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Readers discuss the survival of secondary schools and the Covid testing requirement for primary schools.

Numerous studies show that minority children in public schools arenot making substantial gains in achievement levels on standardizedtests.

By ALEXANDRA RETTER

The report shows that the new Quinton Elementary School — the county’s third — has helped suppress class sizes in the elementary sector and reduced the pressure on existing elementary schools.

A series of contract negotiations were approved by the Berkeley Federation of Teachers, or BFT,  Wednesday that will change teacher salaries and classroom sizes. 

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States, consistently ranked among the best places to live in the USA by U.S. News! Why? The world-class…

The number of first-time freshmen at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette continues to grow. A total of 2,885 freshmen are enrolled at UL Lafayette for the Fall 2022 semester.

Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolis known for being the go-to spot for careers in film and industry. However, beyond the glam of Hollywood, Los Angeles is also the home…

Cornell’s student-instructor culture is vastly different, however, especially in the large departments and STEM classes. With the large (and growing) student population, there just aren’t enough faculty to facilitate meaningful relationships in classes unless the subject is niche and the class is small. Moreover, while Ithaca isn’t New York City, the city is large enough that there isn’t the small-town phenomenon of bumping into professors out and about.

By ALEXANDRA RETTER