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SchoolBook: Readers: Teacher Effectiveness Matters, But Test Scores Might Not
NYTIMES Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:01:43 GMT
Do test scores indicate teacher effectiveness? SchoolBook asked readers that question last month, after a study found that teachers who boosted their students’ scores on standardized tests also made lasting differences in their lives. To many who commented, the issue boiled down to the quality of tests and how much they should count in evaluating teachers. But others were divided over whether increased competition over these issues is good for schools and education.
Guest post: An ‘Arab Spring’ of free online higher education
WASHINGTONPOST Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:26:36 EST
In recent days, we have heard President Obama lecture college presidents about cost control, and we have seen a vaunted Stanford professor quit to pursue teaching students by the millions online — at minimal cost. Read full article >>
U-Va. prepares for George Huguely’s trial for the murder of Yeardley Love
WASHINGTONPOST Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:06:08 EST
Nearly two years ago, the University of Virginia mourned and tried to comprehend the death of Yeardley Love, a fourth-year student from the Baltimore area who played on the lacrosse team. On Monday a trial will start for her ex-boyfriend George Huguely V, who also played lacrosse at U-Va. and is charged with her murder. Read full article >>
Criticizing (common criticisms of) praise
WASHINGTONPOST Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:08:54 EST
This was written by Alfie Kohn, the author of 12 books about education and human behavior, including The Schools Our Children Deserve, The Homework Myth, and Feel-Bad Education . . . And Other Contrarian Essays on Children & Schooling. He lives (actually) in the Boston area and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.com. Read full article >>
Analysis: Some colleges cut tuition, hasten graduation
YAHOO Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:40 GMT
(Reuters) - Even before President Barack Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students graduate in fewer semesters. These schools -- typically small private colleges like University of Charleston, Cabrini College and Midland University that lack the cachet of top-tier colleges and compete with less expensive state schools -- are bucking the widespread trend of increasing costs. In the last year, a few have cut tuition by as much as 20 percent. ...
The Learning Network Blog: Feb. 3, 1917 | U.S. Breaks Relations With Germany and Plans to Declare War
NYTIMES Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:02:20 GMT
On Feb. 3, 1917, before a joint session of Congress, President Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States had broken off diplomatic relations with Germany, after that nation had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, Feb. 3, 2012
NYTIMES Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:28:47 GMT
Can you use context clues to choose the words that best completes a sentence?
Harvard, Princeton examined for bias against Asian-Americans
BOSTON Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT
US to review Harvard admission complaints The Education Department is probing complaints that Harvard and Princeton discriminate against Asian Americans in undergraduate admissions. The department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint it received in August that Harvard rejected an Asian-American candidate for the current freshman class based on race or national origin, said a department spokesman who declined to be identified, citing department policy. The agency is looking into a similar August allegation against Princeton.
Stages: Taming ‘Calvin’s Monster,’ musically, at Boston Children’s Theatre
BOSTON Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT
Taming ‘Calvin’s Monster,’ musically, in a premiere Like many a young lad being pursued, Calvin takes refuge in the public library. But librarian Mrs. Knowley won’t let him just hide in the stacks and play games on his iPhone. She introduces him to Peter Pan and other fairy-tale characters come to life. And in the end they help him see that the monster on his heels is really just… Well, suffice to say that the hero of the new family musical “Calvin’s Monster’’ has nothing to fear but fear itself. Boston Children’s Theatre executive artistic director Burgess Clark wrote the script and directs the production opening this weekend at the Boston Center for the Arts.
Academy school results 'inflated'
BBC Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:17:08 GMT
The results of England's academy schools are being falsely inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.
Ellen DeGeneres: Public education’s new funding stream
WASHINGTONPOST Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:11:00 EST
Ellen DeGeneres just hosted on her television show a teacher from a Pennsylvania public school district that ran out of money — prompting unionized teachers to vote to work without pay — and handed her a $100,000 check for her school. Read full article >>
The Choice Blog: 13 Applications In, a Few Responses, and Now I Wait
NYTIMES Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:30:30 GMT
For Eric Eichelberger, a senior at Marist School in Atlanta, a Google search yields a trove of leads on third-party scholarships.
