Breathalysers Used In High Schools
School administrators in Simsbury, a town in the U.S., and other high school districts now require their students to take tests to check whether they are drunk before they can attend school dances on campus. All students are required to breathe into a breathalyzer to see if they have drunk alcohol. Howstuffworks details how a breathalyzer ...
Intel Science Award Goes To North Carolina High School Student
High School Senior Shivani Sud has won a $100,000 scholarship in the Intel Science Talent Search for her project on colon cancer. As soon as computer chip manufacturer Intel and the Society for Science & the Public announced the names of the two winners in the contests at their gala in Washington, Indian-American Sud ...
AP Test Results Go Down
Advanced Placement Test (AP) results are going down every year despite the fact that more and more students take the tests after finishing High School. Education Week reports that according to the data released by the New York City-based nonprofit organization, about 15 percent of High School graduates are getting a 3 out of possible 5. The ...
McDonald's Gives British High School Diploma Qualifications
McDonald's trained employees will be getting credit toward their high school diplomas in Britain. However, it is up to each university and college to decide whether "to accept the corporate qualifications as grounds for admission," Education Week reports. The fast-food chain had been granted approval to develop courses and set exams up to the standard of ...
