facebook with new social service Yahoo News
Google seeks internet dominance with new social networking site.
 
6/28/2011 Why Boys are Failing in our Education System Huffington Post
Many experts say we have a crisis in the education of boys today.
 
6/28/2011 The Economic Value of College Majors Georgetown
Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce produces initial report.
 
6/28/2011 New Teacher Evaluation System NY Times
The new rule for many teachers today: Pass or be fired.
 
6/23/2011 The Value of College NPR
It is still important to prepare for, and excel in college.
 
6/23/2011 NRC Wants Science on Par with Math, Reading Education Week
The National Research Council is pushing for higher standards in science.
 
6/23/2011 United Way Recruiting 1 Million for Literacy Huffington Post
Volunteers gathered on the National Mall to Promote Initiative.
 
6/23/2011 Catholic University Phases Out Co-Ed Dorms NPR
Turning back the clock on residence life.
 
6/23/2011 Great Websites for Children American Library Association
The ALA Recently Announced 16 Great Websites for Children 14 and Under.
 
6/23/2011 College Entrance Exam ACT's Validity Questioned USA Today
Science and Reading Portions of Exam display little ability to predict success.
 
6/23/2011 The Low-down on Digital Textbooks University Parent Connection
Cracking open a textbook may soon be unnecessary for the college student.
 
6/22/2011 Preparing for College: The Summer Game Plan EducationNews
Seven strategies for self-improvement and college preparation during summer break.
 
6/22/2011 Better Sleep Habits Mean Better Grades USA Today
A curfew could help students maintain a higher GPA.
 
6/22/2011 ESPN RISE Announces Soccer All-Americans ESPN RISE
Congratulations to Katie Johnson and Natalie Zeenni of Flintridge-Sacred Heart.
 
6/22/2011 Admissions and the Adolescent Brain The Chronicle of Higher Education
Insight on how the student brain works during the admissions process.
 
5/31/2011 It's Not About You The New York Times
Grads enter a cultural climate that preaches the self as the center of a life. But they'll find that really the tasks are at the center.
 
5/27/2011 Inaugural Thiel Fellows Announced NPR.org
“The Fellows are a tremendous group of young people who will change the world," Thiel said.
 
5/26/2011 Yes, Size Still Matters on Facebook Ad Age Digital
Engagement is important, but how do you define it? Let's first examine some possibilities.
 
5/23/2011 Hard Financial Lessons Learned in College NPR
Many college students are learning to live on a strict budget to avoid falling into too much debt.
 
5/11/2011 Lightening the Paper Load The New York Times
As increasing numbers of travelers carry smartphones and tablets, organizers of Conferences are responding by developing mobile applications.
 
4/9/2011 The Deadlocked Debate Over Education The New York Times
As is often the case with morally charged policy issues, false dichotomies seem to have replaced fruitful conversation.
 
4/6/2011 The Fragile Success of School Reform in the Bronx The New York Times
Ramon Gonzalez, the principal of M.S. 223 and graduate of Middlesex School MA, is featured in this article.
 
4/4/2011 Colleges Love to Say No The New York Times
The world of selective campuses is a competitive one. A school wins the prize by attracting applicants, lots of them.
 
3/30/2011 How Elite Colleges Still Aren't Diverse The New York Times
Pell Grants are easily the country’s largest financial-aid program and they tend to go to students who come from the bottom half of nation’s income distribution.
 
3/29/2011 NYU Plans a Campus in Shanghai New York Times
The school announced Sunday that it will establish a degree-granting liberal arts campus in Shanghai.
 
3/28/2011 How to Raise the Status of Teachers The New York Times
An assessment of 74 education systems around the world offers some interesting points about how teaching is viewed in top-performing countries.
 
3/28/2011 How Do You Get Into Amherst? National Public Radio - NPR
Admissions committees have to plow through thousands of applications. Amherst College will accept only 1,000 of the 8,000+ students who applied.
 
