Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Science of Sports

Do you have a middle schooler who loves sports and is not so crazy about science? Have him take a look at these videos which could make learning science more fun. "Science of NFL Football" on NBCLearn.com, found here, is a 10-part video series funded by the National Science Foundation and produced in partnership with the National Football League. [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:20:55-04:00April 25th, 2012|Academics, Sports|Comments Off on The Science of Sports

SEO Scholars Program: Closing the Achievement Gap

A few days ago, GCP attended the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) 2012 Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. Founded in 1963, SEO began as a privately funded mentoring program designed to help underserved high school students get accepted to college. In 2005, SEO determined that more than mentoring was needed to ensure that students would not only [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:20:55-04:00April 24th, 2012|Ages 13-15, Ages 8-12, Resources|1 Comment

Boy Trouble

Today's NY Daily News features a piece by Rishawn Biddle, author and editor of online education news magazine Dropout Nation, and Richard Whitmire, an author of books about educating boys. Biddle and Whitmire use the presidential campaigns' very public debate about who has done more to help women to suggest that the candidates should be more worried about helping [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:20:55-04:00April 23rd, 2012|Books|2 Comments

A Teacher’s Perspective on Parent-Teacher Clashes

Yesterday's New York Times "Motherlode Blog", found here, featured advice from a middle school teacher on how parents can best and most productively interact with teachers when problems arise. The teacher, who is also the mother of two boys, acknowledges that as much as she dreads facing angry parents with issues, she has had her moments as an angry [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00April 21st, 2012|Academics, Parents|Comments Off on A Teacher’s Perspective on Parent-Teacher Clashes

Portland High School’s Impressive AP Math Class

A recent story from a Portland high school, found here, demonstrates what we already know -- young Black men (and women) can excel in challenging subject areas if given the opportunity. Portland's De La Salle North Catholic High School, which enrolls students from low-income backgrounds who come to 9th grade an average of 18 months behind academically, has an [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00April 11th, 2012|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Math|Comments Off on Portland High School’s Impressive AP Math Class

And Now For Some Good News from Urban Academy Prep

For the third year in a row, Chicago's Urban Academy Prep, an all male charter school in one of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods, will be sending its entire senior class of 85 young men to four-year colleges or universities. As reported in the Huffington Post article found here, the school also boasts an impressive record with respect to how their [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:19:56-04:00April 3rd, 2012|Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 8-12|Comments Off on And Now For Some Good News from Urban Academy Prep
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