Value-added teacher evaluation goes on trial — literally
WASHINGTONPOST Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST
This was written by David B. Cohen, who has been a teacher since 1993 and is in his 13th year of teaching in California public high schools. He is National Board Certified, and is associate director of the Accomplished California Teachers group. Read full article >>
Student claims Harvard, Princeton discriminate against Asian-Americans
WASHINGTONPOST Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:22:00 EST
The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating a complaint that Harvard and Princeton universities discriminates against Asian-Americans, according to a report filed today by veteran higher-ed reporter Daniel Golden at Bloomberg. Read full article >>
The Learning Network Blog: Poetry Pairing | 'Or,'
NYTIMES Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:04:29 GMT
This week's we pair Thomas Sayers Ellis's "Or," with a 2011video and article from the "Race Remixed" series, "In Strangers' Glances at Family, Tensions Linger."
Google Science Fair 2012: Everyone has a question. What's yours? [video] | GrrlScientist
GUARDIAN Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT
Because instead of talking about what they know, some people talk about the questions that they ponder Remember last year's online Google Science Fair? Well, hold on to your hats because they're doing it again this year! In partnership with CERN, Lego, National Geographic and Scientific American, Google has announced their second online science fair. This is the largest global online science competition and it celebrates the curiosity and investigations of young scientists everywhere! If you're 13 to 18 years old, you can enter by submitting your entry by 1 April 2012 for your chance to win fantastic prizes. This video tells you a little more: Visit GoogleScienceFair's YouTube channel [video link]. Here's a video detailing some of the competition rules: Visit GoogleScienceFair's YouTube channel [video link]. Everyone has a question. What's yours? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Learn more about the Google Science Fair. Here's some information from last year's...
The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, Feb. 2, 2012
NYTIMES Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:23:06 GMT
Can you choose the sentence that is free of punctuation error?
The Learning Network Blog: Feb. 2, 1943 | Nazi Forces Surrender at Stalingrad
NYTIMES Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:01:22 GMT
On Feb. 2, 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered, thereby ending one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles in the history of war.
Behind the Scenes: Mass Audubon reaching out to youngsters with ‘Toddler Tuesday’ program
BOSTON Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT
Where the not-too-wild things are The Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, located in Canton on an extensive property of more than 100 acres, is founded on the principle that art and nature go together. The center’s mission also includes educational services for adults, youth, and preschoolers. Next week’s “Toddler Tuesday’’ program makes use of art by children’s author and Norwell resident Jan Brett and one of nature’s odd but compelling characters, the hedgehog, who plays a central role in some of Brett’s picture books.
SHARON | briefs: Sharon High School auction
BOSTON Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT
The Sharon High School Parent Teacher Organization is planning its online auction for April 1 through 21, and will rely on donations of items, cash, or sponsorship for the event. The deadline to make donations is March 2. Since this is a nationwide auction, all sponsors will get wide exposure through advertisements on the auction’s website. Donations can be registered at www.biddingforgood.com/SharonHighAuction. Contact Marybeth Wagner at 508-241-2663 or e-mail ptsoauction@gmail.com. - Christine Legere
Montgomery superintendent and Daniel Pink discuss new ways to motivate teachers, students in book talk
WASHINGTONPOST Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:51:52 EST
Montgomery County superintendent Joshua Starr said he is “disappointed” and “astounded” at the national direction of school reform and its emphasis on standardized testing, but that Maryland’s largest school system can pursue a “third way” to improve performance by focusing on what motivates teachers and students rather than how they perform on an annual test, said superintendent Joshua Starr during his second book talk Read full article >>
Claremont McKenna College Caught Boosting SAT Scores
www.ibtimes.comhttp Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:17 EST
Claremont McKenna College, a prestigious liberal arts school in California, has admitted inflating the SAT exam scores of students in order to boost its standing in national school rankings.