3/25/2011 The Dark Side of Choice in Higher Education The New York Times
Cognitive overload, poorly defined preferences and imperfect self-control can lead to procrastination, decision mistakes and dissatisfaction with the choice that is ultimately made.
 
3/16/2011 Colleges Hire Firms to Court Foreign Students NPR.org
It's a controversial strategy but every tuition dollar is critical. The Universities of Massachusetts and New Hampshire are working with a company called Navitas to bring in foreign students.
 
3/4/2011 Application Adventure: A Dad's College Essay The New York Times
"Crazy U" chronicles author Andrew Ferguson's adventures in getting his kid into college.
 
3/3/2011 Smaller Classes Not Always Better TIME Magazine
Class size is important, but less so than the effectiveness of the teacher.
 
2/23/2011 King Abdullah II, Deerfield Academy grad ('80) of Jordan Publishes Memoir. Deerfield Academy
Hardcover "Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril" is now available.
 
2/23/2011 Berkshire Grad to show at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts Berkshire School MA
Kristin Baker ('93) has gained international recognition for her distinctive painting process, using squeegees and scrapers to slide acrylic paint across large PVC or acrylic sheets,
 
2/22/2011 Canadian Independent School Organization Changes Name Canadian Accredited Independent Schools
The national organization representing Canada’s most acclaimed independent schools announced today that it has changed its name from Standards in Excellence and Learning (SEAL Canada) to Canadian Accredit Independent Schools (CAIS).
 
2/20/2011 Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Other Sites The New York Times
Blogs were once the outlet of choice for people who wanted to express themselves online.
 
2/17/2011 Skipping Rote Memorization in Indian Schools The New York Times
The classrooms of Nagla are a laboratory for an educational approach unusual for an Indian public school. Rather than being drilled and tested on reproducing passages from textbooks, students write their own stories.
 
1/24/2011 Administrators Texting for Success: Six Ideas Diigo.com
Cell phones provide administrators with a powerful vehicle for connecting with parents, guardians, students, teachers and colleagues.
 
1/24/2011 The Risks and Rewards of Senior Admissions Readers Concord Academy Blog
“Really? You really use seniors—teenagers!—to help read prospective student applications?”
 
1/19/2011 Lest We Forget Our Teenagers Are Children AdmissionsQuest
We tend to forget that teenagers are, in every way, still children; yet we are pushing them far too quickly to become adults.
 
1/19/2011 'Academically Adrift' Inside Higher Ed
If the purpose of a college education is for students to learn, academe is failing, according to Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, a book being released today by University of Chicago Press.
 
1/19/2011 In Florida, Virtual Classrooms with No Teachers The New York Times
Naomi is one of over 7,000 students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools enrolled in a program in which core subjects are taken using computers in a classroom with no teacher. A “facilitator” is in the room to make sure students progress. That person also deals with any technical problems.
 
1/14/2011 Heather Hoerle is named new SSTAB Executive Director SSATB
The Board of Directors of Secondary School Admission Test Board, Inc. (SSATB) announced the appointment of Heather L. Hoerle as its next Executive Director, succeeding Regan C. Kenyon.
 
1/12/2011 Graduation rates make a difference Examiner
The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is releasing a paper today confirming what nearly every educational consultant or guidance counselor providing college advice already knows—graduation rates matter to parents.
 
1/7/2011 Leadership Part III: What do you wish you knew more about when you started? Independent Thinking
What do you wish you knew more about when you started? Heads of schools who began tenures in 2008 answer.
 
1/7/2011 Crafting E-Curriculum That Inspires Education Week
This special report, the final installment of a three-part series on e-learning, examines how schools are working to create high-quality digital curricula and online courses.
 
1/7/2011 NFS Leader to Researchers: Post-High School Transitions Education Week
A top National Science Foundation official believes researchers should be doing more to help educators trying to align their curricula to the requirements of college and the workforce.
 
