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A student pointing out her art on a bulletin board
Arts integration
The power of positive art
Published April 1, 2019
Third annual showcase celebrates arts integration partnership between Johns Hopkins and Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School
Danna Thomas and a student
Education
Support for stressed-out teachers
Published Spring 2019
Danna Thomas, founder of Happy Teacher Revolution, believes that fortifying teachers' emotional and mental well-being can help support kids / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Images of plant and animal cells drawn by students
Education
Singing for science
Published March 6, 2019
School of Education study suggests that incorporating arts into the classroom can help students retain more of what they learn
Story night at Henderson-Hopkins
Black History Month
Story time at Henderson-Hopkins
Published Feb 27, 2019
Literacy event brings together multiple generations of storytellers
School bus in the city
Sociology
Dangerous school commutes linked to absenteeism
Published Feb 13, 2019
Students whose routes to school pass through areas with high rates of violent crime are shown to have increased absenteeism and lower test scores, graduation rates
Girls attend school in Afghanistan
Population health
In Afghanistan, positive shifts in social attitudes
Published Dec 19, 2018
Since the fall of the Taliban in 2002, parents and children report higher expectations of attaining education and delaying marriage
President Daniels addresses Glori
Glori's Day
Vision for success
Published Dec 11, 2018 Video
Vision for Baltimore, which provides free vision screenings and eyeglasses for all Baltimore City students, celebrates the distribution of 5,000 pairs of glasses since the program launched in 2016
Amy Shelton
Amy Shelton named interim director at CTY
Published Dec 4, 2018
She will assume role currently held by Elaine Tuttle Hansen, who will step down at the end of the year
Student writing on a whiteboard
Economics
Black students who have a black teacher more likely to go to college
Published Nov 12, 2018
Positive outcomes sparked by same-race role models can last into adulthood and potentially shrink the educational attainment gap, study finds
Two students hug on the first day of school
Henderson-Hopkins
A fresh (and festive) start
Published Sept 17, 2018
Henderson-Hopkins school opens its doors for the new school year with a new principal and recent interior upgrades