The Learning Network Blog: Lesson Plan | Is Anyone Out There? Examining Astrobiology and the Value of SETI
NYTIMES Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:22:44 GMT
Exploring the definition of life, and participating in a pitch summit about financing programs that search for extraterrestrial beings.
Mogadishu – review
GUARDIAN Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:01 GMT
Playhouse, Liverpool Prior to producing this joint winner of the Bruntwood playwriting competition, Vivienne Franzmann had no experience of scripting a full-length play. She did have the experience of 12 years' teaching in a tough London comprehensive, however, and Mogadishu, jointly remounted by Manchester Royal Exchange and the Lyric Hammersmith for a national tour, is the incontrovertibly authentic result. Mogadishu has nothing to do with Mogadishu – its location, however, is a geographical fact that a hardworking, middle-class student like Becky (Rosie Wyatt) is expected to know, but doesn't: "I'll Google it later", she says. Her mum, Amanda, is a teacher at the school who becomes involved in a playground flashpoint, intervening to prevent a Turkish student being attacked by a gang of black pupils. She is knocked to the ground, though a report reaches the headmaster that she provoked her assailant with a racist insult. Franzmann meticulously charts the impact of false........
Charter School Controversy -- A Look at the Numbers
YAHOO Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:41:00 GMT
An article by Sarah Butrymowicz discusses allegations that charter schools in many states are inefficient and unreliable uses of taxpayer dollars, becoming bastions of mediocrity because they are freed from the regular state-mandated oversight that keeps traditional public schools in line.
Maine school rescinds pupil 'Tebowing' suspension
BOSTON Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:30:00 GMT
The superintendent of a Maine school district has rescinded the one-game ban given to a student who ran onto the floor after a basketball game last week and kneeled in the prayer stance made famous by Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.
The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, Feb. 1, 2012
NYTIMES Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:24:14 GMT
Can you calculate the average number of college applications sent by students using the online Common Application, if given the number of students who use the system and the total number of applications sent through it this year?
The Learning Network Blog: Feb. 1, 1960 | Black Students and the Greensboro Lunch Sit-In
NYTIMES Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:11:46 GMT
On Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond and Ezell Blair, sat down at a "whites-only" lunch counter n Greensboro, N.C., and refused to leave after being denied service.
Obama wants schools to speed digital transition
USATODAY Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT
The Obama administration is asking every U.S. school to accelerate the transition to digital textbooks.
College admits inflating SAT scores to boost ranking
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:07:00 EST
A California college has admitted that one of its officials inflated its SAT scores for six years to boost the school’s place in annual college rankings. The president of Claremont McKenna, a small private liberal arts school in Claremont, Calif., sent an e-mail to the college community saying that a senior administrator had acknowledged submitting phony scores to publications such as U.S. News & World Report since 2005. The New York Times reported that the person, whom President Pamela B. Gann did not name, was most likely Richard C. Vos, vice president and dean of admissions, whose name is no longer listed among top official on the college Web site. Read full article >>
Claremont McKenna Admits Inflating SAT Scores
NPR Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:00 GMT
Officials at Claremont McKenna College announced Wednesday that the school submitted inflated SAT scores for several years to publications such U.S. News and World Report to boost its rankings. Claremont McKenna is ranked among the top 10 liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and has recently seen an upswing in popularity among applicants.
