Category Archives: School

10 states freed from ‘No Child Left Behind’ requirements

By doris | Published: February 9, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to “combine greater freedom with greater accountability.” Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, [...]

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Entire staff to be replaced at LA school where 2 teachers were arrested

By doris | Published: February 7, 2012

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com Updated at 12:54 a.m. ET: The Los Angeles Unified School District is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary following the arrest of two teachers on lewd conduct charges last week, Superintendent John Deasy told parents at a meeting Monday night, the Los Angeles Times reported. Positions will be filled by [...]

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Students to see healthier school lunches under new USDA rules

By doris | Published: January 26, 2012

Full Story at usnews.msnbc.msn.com Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards unveiled Wednesday aimed at improving child nutrition and reducing childhood obesity. “Improving the quality of the school meals is a critical step in building [...]

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2 dead at Virginia Tech; school says ‘active threat’ is over

By doris | Published: December 8, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A police officer was among two people shot dead Thursday on the Virginia Tech campus, prompting a sweeping search and school-wide lockdown that lasted about four hours. About 4:30 p.m., the school announced on its Twitter feed that “law enforcement agencies have determined there is no longer an active [...]

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District plans to close 9 schools, make grade changes in 17 others

By doris | Published: November 4, 2011

Full Story at Philly.com Faced with declining enrollment, aging facilities, and a brutal fiscal situation, Philadelphia School District officials on Wednesday recommended closing nine schools and making grade changes at 17 others. “We need to aim for a more efficient footprint reflecting the times and the demographics of the city,” said acting Superintendent Leroy Nunery [...]

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10 S.C. schools locked down after shots fired

By doris | Published: October 29, 2011

Full Story at 10 schools locked down after shots fired – US news – Crime & courts – msnbc.com GREENVILLE, S.C. — A gunman fired on a South Carolina police officer checking on a suspicious license plate Friday, causing 10 schools in Greenville to go on lockdown. The schools reopened their doors after a couple [...]

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The school that banned mirrors to teach girls a lesson

By doris | Published: September 16, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com In a controversial effort to curb teen vanity, a school in England prohibits makeup and removes mirrors from the girls’ bathrooms Talk about plain dealing. The 14- to 16-year-old girls at Shelley College in West Yorkshire, England have been banned from wearing makeup, and are checked daily for offending eyeliner and [...]

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Report: Missing Calif. autistic boy found safe

By doris | Published: September 13, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. — A missing autistic boy was found Tuesday afternoon after he ran away from school and into the San Bernardino National Forest, NBC Los Angeles reported. Dozens of searchers had been scouring the mountains for Joshua Robb after he fled into the woods near his school Monday morning, [...]

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4 Students Taken To Wrong School

By doris | Published: August 30, 2011

Full Story at wgal.com SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Four students in the Susquehanna Township School District found themselves at the wrong school on Monday. Becky Brown said it all started when her 8-year-old daughter and three other students weren’t picked up at their bus stop. Another driver came to get them, but that driver took [...]

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School superintendent gives up $800,000 in pay

By doris | Published: August 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com FRESNO, Calif. — Some people give back to their community. Then there’s Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who’s really giving back. As in $800,000 — what would have been his compensation for the next three years. Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school [...]

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Girl punished after reporting sex on school bus

By doris | Published: May 16, 2011

Full Story at CBS News (CBS/AP) DAYTON, Ohio – A woman said Monday that an Ohio charter school is punishing her daughter for not immediately reporting that she saw two classmates having sex on a school bus and for changing her seat during the bus trip. Saundra Roundtree told The Associated Press that her 14-year-old [...]

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Schools send out hundreds of preliminary pink slips

By doris | Published: March 14, 2011

Full Story at MercuryNews.com Reflecting the uncertain and dire budget picture, South Bay schools have notified hundreds of teachers, counselors and other school employees — including all administrators in two school districts — that they may not have a job next school year. Although warning of possible layoffs is an annual spring ritual to meet [...]

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Colorado teen collapses during rugby match, dies

By doris | Published: March 7, 2011

Full Story atnews.blogs.CNN.com Another teen athlete has died suddenly during a game. Matthew Hammerdorfer of Fort Collins, Colorado, collapsed during a rugby match Saturday. The 17-year-old’s death was caused by complications from a heart condition, according to CNN affiliate KMGH-TV in Denver. Friends of the teen told reporters that he was a multi-sport athlete, the [...]

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Iowa Wrestler Defaults Rather Than Face Girl

By doris | Published: February 17, 2011

Full Story at NBCSports.msnbc.com DES MOINES, Iowa – A standout Iowa high school wrestler refused to compete against a girl at the state tournament on Thursday, relinquishing any chance of becoming a champion because he says wrestling a girl would conflict with his religious beliefs.

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Teaching kids social skills pays off in grades

By doris | Published: February 7, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com A comprehensive analysis of 33 studies finds that teaching kids social and emotional skills leads to an average 11 percentile-point gain in their academic performance over six months compared to students who didn’t receive the same instruction. That’s a big jump, equivalent to a student at the middle of a class’s [...]

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Fla. School Board Shooting: Purse Used to Smack Gunman Clay Duke Sold for $13,100 on eBay, Says Report

By doris | Published: December 27, 2010

Full Story at CBSNews.com PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (CBS/AP) The purse a woman used to hit a gunman at a Florida Panhandle school board meeting was sold for charity on eBay for $13,100, according to a report. PICTURES: Fla. School Board Shooting The purse’s owner, board member Ginger Littleton, tried to use the purse to [...]

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All hostages freed from Wis. classroom

By doris | Published: November 30, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com MARINETTE, Wis. — A student armed with a handgun held nearly two dozen students and a teacher hostage in a Wisconsin high school for about five hours before shooting himself when police broke into the classroom, authorities said Monday. No other injuries were reported. Officers who were outside the Marinette High [...]

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KFC offers $20,000 college scholarship for best tweet

By doris | Published: November 18, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Restaurant chain KFC has launched a scholarship campaign that aims to keep it short and “tweet.” The chain is running a scholarship contest using microblogging site Twitter to reach out to a younger generation. Applicants use 140 characters or less to explain why they deserve the $20,000 scholarship. High [...]

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Calif. court upholds in-state tuition for illegal immigrants

By doris | Published: November 16, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com It is not right to give something to some one that is not in this country legal. Let them go back and do it the right way. No one gives us a break. SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court weighed in Monday on the politically charged immigration fray when it [...]

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Detroit prosecutor proposes sending parents who skip school conferences to jail

By doris | Published: October 27, 2010

Full Story at Moms.today.com Listen up, Detroit parents: If Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy gets her way, you may be serving time in the slammer if you skip your child’s parent-teacher conference. According to this story in today’s Detroit News, Worthy is making the bold proposal to help call attention to the link between parental [...]

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