OPINION: Midterms are more than just tests 
Midterms can be stressful, but they also give college students a chance to reflect, reset and finish the semester strong

For many college students, the word “midterms” can bring stress, late nights and a growing list of assignments. As the semester reaches its halfway point, students are expected to balance […]

Grading our grading system
How our grading system has failed students, what needs to change and where to go in the future

We have Yale University to thank for many things, one of which is the precursor to our current grading system. In 1785, 58 students were separated into various descriptive categories, […]

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Live well on Well Space Wednesdays
Well Space Wednesdays offers a healthy escape from school stress

The University of Idaho offers Well Space Wednesdays, a weekly stress relief event for students held every Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the UI Recreation Center. Each week […]

Pressure to perform

Standardized tests are not beneficial to public ed In Atlanta, eight educators were sentenced to varying degrees of punishments for racketeering because they artificially inflated students’ standardized test scores.