Tag: Education

Teen girls are “stepping up and showing up” to overcome high school’s hardest challenges and biggest fears

March 1, 2025

Program inspired by troubling data on teenage girls’ mental health referrals and hospitalizations At Carlynton Junior-Senior High School in Carnegie, a community just outside of Pittsburgh, PA, an innovative program called Girls Supporting Girls is making the high school’s challenges easier for girls to navigate together. As the program grows, girls are building skills, forging […]

Empower Education – American High School Students, Inspiring the Futures of Underserved Children Internationally

February 28, 2025

One Classroom at a Time February 27, 2025, Newport Harbor, CA…Empower Education, a passionate student-led initiative is working to create a brighter future for underserved students around the world. Founded by a group of dedicated high school volunteers, Empower Education strives to improve the quality of education for children in Uganda, Africa, and Oaxaca, Mexico, […]

The Path to Academic Recovery and How Kumon Helps Students Close the Education Gap By: Amber Braverman

February 9, 2025

Guest Post Instruction Specialist at Kumon North America The education gap is widening. National test scores from fourth and eighth graders around the U.S. show students continue to struggle in both math and reading, according to the recently released 2024 NAEP scores, also known as the Nation’s Report Card. These declines are valid concerns for […]