Over the past few weeks, most Bellows Free Academy students and staff have become very familiar with PA system testing issues and lack of passing time bells making for an interesting assortment of sounds throughout the day. Another contributor has been the addition of alarms to all BFA doors, minus the connector. The Mercury spoke to...
Career day came into the spotlight at Amani Public Charter School students Jan. 29, as numerous employees and managers arrived in the building to talk about themselves and their jobs. A few Amani Universe reporters and student government members came together in the third floor conference room to meet Lindsey Davis from ABC News and...
Over the course of two years, the girls of West Potomac have lost a safe space to exercise during school after an attempt at gender inclusivity backfired. Alana Yoder, senior, who took the girls P-fit class until it was removed from the course catalog, said that it was the “highlight of her day.. I used...
As publishers of a large global education rating platform, we occasionally check in on school newspapers. In reading them, we found a lot of articles written by students that cover topics beyond their own school walls. We thought, wouldn’t it be great if those articles could find a wider audience? With our large global base...
As publishers of a large global education rating platform, we occasionally check in on school newspapers. In reading them, we found a lot of articles written by students that focus on topics beyond their own school walls. We thought, wouldn’t it be great if those articles could find a wider audience? With access to a...
When you visit a teacher page, you will see one of two results. If a new survey has been completed for that teacher, that is what will appear. If not, the old ratings will appear. (While we think the new ratings system is much more useful, we decided that until a new survey appears, some...
Here is the two-prong rule we use in determining whether to post a comment: 1. It’s not personal to the teacher. You loved or loathed Mr. X? Great, but neither of those feelings is useful to the next person. We’ll let something nice slip by in context, but we will not let a negative personal...
Background In the prior version of the site the ratings weren’t very informative, so users derived the bulk of their information entertainment from generalized comments. There are four kinds of comments:1. Complimentary2. Derogatory3. Vile4. Informative Care to guess which one most people leave? It may surprise you, but it’s #1. The rest follow in order...