Class.com Provides Curriculum for Phoenix Union Cyber High School
Lincoln, Nebraska (ContentDesk) August 10, 2005 -- Class.com has announced a partnership with the Phoenix Union High School District to provide online courseware to the district's new Cyber High School. Phoenix's innovative new school provides individualized instruction and computer-delivered curriculum for students attracted to technology."Class.com is proud to partner with Phoenix Union in establishing a truly original model of high school education that puts students first and ensures that all students can learn in the ways that work best for them," said Class.com CEO Katherine Endacott. "The new Cyber High School is a great example of how schools can differentiate instruction while taking advantages of electronic curriculum and increased flexibility."The Cyber High School will initially serve around 135 students, who will take core courses aligned to state standards from certified teachers. Students earn credit toward a PUHSD diploma in a flexible, student-centered environment. Students work on courses at school in their first year of enrollment and in flexible locations thereafter, receiving individual guidance from local teachers."Students who attend our school benefit from flexible sessions, individualized teacher interaction, and a technology-based curriculum, said Mike Babb, the school's director.
"Web-based curriculum enables access from any computer with Internet access, at any time of day. Teachers direct student progress, engage students in class and individual discussions, grade student work, and provide guidance and supervision. We help students who are looking for new ways to achieve their goals, graduate, and prepare for the future."About Class.com, Inc.Class.com, Inc. offers solutions for high school transformation and helps make learning possible for all students. By combining research-based curriculum and individualized instruction, Class.com delivers solutions that help every teacher and student succeed.
Partnering with schools around the country, Class.com provides a comprehensive curriculum, creating new opportunities for student success.For more information about Class.com, go to http://www.class.com.About Phoenix Union Computer-Based High SchoolPhoenix's new Cyber High School provides computer-delivered instruction for students attracted to technology. Strong candidates for enrollment are students who are Juniors or Seniors performing on grade level and on track to graduate, prefer greater independence and a small-school environment, and have experience using computers and the Internet.For more information about PUHSD, go to http://www.puhsd.k12.az.us..
DC High School Students to Debate Community Issues at Youth Summit on Nov. 17
WASHINGTON, DC (ContentDesk) November 17, 2005 -- More than 100 high school students from throughout the District will gather at American University on Thursday, Nov. 17 for a Youth Summit to discuss neighborhood issues and debate ways to reduce school violence and improve education. The students are participants in the YMCA DC Youth & Government program, a program designed to increase student academic achievement and leadership skills among DC high school students.DC Councilmember, At-Large Kwame Rashaan Brown will give the Youth Summits keynote address at 10 a.m. at the Metropolitan Methodist Chapel, located at 3401 Nebraska Ave, Washington, DC 20016. DC Youth Mayor Janeese Lewis will also speak.
The Youth Summit provides students an opportunity to discuss the problems in their communities, but also a forum to debate solutions, said Jason L. Reimer, founder and chairman of the YMCA DC Youth & Government Advisory Board. Students have greater opportunities to achieve academically...
DC High School Students to Debate Community Issues at Youth Summit on Nov. 17
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Kneeling March from Camp Casey to Office of Dick Celeste, Monday, Dec. 5, at 1 PM
Colorado Springs (ContentDesk) December 4, 2005 -- Student and community groups to ask Colorado College president to add "Democracy Now!" to KRCC programmingA sustained campaign by Colorado College students and KRCC listeners to convince the radio station management to add programming from Democracy Now! will culminate, Monday, in a kneeling march to present letters and petitions to the college's president, Dick Celeste. Marchers have chosen to crawl several city blocks on their knees from the peace camp, Camp Casey, to Celeste's office in Worner Center.Organizers say that they are marching on their knees on the pavement in winter weather, not in protest of Celeste, the college, or its radio station KRCC, but in solidarity with those who suffer under oppression. Democracy Now!, which is carried by over 350 radio stations daily, devotes much of its news coverage to stories often overlooked by mainstream media, and has won awards for it's coverage of the plight of East Timor, and of Nigerian...
Kneeling March from Camp Casey to Office of Dick Celeste, Monday, Dec. 5, at 1 PM
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