1/4/2011 More Schools Embrace the iPad as Learning Tool The New York Times
A growing number of schools across the nation are embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach Kafka in multimedia, history through “Jeopardy”-like games and math with step-by-step animation of complex problems.
 
1/3/2011 What's New in High School? Stress Reduction 101 NPR
There's enormous pressure on kids these days. But it turns out that getting schools, parents — and even kids — to ratchet it down is easier said than done.
 
1/3/2011 Schools Examine Content, Delivery of Online AP Courses Education Week
As the number of online Advanced Placement courses rises, more students are accessing those college-level classes than ever before.
 
1/3/2011 The Case for the Virtual Classroom Mashable
Online education is often dismissed as a pipeline for expensive degrees of little value and a sponge for veterans’ tuition payments. But while it’s true that for-profit universities have made a hefty business out of e-learning, it’s becoming apparent that learning online can also benefit almost ever
 
12/29/2010 2010: A Transformational Year for Independent Educational Consulting Comes to a Close IECA Blog
Top 5 ways the profession has changed.
 
12/29/2010 Shanghai Schools’ Approach Pushes Students to Top of Tests The New York Times
Educators say this disciplined approach helps explain the announcement this month that 5,100 15-year-olds in Shanghai outperformed students from about 65 countries on an international standardized test that measured math, science and reading competency.
 
12/24/2010 18 Ways To Drive People To Your School's Facebook Page SchneiderB.com
Brendan Schneider shares 18 ways to drive people to view your school’s Facebook page.
 
12/21/2010 Is Going to an Elite College Worth the Cost? The New York Times
Elite schools can make a difference in income and graduate school placement.
 
12/14/2010 Pat Bassett on NAIS Trends: A Summary with Commentary 21k12 Blog
I enjoyed greatly a six hour session yesterday with NAIS President Pat Bassett; he spoke on critical trends facing our industry and on generative questions framing the “School of the Future.”
 
12/13/2010 35 Years of Video in Education: What Has Changed? Teacher Magazine
In the 20th Century we had large VCR's and heavy tube TV's suspended from the ceiling in our classrooms. Or maybe we had these heavy TV's on fragile carts that were always nerve-wracking to move down the hallway.
 
12/10/2010 What Works in the Classroom? Ask the Students The New York Times
Teachers whose students described them as skillful at maintaining classroom order, at focusing their instruction and at helping their charges learn from their mistakes are often the same teachers whose students learn the most in the course of a year, as measured by gains on standardized test scores,
 
12/9/2010 Parents Embrace Documentary on Pressures of School The New York Times
It isn’t often that a third of a movie audience sticks around to discuss its message, but that is the effect of “Race to Nowhere,” a look at the downside of childhoods spent on résumé-building.
 
12/3/2010 Preparing Our Best and Brightest to be…Excellent Sheep? IECA Blog
An excellent presentation to open the TABS conference has attendees really talking.
 
11/24/2010 College Costs, The Sequel The New York Times
College cost, and cost in the other similar industries, is rising for three broad reasons.
 
11/18/2010 Who Is Best Qualified to Run a School System? TIME
What kind of credentials do you need to run a school district?
 
11/15/2010 More Professors Give Out Hand-Held Devices to Monitor Students and Engage Them The New York Times
If any of the 70 undergraduates in Prof. Bill White’s “Organizational Behavior” course here at Northwestern University are late for class, or not paying attention, he will know without having to scan the lecture hall.
 
11/10/2010 Italian Studies Regains Spot on the List of AP Courses The New York Times
The Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture program — which began in 2005 and was suspended last year because too few students were participating in it to warrant the cost — will be reinstated next year, and its AP exam will again be offered in May 2012.
 
11/8/2010 More U.S. students taking 'gap year' break MSNBC
Time off before college gives young adults an opportunity to travel, volunteer.
 
