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Principal Got Rid of Security Guards and Then Something Unbelievable Happened

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:26 +0000

Where most people saw a "drop out factory" and "career killer," Andrew Bott saw a school with potential.

New Montana Law Requires Drivers to Stop 30 Feet Behind School Buses With Flashing Lights

Jon King — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

Today, Feb. 28, House Bill 155 was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. The bill updates laws concerning school buses.

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[UPDATE] Teen Charged with Bringing Guns to School

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:15:28 +0000

According to court documents, the boy was planning to shoot up the school for political reasons.

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Montana School Threatened with Shooting, Man Arrested

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:16:59 +0000

A 51-year-old man faces felony intimidation charges after someone called 911 in Billings and said "school shooting tomorrow" before hanging up.

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Parents Get All Bent Out of Shape Over School's Yoga Program, Cite Religious Objection

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:54:04 +0000

Over the last couple decades, yoga has gone from being thought of as a mystical ancient Indian discipline to a mainstream exercise practiced the world over.

In fact, all students in the Encinitas Union School District, which is in the San Diego area, now do yoga twice a week as part of their physical education curriculum. But this isn't sitting well with some parents, who are worried that the Hindu philosophy on which yoga is based is seeping into these lessons.

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Indiana Mom Stirs Up Big Trouble By Sending Gay Son to School with a Stun Gun to Confront Bullies

Mike Adams — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:34:55 +0000

An Indiana mother is making headlines today because she sent her 17-year old gay son, Darnell Young, to school at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis one day last month armed with a stun gun to protect himself against bullies.

Now the teen is facing expulsion.

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Study: High Academic Achievers in High School Still Have Trouble Reading

Daryl Nelson — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:37:55 +0000

A significant portion of high school students that are high academic achievers, do not have the same type of academic success once they get to the college level, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Alberta, in Canada.

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Burgers for Breakfast — Florida Schools Serve Lunch Before 10 AM [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:54:21 +0000

Is a cheeseburger or a corn dog appropriate early-morning fare for kids? Some Florida schools think so.

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UC Berkeley Bake Sale Discriminates [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:54:47 +0000

A bake sale being held by the Republican student group at the University of California, Berkeley is garnering nationwide attention.

Why? Because the advertised prices show men pay more than women, and whites pay more than Asians, Latinos, African-Americans, and Native Americans.

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British School Bans Students from Wearing Makeup

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:36:27 +0000

If you think girls these days just grow up too darned fast, you’ll like this.

Shelley College, a secondary school in Britain, thought its female students were painting themselves a little too heavily and spending too much time primping in the bathrooms, so officials banned anyone 16 and younger from wearing cosmetics.

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5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Do Their Homework

Paula Kashtan — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:09:35 +0000

Fall means school, and school means homework, and homework –- for many a family -– means stress and arguments. But getting homework done doesn’t have to be a daily battle. Here are a few easy ways for parents to make the routine a little easier for kids.

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Illinois' Elmhurst College Questions Potential Students About Their Sexuality

Jade Walker — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:53:50 +0000

“Would you consider yourself a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community?”

That’s what Elmhurst College recently asked prospective students on its application form. The private liberal arts school in suburban Chicago, which is affiliated with the United Church of Christ, is believed to be the first college in the US to ask the question.

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10 Great Songs About School

Paula Kashtan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:27:07 +0000

Motown

We've got ten good reason schools shouldn’t be cutting arts budgets: these great songs about their hallowed halls. After all, if they eliminated music classes, who’s gonna write songs about how cool school is?

Be True to Your School
The Beach Boys, 1963

Good clean fun.

Wonderful World
Sam Cook

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South Dakota School District Is the Latest to Adopt a Four-Day Week

Shauna Wright — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:14:52 +0000

More than 120 school districts in 20 states, mostly in the western region of the US, now have three-day weekends because of state budget cuts to education.

Now the Irene-Wakonda School District in southeastern South Dakota is the latest to eliminate Friday classes, adding to the 25 percent of South Dakota schools that have already adopted a four-day week.

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Back to School – How to Plan the Perfect Carpool Ride

Chip Sandalwood — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:09:21 +0000

Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it, too? With a good carpool in place, you can save time and money. It just takes a little bit of planning and a willingness to flow with whatever the morning gives you. Here are five tips to help your carpool get off without a hitch.

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Facebook Can Cause Psychological Disorders and Other Issues in Teens

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:37:00 +0000

A new study suggests that using Facebook too much triggers the development of anti-social behavior in teenagers.

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Teenagers Learn Science By Playing Baseball

Danny Groner — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:56:27 +0000

Summer school has met the national pastime in Boston.

The tuition-free summer MIT Science of Baseball program teaches 30 inner-city teenage boys “baseball-related math and physics” during morning classes and then show the players how to translate those lessons to the diamond during afternoon games, reports The Boston Globe.

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New High School Allows Students to Earn College Degree and Land Job with IBM

Shauna Wright — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:14:09 +0000

The IBM International Foundation and the New York City Public Schools have collaborated to create the new Pathways in Technology Early College High School, which will open in September.

Dubbed “P-Tech,” students can earn a standard four-year diploma, or opt to stay for two extra years — after which they’ll graduate with an associate’s degree in computer science from CUNY’s College of Technology (City Tech) for free. They can then continue their studies at City Tech, attend other colleges and apply the credits they’ve already earned, or be considered for employment by IBM’s IT department and at other companies.

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Middle School Students Take Field Trip to Hooters

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:57:39 +0000

It's every eighth-grade boy's dream: a field trip that involves lunchtime at Hooters, a restaurant more renowned for its bust lines than its menu.

Though the central Pennsylvania middle school students may have been pleased, others were a little astounded at the teachers' restaurant of choice.

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