Shareholder lawsuit accuses K12 Inc. of misleading investors
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:05:00 EST
A shareholder in Virginia-based K12 Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the virtual-schools operator in federal court, alleging that the firm violated securities law by making false statements to investors about students’ poor performance on standardized tests. Read full article >>
Admissions 101: Checking admissions essays for plagiarism
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:18:00 EST
Larry Gordon had an intriguing story in the Los Angeles Times about universities expanding the use of the Turnitin.com plagiarism check in vetting admissions essays, mostly for graduate schools. Stanford and about a dozen other schools are using it on essays for undergraduate admissions also, and the Common Application is thinking of buying the service. Read full article >> Featured Advertiser The next level in education with NEC    We bring you tailor-made solutions built on an in-depth understanding of your unique needs. Learn how NEC’s solutions and expertise in voice and data communications, networks and data storage can elevate your performance at www.nec.com/education www.nec.com/education Ads by Pheedo
IFF study of D.C. schools: The pushback begins
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:19:47 EST
Deputy Mayor for Education De’Shawn Wright has encountered some sharply negative responses to the IFF study of school capacity in the nation’s capital. The study commissioned by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D), made public Jan. 26, divided traditional public and public charter schools into four tiers, based primarily on test scores. It took a deep dive into 10 seriously underserved neighborhoods to assess their education needs. Read full article >>
Report faults Va. colleges for spiraling tuition
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:46:00 EST
A new report from a higher-education advocacy group identifies 17 private colleges in Virginia where tuition and fees total more than two-fifths of median household income in the Commonwealth. The analysis assails Virginia schools on affordability at a time when President Obama has elevated that issue into the national spotlight. In a speech last Friday, Obama announced a plan to steer federal aid away from colleges that charge too much tuition. Read full article >> Featured Advertiser The next level in education with NEC    We bring you tailor-made solutions built on an in-depth understanding of your unique needs. Learn how NEC’s solutions and expertise in voice and data communications, networks and data storage can elevate your performance at www.nec.com/education www.nec.com/education Ads by Pheedo
Vassar College accidentally accepts students
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:52:14 EST
As soon as the clock hit 4 p.m. on Friday, Bianka Zalenska logged into the Vassar College Web site to see if she had been accepted through its early decision program. It was her reach school, a place she wasn’t sure that would accept her — but then they did. Read full article >>
Does Obama understand Race to the Top? — Ravitch
WASHINGTONPOST Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:24:54 EST
This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch for her Bridging Differences blog, which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website. Ravitch and Meier exchange letters about what matters most in education. Ravitch, a research professor at New York University, is the author of the bestselling “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” an important critique of the flaws in the modern school reform movement that she just updated. Read full article >>
'Your kids aren't smart, posh, upper-class, whatever': a very British snobbery | Sarah Ditum
GUARDIAN Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:01:39 GMT
John Humphrys' conflation of brains and social status speaks volumes about attitudes to vocational education "You've got a fairly low-ability intake. Your kids aren't all very smart, posh, upper-class, whatever." The way John Humphrys trailed off as he made this statement to a headmaster on the Today programme suggests that he knew it was coming out a bit wrong, but it was too late to change. He'd already said that brains and social status were the same thing. A shabby sort of equivalence to draw, but one that's in keeping with much of the discussion about vocational discussions. Snobbery explains a lot about how we got to the sorry state we're currently in, and which Professor Alison Wolf's review attempted to address – it also explains why we're not very likely to see the sort of changes that will ultimately benefit young people. Want to get an easy laugh today? Just try reeling out a list of some of the vocational qualifications that will no longer be considered equivalent....
The Learning Network Blog: Jan. 31, 1865 | House Passes 13th Amendment, Abolishing Slavery
NYTIMES Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:02:07 GMT
On Jan. 31, 1865, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery.
The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, Jan. 31, 2012
NYTIMES Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:30:35 GMT
Can you choose the most likely actions of someone who adopts the guise of a literary character.
New Catholic ‘super high school’ to open, leaving one last girls’ school standing in Boston
BOSTON Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT
2 struggling Catholic schools to merge Two Catholic high schools that date to the 19th century will merge next fall, leaving just one Catholic girls’ high school in Boston.