11/4/2010 Twitter Increases Student Engagement [STUDY] Mashable
Communicating in 140-character segments may seem to contradict the goals of generally long-winded academia, but a new study has found that the two are less opposed than one might think.
 
10/11/2010 In Higher Education, A Focus On Technology The New York Times
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and four nonprofit education organizations are beginning an ambitious initiative to address that challenge by accelerating the development and use of online learning tools.
 
9/29/2010 In Study, Children Cite Appeal of Digital Reading The New York Times
Many children want to read books on digital devices and would read for fun more frequently if they could obtain e-books. But even if they had that access, two-thirds of them would not want to give up their traditional print books.
 
9/27/2010 The Leadership Challenge re-read The SA Blog
The book outlines five practices of exemplary leadership: Model the way, Inspire a shared vision, Challenge the Process, Enable others to act, and Encourage the heart.
 
9/27/2010 The New Rules of the Admissions Game Newsweek
Six big changes on the road to yes.
 
9/19/2010 Scientifically Tested Tests The New York Times
As children, teachers and parents sprint, slink or stumble into the new school year, they also find themselves laboring once again in the shadow of standardized tests.
 
9/15/2010 Private schools boost national exam results Guardian
Countries with lots of private schools achieve higher grades in exams, a new study has found
 
9/15/2010 U-Md. researcher links kids' computer use with test scores, behavior The Washington Post
A University of Maryland researcher has a message for parents who fret about how much time their preteen children spend on computers: Worry not.
 
9/14/2010 Common Entrance is past its sell-by date Telegraph
Common Entrance has operated for something more than 100 years in order to provide a “bridge” between prep schools and independent senior schools.
 
9/14/2010 Women Lead in Doctorates Inside Higher Ed
With female enrollments growing at all levels of higher education, doctoral degrees have been one area where men have continued to dominate.
 
9/12/2010 U.S. Schools Attract Smaller Share of International Students The New York Times
Although the United States is still the favored destination for students who want to study abroad, the share of international students coming to the country has been declining steadily since the year 2000.
 
9/6/2010 Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits The New York Times
Research upends traditional thinking on study habits.
 
8/25/2010 A Shifting International Mix Inside Higher Ed
Chinese undergraduate enrollment has soared at U.S. universities in recent years and, as another academic year begins, the trend line shows no sign of reversing.
 
8/24/2010 Are Schools Ready for the Mobile Hot Spot? The Awakening of a Mind
Controlling Access or Teaching Teaching Access Skills
 
8/22/2010 Western Schools Sprout in South Korea The New York Times
Here on Jeju Island, famous for its tangerine groves, pearly beaches and honeymoon resorts, South Korea is conducting a bold educational experiment, one intended to bolster opportunity at home and attract investment from abroad.
 
8/20/2010 Knot in the apron strings Boston.com
For Mom, letting go of her college-bound son is never easy. And Dad is no help.
 
8/18/2010 A Record Number of High-School Graduates Pass ACT College-Readiness Benchmarks The Chronicle of Higher Ed
This year, a record-high percentage of high-school graduates who took the ACT met all four of the exam's college-readiness benchmarks—although the average composite score dipped slightly.
 
8/8/2010 How 'Race to the Top' is rewriting U.S. education Yahoo! News
When Education Secretary Arne Duncan inserted a half-page program description into the economic stimulus act last year, few except top Democratic leaders knew that it would create Race to the Top, a multibillion-dollar sweepstakes to overhaul U.S. schools that gave Duncan's department unprecedented
 
8/8/2010 Colleges Extend Conditional Admissions to Pull In More International Students The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Candidates with strong academic backgrounds but weak language skills find more options in the U.S.
 
8/1/2010 She Shoots, she scores Boston.com
What sports actually do for girls -- and for all of us
 
7/29/2010 A Purpose Greater than Oneself Miss Hall's School
Republishing Miss Hall's Head of School, Jeannie Norris's, NYT essay.
 
