It’s been more than a quarter century since high school graduation requirements changed in our state. Now, the board of education has voted to increase credits in certain subjects.
Some school administrators say the move is a step backward for other learning opportunities.
Writing a research paper should be easy for students today. They’ve got libraries, online databases and all of Google at their fingertips.
But an ongoing study out of the University of Washington’s Information School is finding that college students find it tougher to do research today than in the past—even with access to more sources than students have ever had before.