On his eighth-grade graduation day, Solis took the boy into a classroom, locked the door, and coerced him into sex.

“Eighth grade, they’re just in full-on puberty, hormones,” said Zach Loy, another math teacher at the high school, an hour’s drive from Minneapolis. “Are they capable of sitting down and ...

Those more complex ideas also require extended concentration, which is difficult for many middle schoolers. “Eighth grade, they’re just in full-on puberty, hormones,” said Zach Loy, another math ...

Philadelphia School District leaders have long said they want to improve the system’s four-year graduation rate — currently at 81%. To do that, they are pouring resources into a “Ninth Grade Success ...

Polk County Public Schools improved its graduation rate by nearly four percentage points last year, but the district remains in the state’s bottom 10. The Florida Department of Education this ...

Al Qasimia University (AQU), under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, celebrated the graduation of its eighth batch of ...

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Kate Middleton and their proud families were in attendance for the couple's joint graduation ceremony at St Andrews University in 2005. And during the proceedings, they listened to a speech from ...

Depending on my findings, I will adjust the type of humor I will use during the presentation/speech. Humor can be very effective but it needs to fit with your audience and their expectations.