Health.Zone Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
  2. List of standardized tests in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardized_tests...

    National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); State achievement tests are standardized tests.These may be required in American public schools for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the US Public Law 107-110 originally passed as Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and currently authorized as Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015.

  3. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States

    In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. State governments set overall educational standards, often mandate standardized tests for K–12 public school systems and supervise, usually through a board of regents, state colleges, and universities.

  4. District of Columbia Public Schools - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia...

    Student–teacher ratio. 11.51 [1] Other information. Website. dcps .dc .gov. The District of Columbia Public Schools ( DCPS) is the local public school system for Washington, D.C. It is distinct from the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools (DCPCS), which governs public charter schools in the city.

  5. Detroit Public Schools Community District - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Public_Schools...

    Website. detroitk12 .org. Detroit Public Schools Community District ( DPSCD) is a school district that serves Detroit, Michigan and high school students in Highland Park, Michigan. The district, which replaced the original Detroit Public Schools ( DPS) in 2016, provides services to approximately 50,000 students, [6] making it the largest school ...

  6. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the...

    Secondary education is the last six or seven years of statutory formal education in the United States. It culminates with twelfth grade (age 17–18). Whether it begins with sixth grade (age 11–12) or seventh grade (age 12–13) varies by state and sometimes by school district. [1]

  7. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the...

    Papua New Guinea. v. t. e. In the United States, academic grading commonly takes on the form of five, six or seven letter grades. Traditionally, the grades are A+, A, A−, B+, B, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D, D− and F, with A+ being the highest and F being lowest. In some cases, grades can also be numerical. Numeric-to-letter-grade conversions ...

  8. E-Cig on the Rise Among Middle and High School Students

    www.healthline.com/health-news/e-cig-on-the-rise...

    In 2022, 2.55 million U.S. middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes. About 14 percent of those high school students and 3.3 percent of middle school students reported current e ...

  9. Arlington High School (Tennessee) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_High_School...

    Located on 75 acres (300,000 m 2) at Airline Road and Milton Wilson Road, Arlington High School began enrollment for 9th grade students in 2004 in the Shelby County Schools district. In 2014, Principal Tammy Mason left to head the newly formed Arlington Community Schools; Chris Duncan replaced her. Starting in the 2014–2015 school year, AHS ...