7/27/2010 The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers The New York Times
How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life?
 
7/27/2010 Getting the Right Visa Financial Times
Attention to detail is vital when applying for a student visa.
 
7/23/2010 The Philosophy of the Montessori Method of Education NYC Private Schools Blog
The Montessori method of education is a popular technique that can be adapted to many education needs.
 
7/22/2010 How Social Networking Helps Teaching (and Worries Some Professors) The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Professors crowded into conference rooms here this week to learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube in their classrooms, though some attendees raised privacy issues related to the hypersocial technologies.
 
7/18/2010 Academics the main lure of boarding schools AZ Central.com
Every boarding school is unique but academics remains the main lure.
 
7/12/2010 B&N Offers Students Free NOOKstudy eTextbook Software Fast Company
The free NOOKstudy application, a Mac- and PC-compatible program that lets students keep everything they need on their computer, from textbooks and class handouts, as well as making notes directly into their eTextbooks.
 
7/10/2010 The Creativity Crisis NewsWeek
For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it.
 
7/2/2010 International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools The New York Times
The alphabet soup of college admissions is getting more complicated as the International Baccalaureate, or I.B., grows in popularity as an alternative to the better-known Advanced Placement program.
 
7/1/2010 Postcards From the ‘Tour d’Admission’ The New York Times
A group of college counselors set out on bicycles in a quest to find those schools that may best match our students’ needs, preferences and academic profiles.
 
6/28/2010 Prospects get schooled on colleges News-Press.com
Current and former college tennis players and coaches coach athletes on getting into college.
 
6/21/2010 Prep Classes for College Are Latest in Perks The New York Times
Discounted or even free advice on applying to college has emerged as a high-profile perk offered by companies.
 
6/17/2010 Top Ten Strengths and Experiences Colleges look for in High School Students IECA
[PDF] 2010 survey of independent college consultants has now been released; What Colleges are Really Looking for in Applicants
 
6/15/2010 Advanced Placement gives students a jump-start on college http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/06/advanced_placement
Advanced Placement classes are a valuable way to prepare for higher education and get a jump-start on college credits. If you’re a parent who thinks your kid is headed to college, think AP.
 
6/15/2010 Employers Increasingly Expect Some Education After High School The New York Times
The number of jobs requiring at least a two-year associate’s degree will outpace the number of people qualified to fill those positions by at least three million in 2018.
 
5/26/2010 Finding the right prep school Greenwich-Post.com
Boarding school fairs can help you find the school that is best fit for you
 
5/24/2010 A Degree in Three The New York Times
It is considered the 'norm' to spend four years getting your degree, why can't it be done in three?
 
5/14/2010 The Eight Schools Association: Who? What? When? Where? Why? The News: Choate Rosemary Hall
n 1973, a group of heads from seven northeastern schools formed an informal organization for “the purpose of mutual support and collegiality” as the Article 1 of By-Laws for Eight Schools Association (ESA) states.
 
4/29/2010 What Parents Need to Know About Boarding Schools Forbes.com
Many parents find the concept of sending a child to boarding school upsetting; a child's adolescence is such a distinctively affective period that entrusting it to others seems wrong.
 
4/20/2010 College Admissions: Is A Liberal Arts Education Worth It? Accepted
Last weekend, I went to my college reunion. I walked the quads, gawked at the beautiful new buildings, and had discussions with my classmates about how much happier the current students looked.
 
4/18/2010 Alternate Path for Teachers Gains Ground The New York Times
Not long ago education schools had a virtual monopoly on the teaching profession. They dictated how and when people became teachers by offering coursework, arranging apprenticeships and granting master’s degrees.
 
4/16/2010 At Upstate Campus, Saving Energy Is Part of Dorm Life The New York Times
The Energy Star label, the federal government’s nod of approval for energy-efficient products, usually calls to mind household appliances like refrigerators and air-conditioners.
 
