Tag: Education
We show you how one school district is helping to keep their music programs and how they surprise teachers with funds to help in the classroom.
By Jay O'Sullivan
As the musicians climb to the darkened stage, the low hum of amplifiers blends with the sounds of the hundreds gathered. With the first chord, the musicians and stage are bathed in light, the crowd surges, and...
"A Salute to Teachers - Santa Barbara" - stories highlighting eight award-winning Santa Barbara County teachers, debuts Wednesday, 11/22 on YurCA at 7:30pm and replays on Saturdays at 4pm through March 2018.
For more information about the event, visit http://sbceo.org/.
A visit from Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent to our Spotlight On studios offers an in depth look into his own journey as well as the priority of becoming the premier school system. Helping a student reach his or...
The November election ballot will offer a choice on a Fairfax County School Bond referendum that could fund improvements for the schools in the county. This will cover upgrades that would eliminate mobile classrooms, while also serving over 10,000...
The Music Lab at Jefferson Center in Roanoke hosts exclusive classes with professional musicians for their students to absorb the knowledge and advice that will help them move forward in their careers. See how Rhiannon Giddens gets on their...
Challenging and motivating students to excel academically and socially, as well as to develop into productive citizens, is the goal of An Achievable Dream. Hear from the Vice President of Academics, as well as a recent graduate and Head...
Edu-Futuro empowers under-resourced Latino and other immigrant youth to become the next generation of professionals who transform their communities. A recipient of a Cox Charities Grant, Edu-Futuro uses education, leadership development, and family engagement to accomplish their goal. Executive...
By Walter Laskos
It's 2017 and Americans are more burdened by student loan debt than ever.
Today, Americans hold more than $1.4 trillion in student loan debt, spread out among about 44 million borrowers. Compare that to the total US credit...
Before Cox Communications founder James Cox created the media conglomerate we know today and long before he ran for President of the United States in 1920 or was Governor of Ohio, a young James spent the early part of...
