Author: Shawn Kornegay


State Embraces CTE as Path Forward for Job Creation

January 24, 2018

Some worry that career and technical education (CTE) will steer students away from college. But a recent study by Shaun M. Dougherty at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute concluded that CTE courses had no effect on a student’s chances of going to a four-year college. In fact, the study found that students on a CTE track were marginally more likely to attend a two-year college and 21 percent more likely to graduate high school.









Trying to Teach Love in a World of Hate

January 3, 2018

“You can turn on the news at any time and see so much hate that all you want to do is curl up in a ball and never come out of bed. It is hard for anyone to digest what is happening in our world today,” writes Neag School master’s student Emily Cipriano.


Boon Authors Carthage Success Story

January 2, 2018

Bob Bonn has added nine of the program’s 24 NCAA Division III sports. On his watch, the Red Men and Lady Reds have raised 115 banners — each signifying a conference championship or top-eight national finish — in 19 of those sports.