Education News
Bisexual teens at highest risk of bullying, truancy, suicide
Published Date:October 13, 2011
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, bullying by their peers and truancy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois.
Published Date: October 13, 2011
Educators to discuss how to better serve Latino pupils
Published Date:October 10, 2011
A panel of local educators who specialize in meeting the needs of immigrant children will discuss strategies for providing early childhood and elementary education to young Latinos at noon on Oct. 14 (Friday).
Published Date: October 10, 2011
Nationally recognized expert on public schools to lecture at Illinois
Published Date:September 27, 2011
John Q. Easton will discuss his most recent book, Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons From Chicago, in two lectures at the University of Illinois next week.
Published Date: September 27, 2011
Children view same-race friendships differently for blacks, whites
Published Date:September 21, 2011
African American children who have mainly African American friends may be viewed as cool and more popular by their classmates but white students who affiliate mostly with other white students may be perceived less positively, according to a new study co-authored by education professor Philip C. Rodkin.
Published Date: September 21, 2011
How limited English students move to English-only classes questioned
Published Date:September 15, 2011
Policymakers may want to rethink how they determine when children with limited English skills are fluent enough to learn in English-only classrooms, says a new study by an education professor at the University of Illinois.
Published Date: September 15, 2011