DCPS lottery launches
WASHINGTONPOST Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:31:28 EST
If you’re looking for a DCPS preschool or prekindergarten seat, or a spot in a school outside your neighborhood, lottery season has started. Similar to last year, no paper applications will be accepted — everyone must go to the DCPS Web site here and access the Preschool/Pre-K/Out-of-Boundary application. Read full article >>
Reading is not a race: The virtues of the ‘slow reading’ movement
WASHINGTONPOST Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST
This was written by Thomas Newkirk, a former high school teacher and currently professor of English at the University of New Hampshire. His most recent book is “ The Art of Slow Reading: Six Time-Honored Practices for Engagement” (Heinemann).He can be reached at Thomas.newkirk@unh.edu. Read full article >> Featured Advertiser The next level in education with NEC    We bring you tailor-made solutions built on an in-depth understanding of your unique needs. Learn how NEC’s solutions and expertise in voice and data communications, networks and data storage can elevate your performance at www.nec.com/education www.nec.com/education Ads by Pheedo
SchoolBook: Private School Tuition in New York City 'Higher Than Harvard's'
NYTIMES Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:13:16 GMT
Private school tuition rates have been on the rise in the city -- so much so that the annual tuition is hovering on the brink of $40,000 a year, even for the lowest grades. That means that some parents pay more for their child's private school tuition than they would if the child were attending Harvard, The New York Times reported this weekend.
The Learning Network Blog: Jan. 30, 1948 | Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated
NYTIMES Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:01:28 GMT
On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was murdered by Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse, who fired three shots at close range as the 78-year-old Gandhi entered a prayer meeting.
The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, Jan. 30, 2012
NYTIMES Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:32:21 GMT
Can you estimate how many seasons it would take Frank Beamer to overtake Joe Paterno's record of 409 games won, if given Beamer's ratio of wins to losses?
How high stakes corrupt performance on tests, other indicators
WASHINGTONPOST Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:00:00 EST
This was written by Larry Cuban, a former high school social studies teacher (14 years, including seven at Cardozo and Roosevelt high schools in the District), district superintendent (seven years in Arlington, VA) and professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, where he has taught for 20 years. His latest book is “As Good As It Gets: What School Reform Brought to Austin.” A version of this post appeared on his blog . Read full article >>
Textbook of the future? Not until we figure out distribution, DRM, and ecosystem
ZDNET Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:05:52 GMT
Hardware is only a tiny part of the problem we need to solve to get educational resources into kids’ hands (both literally and figuratively) at scale.
SchoolBook: Brett Kimmel: Create a 'To-Die-For' Place
NYTIMES Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:08:42 GMT
Brett Kimmel was interested in school reform and decided the best way to change schools was to become a teacher. Then he was interested in creating a place where teachers would crave to work, and he created his own school, the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, also known as WHEELS. As its first senior class is about to graduate, and every student has applied to college, he thinks there are lessons here for others who want to make systemic change.
School watch
FEEDSPORTAL Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:16:52 GMT
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Second teacher arrested for lewd acts
CNN Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:39:51 GMT
Authorities now say a second teacher from a California elementary school performed lewd acts on a child.
Sex abuse case rocks elementary school
CNN Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:47:46 GMT
A teacher allegedly tied up, blindfolded students and took photos. CNN's Anderson Cooper has more.
Teacher arrested for alleged lewd acts
CNN Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:49:02 GMT
CNN's Paul Vercammen reports on a sex crime case involving an elementary school teacher.
Vassar College Apologizes For Glitch
CNN Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:49:25 GMT
Vassar's Dean of Admission speaks to Randi Kaye in his first live interview since the school's admissions mistake.
Video: LA teacher accused of abusing 23 kids
CBSNEWS Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:27 EST
A longtime elementary school teacher is accused of abusing his students for years. CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports.
Florida voters voice their concerns
CNN Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:06:37 GMT
From the cigar factory to the senior center, voters talk about what they are looking for in a candidate.
