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Nonprofit proposes extensive science ed reform plan

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • April 12, 2013
Several studies by the US Department of Education show that American students are academically behind on STEM – science, technology, engineering, and math – subjects as compared to their peers in Europe and Asia. Personal struggles with the subject become more pronounced when students specialize in college: I have friends in the humanities who loathe…

Fatty education

By The Ithacan • April 8, 2013
There is the notion that food fuels the brain, even if it clogs the arteries. As I watch students drown their French fries with ketchup and fill their plates with a greasy burger and potato chips there is one cause that comes to mind. With lunch boxes filled with cholesterol and soda cans cracked open…

Guten Tag!

By The Ithacan • March 26, 2013
Approximately over one billion people around the world are learning English. In Europe more than 90 percent of children learn English from the start of elementary school. In the U.S less than a third of schools require or offer foreign language courses. While foreign countries believe becoming diverse in more than one language especially English…

The more you read the more you know

By The Ithacan • March 1, 2013
  It’s another Ithaca winter and our minds are even more frozen to what’s going on outside these woods. As we sit in class and doze off or hit the snooze on our alarms and start to skip class we need to appreciate the education we’re fed. Instead of sleeping through class or blowing off…

Commentary: Alumnus learns to listen while teaching

By Cornell Woodson • February 7, 2013
I encourage everyone, regardless of background or chosen profession, to consider their role in making sure that all America’s children have equal access to a quality education.

Alumna tackles education issues

By TinaMarie Craven, Assistant News Editor • November 26, 2012
Ithaca College alumna, Zena Patel '11, spoke to Assistant News Editor, TinaMarie Craven, about her involvement with City Year's educational campaign.

Student mother seeks out on-campus daycare

By Jackie Eisenberg • November 15, 2012
Senior Beth Greene balances looks to have a daycare in Ithaca to better balance her coursework, internship and time spent raising her two young children.
Senior Erin Dunphy purchases a tie-dyed cupcake from senior Reisy Veloz, Shes the First treasurer. Food for Thought and Shes the First joined to hold a cupcake sale Nov. 12 to help educate women in developing countries.

Group works to educate women abroad

By Sabrina Knight • November 14, 2012
Ithaca College's chapter of She's the First is working to raise money to improve the education of girls in developing countries.

Growing education issues fuel campaign debate over private sector role

By The Ithacan • September 6, 2012
While President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agree on many points concerning education, the candidates will focus on is the role of federal versus state government.

Gayeski examines State of School

By Lauren Mazzo, Staff Writer • February 22, 2012
Dean Diane Gayeski emphasized maintaining the Park School’s reputation for undergraduate education while pursuing a new master’s program during her State of the School address Tuesday afternoon in the Park Auditorium.
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