education

'Tap into the MOST' tickles taste buds while raising money for science education
By Jingnan Li
April 7, 2013 - 5:31pm
The food and drink tasting event drew large crowds to the Museum of Science and Technology even during the SU Final Four game against Michigan.

If you weren't watching the Syracuse-Michigan basketball game and needed something else to do on Saturday night besides spill beer on your orange Final Four T-shirt or shout “Go Cuse!” at a bar's TV, "Tap into the MOST" at the Museum of Science and Technology was definitely the best way to spend your night. 

SU students explore martial arts in the community
By Hani Taha
February 20, 2013 - 8:07pm
A group of Honors students check out Aikido of Central New York for an evening of education and empowerment.

Samurai warriors in kimonos, high kicks soaring through the air, swooshing limbs: all stereotypical images that flash when one thinks of Japanese martial arts. Aim for the kill and -- KA-POW!

A group of Syracuse University students swapped stereotypes for reality though when they visited Aikido of CNY this week and got a crash course in the martial arts.

Social media's role in education
By Ben Glidden
May 18, 2012 - 6:42am
Educators and students from Syracuse to California joined a live Twitter chat this spring about social media in the classroom.

Social media has emerged as a dominant force in society. Everywhere we turn there are examples of sites like Twitter and Facebook being used in new and innovative ways.

How is this affecting how teachers teach and how students learn?

Are social media tools being utilized to their fullest potential?

Board votes to close West Middle School
By Craig Hoffman
March 23, 2011 - 2:28pm
The Auburn city school board tries to close budget gap by closing school.

The Auburn city school board voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday night to close West Middle School after this academic year in hopes of narrowing an anticipated $6.5 million budget deficit, according to The Post-Standard.

Government says more than half of U.S. schools failing
By Kristen Marie Beatty
March 9, 2011 - 6:59pm
82 percent of U.S. schools could be labeled as 'failing' under No Child Left Behind Act.

The Department of Education estimates the number of schools not meeting targets will skyrocket from 37 to 82 percent in 2011 because states are toughening their standards to meet the requirements of the law. The schools will face sanctions ranging from offering tutoring to closing their doors.

"No Child Left Behind is broken and we need to fix it," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.

President Barack Obama campaigned to reform the law, the question still exists as to how to do it.

Nation's young more diverse
By Stephanie Machado
February 8, 2011 - 6:34pm
One analysis finds fewer whites in young America.

White people now represent less than half of American 3-year-olds, according the New York Times and a Brookings Institution analysis of census data.

In eight states – Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas – and the District of Columbia, whites are actually the minority in nursery schools, preschools and kindergartens. And according to demographer at Brookings William H. Frey, Georgia, Louisiana and Maryland aren’t far behind.

Student protests disrupt living in Italy
By Marquise Francis
November 30, 2010 - 3:47pm
Students marched through Italian cities today disrupting roads and railway lines while legislators continue to vote on education reform.

Students in Italy are irate about possible education reforms all throughout Italy. Reforms in place have been drawn up without any dialogue with students and teachers says Babara Marchetti, a 27-year-old PhD student at Rome University. Instead of sitting put and letting such events take place, students have been taking action into their own hands with numbers of protests and reform themselves.

Jordan-Elbridge school board members called on to resign by district residents
By Ethan Kwassman
November 4, 2010 - 2:37pm
Wednesday night's school board meeting was dominated by criticism of board members and administrators.

The controversy rocking the school district continued last night as residents called for members of the Jordan-Elbridge school board to resign.

According to The Post-Standard, speakers at the board meeting criticized the way the board was handling school affairs. During the hour-long meeting, residents also frequently criticized board members and administrators personally. Some residents said they feel as if the board has lost the confidence of the community.

Art mirrors life in 'No Child...'
By Diep Tran
September 24, 2010 - 11:08pm
Actress Reenah L. Golden uses her experience as a teaching artist to help her perform 16 roles in "No Child..." -- Syracuse Stage's 38th season opener.

If there’s one thing you can say about actress Reenah L. Golden, it’s that she doesn’t take things for granted. Take the moment she was offered the main role for a Rochester production of the one-woman play, No Child… by Nilaja Sun. 

A light in the dark
By Christine Mehta
August 24, 2010 - 11:49pm
Alexander Williams, a graduate student from Ghana, has managed to overcome the obstacles inherent to being blind.

Alexander Williams was always a curious child. One day, his curiosity got him into trouble.

At age 12, Williams was hit in the right eye by a stray bullet.  Warring factions in the part of Liberia where he lived for the first 12 years of his life were fighting over port access to the harbor when his house got caught in the crossfire.