Apple threatened with product boycott
CNN Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:32:32 GMT
Writer Dan Lyons discusses a call for a boycott on Apple products due to concerns over factory conditions.
Video: Students say L.A. lunch menu makeover inedible
CBSNEWS Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:14:47 EST
Few students have anything good to say about Los Angeles' new healthier lunch menus in schools. Bill Whitaker reports on the school district's menu makeover.
Erin Brockovich's team 'stonewalled'?
CNN Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:27:01 GMT
Mystery illness investigation: Why was Erin Brockovich's team told not take samples from a LeRoy, N.Y. school?
Text message foils high school bomb plot
CNN Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:39:29 GMT
Cops say a text message foiled a high school bombing plot after one of the alleged planners visited Columbine High School.
Education and expectations
CNN Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:57:50 GMT
Some people say minorities are suffering because educators have low expectations of their kids. Suzanne Malveaux explains.
Video: Utah teens arrested over alleged school bomb plot
CBSNEWS Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:17:41 EST
In Utah, two teenagers are accused of a plot to set off a bomb at their high school. Police say one was so fascinated with the Columbine disaster, he went there to meet with the school's principal. Matt Egan of Salt Lake City's KUTV reports.
Video: Mystery deepens over Tourette-like illness at school
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:04:41 GMT
TODAY’s Amy Robach reports that more teens are coming forward claiming they are suffering from sudden-onset Tourette-like tics at a New York high school. (TODAY)
Teen's death inspires school to make PSA
CNN Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:29:27 GMT
Students at a high school create a public service announcement in honor of a friend who died while texting and driving.
Video: School lunch menus overhauled
MSNBC.MSN Thu, 26 Jan 2012
Under new USDA rules school lunches will become healthier. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports. (Nightly News)
Santorum: Colleges diminishing faith
CNN Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:57:19 GMT
Rick Santorum tells a Florida crowd that liberal doctrines in universities are diminishing faith in students.
Video: Obama calls on States to keep students in school
CBSNEWS Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:01:45 EST
In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Obama stressed the importance of teachers and offered to give them the resources they need while calling on every state to require students to stay in high school until graduation or they turn eighteen.
USDA updates school lunch guidelines
CNN Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:25 GMT
Elizabeth Cohen reports on new federal guidelines for school lunches.
Video: Misspelled sign near N.Y. school reads "Shcool"
CBSNEWS Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:17:22 EST
A glaring misspelling on a street outside a New York City high school has some laughing. Felipe Maya reports.
Fight for GOP nomination heads to Fla.
CNN Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:47:33 GMT
Susan MacManus, professor at the University of South Florida, weighs in on the political issues concerning Floridians.
Cutting athletics to focus on academics
CNN Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:32:20 GMT
Steve Perry, CNN education contributor, weighs in on one school district's decision to cut athletics to focus on academics.
Measuring football impacts' effect
CNN Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:58:22 GMT
High school football players take, on average, 650 blows to the head every season. What effect does that have on the brain?
PSU hit hard by Paterno death
CNN Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:26:17 GMT
CNN's Susan Candiotti reports from Penn State University where people mourn the death of former coach Joe Paterno.
Virtual school on snow days?
CNN Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:29 GMT
An Ohio school is joining the growing list of schools turning calamity days into a virtual school day. WDTN reports.
Parents upset over shortened school day
CNN Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:03:07 GMT
HLN's Vinnie Politan talks to a parent who is angry over the shortened school day and elimination of school lunch.
Video: Tips for helping young students stay on track
MSNBC.MSN Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:36:16 GMT
How is your child performing midway through the school year? Educational psychologist Michele Borba discusses ways parents can help keep kids focused on school work. (TODAY)
Apple wants schools to center on iPad
CNN Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:30:32 GMT
Apple lifts the veil on its plans to remake the educational landscape. CNN's Maggie Lake reports.
12 girls at school get mysterious tics
CNN Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:16:15 GMT
A dozen classmates have developed uncontrollable tics in recent months, and doctors say the girls are not faking.