4/9/2010 One Million Acts of Green Earth Day Challenge GreenNexxus.com
To demonstrate the eco-power of this generation of students, GreenNexxus and the Green Schools Alliance are sponsoring the "Earth Day Challenge." This contest is open to all middle schools and high schools in the U.S. and Canada.
 
4/8/2010 An Open Mind The New York Times
At 83, Marian C. Diamond has been teaching anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley, for 50 years. Her class is so popular that it’s difficult for students to get in, though she holds court at the campus’s largest lecture hall, with room for 736.
 
3/30/2010 U.S. prep schools push to recruit foreign students The Washington Post
When Dixi Wu finished middle school in Kunming, China, last year, she had a hard decision to make. The skilled violinist and top-ranked student tested into one of the most competitive high schools in her province.
 
3/27/2010 The Boys Have Fallen Behind The New York Times
Around the globe, it’s mostly girls who lack educational opportunities. Even in the United States, many people still associate the educational “gender gap” with girls left behind in math.
 
3/25/2010 Why the popularity of international schools is soaring The Guardian Weekly
The International Baccalaureate’s popularity is growing, reports Stephen Hoare, not least because it has an exam system that is recognised around the world
 
3/23/2010 Could YouTube Be the New Essay in College Applications? U.S. News
The Flight of Jumbo stars a remote-controlled blue elephant helicopter created and flown by a high school student as an homage to Tufts University's school mascot. Whereas, GMU Song features a student singing an original song along with her ukulele about why she belongs at George Mason University.
 
3/10/2010 Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools The New York Times
A panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards on Wednesday, laying out their vision for what all the nation’s public school children should learn in math and English, year by year, from kindergarten to high schoo
 
3/4/2010 National Survey Suggests Students Gain Little Help from High School Counselors in College Search IECA Blog
A new national survey released yesterday by the non-profit research organization Public Agenda, and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, paints a depressing picture of college advising.
 
3/3/2010 The case for grade translation The Daily Princetonian
We talk about grade deflation all the time. It’s just what we do as Princeton students.
 
3/2/2010 How Schools Are Using Twitter About.com
It has been fascinating to watch how schools are using Twitter. I started following about 200 hundred schools a year ago.
 
3/2/2010 Scholar’s School Reform U-Turn Shakes Up Debate The New York Times
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling.
 
3/2/2010 Building a Better Teacher The New York Times
ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem.
 
2/27/2010 States Move to Revoke Charities’ Tax Exemptions Then New York Times
Faced with steep declines in tax revenue, an increasing number of states and localities are considering eliminating various tax exemptions for nonprofit groups.
 
2/23/2010 Advice From Students Who Have Been Through It The New York Times
As Nicole and I walked down the long, narrow aisle of her high school auditorium one recent evening, she darted to sit with a friend while I went for a seat up close.
 
2/17/2010 High Schools to Offer Plan to Graduate 2 Years Early The New York Times
Dozens of public high schools in eight states will introduce a program next year allowing 10th graders who pass a battery of tests to get a diploma two years early and immediately enroll in community college.
 
2/8/2010 Boarding School Review Can Help Find the Right Foundation Articles2Win.com
A boarding school review can help you refine your search for a school. There are over 1500 boarding schools all over the world with over 370 of them being in the U. S. Alone. Boarding school review estimate that in U. S. Alone over 42, 500 children study here.
 
2/7/2010 For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw The New York Times
Precious Holt, a 12th grader with dangly earrings and a SpongeBob pillow, climbs on the yellow school bus and promptly falls asleep for the hour-plus ride to Sandhills Community College.
 
1/29/2010 Jill Berry: Five things I have learned BBC News
Head teacher and past president of the Girls' Schools Association Jill Berry describes five of the most important things she has learned, in our new occasional series.
 
1/22/2010 Reasons Why Educators Should Network Converge
The period of isolationism in the United States ended during World War II, but while political isolation is no more, educational isolation is still prevalent in public schools today.
 
1/20/2010 Kids' electronic media use jumps to 53 hours a week USA Today
Kids these days spend so much time with electronic media — cellphones, iPods, video games and computers — that it might as well be a full-time job: more than 53 hours a week, a study finds.
 
1/20/2010 Foreign Languages Fade in Class — Except Chinese The New York Times
Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade, according to a government-financed survey — dismal news for a nation that needs more linguists to conduct its global business and diplomacy.
 
1/19/2010 Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education The Washington Post
President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.
 
1/17/2010 NBOA Selects New Executive Director NBOA.net
The NBOA Board is pleased to announce the selection of Jeffrey N. Shields, CAE, as Executive Director of NBOA. Jeff will be only the second person to serve in this role, succeeding founding Executive Director, Sarah Daignault, beginning March 1, 2010.
 
1/15/2010 A Facebook Movement, Against Mom and Dad The New York Times
They feel her pain. At the Spence School and Greenwich High and Fullerton Union High and Nyack High and Narragansett High, teenagers and near-teenagers, hundreds of them, are waving a virtual flag for Tess Chapin, a 15-year-old from Sunnyside, Queens, who has been grounded for five weeks.
 
12/28/2009 Washington area private schools compete in green contest The Washington Post
Norwood School started buying wind power. Potomac School converted its big yellow school buses to run on biodiesel. Sidwell Friends School kicked it up a notch with a green middle-school building that brought conversations about sewage treatment to the lips of D.C. high society.
 
12/20/2009 The Advanced Placement Juggernaut The New York Times
Advanced Placement classes, once open to only a very small number of top high school students around the country, have grown enormously in the past decade.
 
12/10/2009 Boarding has benefits for college-bound Chattanoogan Times Free Press
As the holidays approach, so do college application deadlines for high school seniors across the country. At this point, a senior's greatest apprehension about college is not being admitted to one.
 
12/8/2009 Extra Creditors StyleWeekly.com
There’s a hint of anxiety to the otherwise soothing words Sally K. Boese uses to assess what, she says, are the minimal effects that hard-hitting job losses and the broader economic pall are having on local private schools.
 
12/7/2009 New Policy Allows Students To Bury Bad SAT Scores Hartford Courant
For years, high school seniors have had to send all their SAT scores to their targeted colleges. A dismal or mediocre score in the spring of junior year came back to haunt them even if their fall scores were substantially better.
 
11/30/2009 The best and brightest take a detour The Washington Post
Kira Cassels applied to 11 colleges and got in to every one. The kitchen of her Laurel home came to resemble a high school guidance office, the breakfast table buried beneath brochures and financial aid forms from destinations such as the University of Virginia and Franklin & Marshall College.
 
11/16/2009 Record Numbers of International Students in U.S. Higher Education IIE Network
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 8% to an all-time high of 671,616 in the 2008/09 academic year, according to the Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the
 
11/16/2009 College Ivy Sprouts at a Connecticut Prison The New York Times
In many ways it was just another day, another class of Wesleyan University, one of the more selective colleges in the Northeast. The topic was multiculturalism in schools.
 
11/8/2009 Top 10 College Admissions Tips TheDailyBeast.com
As early applications come due this week, Kathleen Kingsbury asks admissions officers: What advice would you give prospective students that they’ve probably never heard before?
 
11/7/2009 Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid The New York Times
For now, the nation’s biggest preparatory schools are protecting students like Ivy Alphonse-Leja, who depends on financial aid to attend the Lawrenceville School.
 
11/3/2009 Private school families say boarding makes sense in Washington region The Washington Post
For Sean Woo, boarding his sons at St. Albans School was an easy choice. His two teenagers got the prestige, the rigorous academics and an around-the-clock minder all in one package.
 