Teens' uncontrollable mystery illness
CNN Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:55:05 GMT
Twelve girls in the same high school mysteriously have Tourette-like symptoms. Jason Carroll reports.
School flips the script, improves grades
CNN Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:55:11 GMT
Principal Greg Green talks about "flipping" homework and school work in his high school and how it's improved grades.
Video: Under-funded Pa. school on brink of shutting down
CBSNEWS Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:20:01 EST
A financially-strapped school district on the outskirts of Philadelphia asked the state to release $20 million to keep schools open for the rest of the year. Michelle Miller reports the state agreed to release only enough money to make payroll for the next month.
Wish comes true: Zack McLeod meets Tebow
CNN Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:21:19 GMT
Tim Tebow meets with Zack McLeod, a young man who suffered a brain injury during a high school football scrimmage.
What happened to teacher Sherry Arnold?
CNN Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:52:47 GMT
Jane Velez-Mitchell speaks to mayor of Sidney, Montana, and investigators to find out what happened to Sherry Arnold.
Schools track kids weight loss
CNN Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:38:44 GMT
CNN's Erin Burnett reports on a new program that asks kids to wear electronic devices to track weight loss.
Connecting Ghanaian schools to the web
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:29:04 GMT
EVCO founder Seth Owusu provides reconditioned computers to schools in the developing word.
Doha's thirst for knowledge
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:24:44 GMT
CNN's Richard Quest explores Education City, a collection of eight international universities.
Courting the Evangelical vote
CNN Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:30:18 GMT
Brad Atkins Pres. South Carolina Baptist Convention and Bob Jones III Chancellor, Bob Jones University, on the 2012 race.
Montana teacher found dead, 1 in custody
CNN Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:16:45 GMT
Police have one person in custody and are questioning another in the death of a Montana teacher.
'Scream rooms' outrage parents
CNN Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:32:08 GMT
Why are parents so upset? It's because their kids' school has what some call 'scream rooms.' Dr. Drew take a closer look.
Beloved Montana teacher confirmed dead
CNN Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:53:06 GMT
Montana teacher Sherry Arnold has been confirmed dead. New tips to affiliate KTVQ suggest it may have been an accident.
Oxford Professor Suspected in Colleague's Death
ABCNEWS Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:10:29 GMT
Dr. Devinder Sivia was arrested in connection with Steven Rawlings' death.
Sickness shuts school; parents outraged
CNN Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:20:05 GMT
Officials get an earful from angry parents who fear a school is making their kids sick. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Beloved teacher disappears in Montana
CNN Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:02:14 GMT
HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell spoke to the husband of missing teacher Sherry Arnold.
Montana teacher missing
CNN Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:43:55 GMT
"Issues" explores a possible link between the number of sex offenders in Sidney, Montana, and Sherry Arnold's case.
Video: Fourth grader's bomb making report alarms school
CBSNEWS Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:01:12 EST
An Oklahoma City area fourth grade student faces disciplinary action after turning in a detailed school report on how to make a pressurized bomb. Darren Brown reports.
Beloved teacher vanishes
CNN Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:39:13 GMT
Jane Velez-Mitchell spoke with Gary Arnold, the husband of missing teacher Sherry Arnold.
Montana teacher goes missing after jog
CNN Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:03:47 GMT
The husband of Sherri Arnold updates HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell on the search for his wife who disappeared January 7.
Teen rejected by yearbook speaks out
CNN Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:32:54 GMT
A Colorado teen whose photo was deemed too racy for the school yearbook speaks out.
Outgoing Governor pardons 200 offenders
CNN Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:33:05 GMT
Ronni Mott, managing editor of the Jackson Free Press, explains the concerns with former Gov. Barbour's pardons.
Reflecting on the year of the Arab Spring
CNN Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:08:51 GMT
IME visits Zayed University to ask students about their thoughts on the year of the Arab Spring.
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