11/2/2009 Prep Schools Leading The Way When It Comes To Going Green Hartford Courant
The new, $34.6 million Armour Academic Center at the Westminster School is the kind of gleaming monument to achievement and prosperity that has made Connecticut prep schools so widely known.
 
10/20/2009 High school 24/7: Boarding school is right choice for some teens KnoxNews.com
While the very mention of boarding school would intimidate some students or hold no appeal at all, others come to realize that boarding schools can open the door for exciting and empowering possibilities.
 
10/20/2009 Admissions Flexibility Inside Higher Ed
A new survey suggests modest movement by colleges away from standards that use strict measures of academic performance and potential.
 
10/14/2009 Touring a Campus on a Bicycle Built for 7 The New York Times
It is marketed on Alfred University’s Web site as “one-of-a-kind tour,” a seven-seat red bicycle cruising the grounds of the western New York State college, powered by the pedaling of prospective students and parents.
 
10/12/2009 Vermont Field House Becomes First Net-Zero Energy Secondary School Building in Nation The Putney School
The Putney School, a college preparatory boarding high school in southern Vermont, cut the ribbon Saturday on its 16,800 square foot net-zero energy field house that will produce as much energy as it uses over the course of a year.
 
9/27/2009 The Next Admissions Challenge: Evaluating Online Education The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges pay admissions officials to predict the future, and that future is likely to include a revolution in the way many high-school students learn. ...
 
9/24/2009 The College Calculation The New York Times
The most subversive question about higher education has always been whether the college makes the student or the student makes the college. Sure, Harvard graduates make more money than graduates of just about any other college. ...
 
9/18/2009 More Asian Universities Cast a Net for Foreign Students The New York Times
Attending a university overseas has long been an aspiration for many Chinese. ...
 
9/17/2009 Boarding schools make room for diversity Chicago Sun-Times
When her mother presented the idea to Stormi Abrams-Haggard as she completed eighth grade at a Chicago public school, Stormi wasn't quite sure what to think of it. ...
 
9/17/2009 House Passes Bill to Expand College Aid The New York Times
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that expands federal aid to college students while ending federal subsidies to private lenders. ...
 
9/13/2009 Schools Dump Textbooks for iPods, Laptops ABC News
For generations, school meant books -- lots of books. But not anymore. Around the country, from high school to grad school, textbooks are getting harder to find. Technology has made the library something that can fit into the palm of your hand. ...
 
8/31/2009 Scrap the SAT? CNN.com
CNN's Carol Costello looks at why many think the SAT is not worth all the angst. ...
 
8/25/2009 Twitter in Higher Education: More than 30 Percent of Faculty Say They Tweet PR Newswire
Survey on Twitter usage among college faculty reveals how some faculty are using Twitter, and why others feel it has no place in an academic setting ...
 
8/18/2009 Colleges Seek to Remake the Campus Tour The New York Times
For as long as high school seniors have been visiting colleges, it seems, there have been tour guides walking backward in front of them, breathlessly reciting statistics from a script while, hopefully, avoiding tree roots and other hazards. ...
 
7/20/2009 Rise in Private College Tuition at 31-Year Low StarTribune.com
The price of a private college education will rise less than it has in decades. ...
 
7/20/2009 Online Schools are Changing Education Columbia City Paper
Two more online charter schools will open next month bringing the total number of South Carolina students who attend virtual schools to about 5,000. Another 3,000 South Carolina students in traditional public schools will take at least one class online. ...
 
7/20/2009 Your First Year of College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond QuintCareers.com
Perhaps you were class president in high school. Or perhaps you were a member of the honor society. You could have graduated in the top percentile of your graduating class; perhaps you were even valedictorian. ...
 
6/18/2009 Dialing Up Donations InsideHigherEd.com
The phone rings. It's the cheerful voice of a student attending your alma mater, asking for a second of your time and a chunk of your change -- all major credit cards accepted, thanks. ...