- Kids and Laughing Teachers Bullied Suicide Teen Akiko Fujita - ABC News - 1 hr 16 mins ago
The suicide of a 13-year-old boy in southern Japan after classmates systematically bullied him — even making him “practice” suicide — while teachers ignored the abuse … More »Kids and Laughing Teachers Bullied Suicide Teen
The suicide of a 13-year-old boy in southern Japan after classmates systematically bullied him — even making him “practice” suicide — while teachers ignored the abuse or laughed has prompted soul-searching among educators across the country. One of the boy’s last acts was to text...
- GOP teachers balk at Obama-centric NEA convention JOSH LEDERMAN - AP - 4 hrs ago
It had all the trappings of a re-election rally: thousands packing a convention center, Barack Obama T-shirts, videos celebrating the health care law, and a wall-size … More »GOP teachers balk at Obama-centric NEA convention
- Wash., Wis. win US 'No Child Left Behind' waivers DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP - AP - 8 hrs ago
The U.S. Department of Education is announcing that two more states have won their bid to be relieved of some requirements of the federal "No Child Left Behind" Law … More »Wash., Wis. win US 'No Child Left Behind' waivers
The U.S. Department of Education is announcing that two more states have won their bid to be relieved of some requirements of the federal "No Child Left Behind" Law.
- Israel rejects settlement university in West Bank AP - Wed, Jul 4, 2012
Israel's council of higher education voted Wednesday not to grant a West Bank college coveted university status, vetoing a move that could have triggered international … More »Israel rejects settlement university in West Bank
Israel's council of higher education voted Wednesday not to grant a West Bank college coveted university status, vetoing a move that could have triggered international condemnations and enraged the Palestinians.
- Zimbabwe bid to take over schools illegal: minister Reuters - Wed, Jul 4, 2012
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's bid to force private schools to come under majority black control under a much contested empowerment law is illegal, the country's education … More »Zimbabwe bid to take over schools illegal: minister
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's bid to force private schools to come under majority black control under a much contested empowerment law is illegal, the country's education minister said on Wednesday, highlighting divisions within the coalition government over the policy. A government notice issued last week by empowerment …
- Delaware Law to Give Students Increased Online Privacy Neha Prakash - Mashable - Tue, Jul 3, 2012
Delaware has become the first state to passed a law banning public and private schools from requiring students to give administration access to social media accounts. … More »Delaware Law to Give Students Increased Online Privacy
- Biden Says Teachers 'Under Full Blown Assault' from Romney Devin Dwyer - ABC OTUS News - Tue, Jul 3, 2012
WASHINGTON — Seeking to mobilize support for the November election, Vice President Joe Biden today warned the nation’s public school teachers that they are “under full … More »Biden Says Teachers 'Under Full Blown Assault' from Romney
WASHINGTON — Seeking to mobilize support for the November election, Vice President Joe Biden today warned the nation’s public school teachers that they are “under full blown assault” from Mitt Romney and the Republican Party. “Gov. Romney and his allies in the Congress, their plan...
- More Than 1 in 4 Teens Have 'Sexted': Study Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter - HealthDay - Mon, Jul 2, 2012MONDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey of hundreds of high school students in the Houston area finds that 28 percent have "sexted" -- sent a naked photo of themselves … More »More Than 1 in 4 Teens Have 'Sexted': Study
MONDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey of hundreds of high school students in the Houston area finds that 28 percent have "sexted" -- sent a naked photo of themselves through email or cell-phone texting. And more than half said they'd been asked to send someone else a naked photo.
- Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post NICOLE WINFIELD - AP - Mon, Jul 2, 2012
The pope named Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller to head the Vatican's all-important orthodoxy office Monday, tapping a German theologian like himself to head the congregation … More »Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post
- For-Profit Colleges Win Out Over Regulators Adam Martin - The Atlantic Wire - Mon, Jul 2, 2012
When the Department of Education announced new rules requiring for-profit colleges to show they were placing graduates in jobs or else lose federal funding, the institutions … More »For-Profit Colleges Win Out Over Regulators
When the Department of Education announced new rules requiring for-profit colleges to show they were placing graduates in jobs or else lose federal funding, the institutions criticized the regulation as arbitrary, and over the weekend, a federal judge agreed with them. The decision from Judge Rudolph Contreras, of the Federal …
- In a Relationship: College Students and Their Smartphones [INFOGRAPHIC] Sam Laird - Mashable - Sat, Jun 30, 2012
College students aren't just concerned with getting good grades and finding the best parties. More than ever, they're using their to navigate life on campus. More »In a Relationship: College Students and Their Smartphones [INFOGRAPHIC]
- At The Table: Touring Latvia Sayeh Hormozi - National Constitution Center - Fri, Jun 29, 2012
At the Table is an international exchange program that connects high school students in Philadelphia and Riga. One student participant, Lionel Detchou, discusses his … More »At The Table: Touring Latvia
At the Table is an international exchange program that connects high school students in Philadelphia and Riga. One student participant, Lionel Detchou, discusses his experience doing service abroad.
- Why Jerry Brown's budget gambit may backfire with California voters Daniel B. Wood - Christian Science Monitor - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
The state budget that California Gov. Jerry Brown signed late Wednesday will balance only if voters in the Golden State approve $8 billion in new taxes in November – … More »Why Jerry Brown's budget gambit may backfire with California voters
The state budget that California Gov. Jerry Brown signed late Wednesday will balance only if voters in the Golden State approve $8 billion in new taxes in November – and Mr. Brown and fellow Democrats in the capital are painting a dire picture of what will happen to public schools and social services if voters reject that …
- S.Africa claims delivery of books in schools fiasco AFP - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
South Africa's education department on Thursday claimed it had supplied nearly all missing textbooks to 5,000 public schools as ordered by a court but doubts remained … More »S.Africa claims delivery of books in schools fiasco
- How College Students Scoop the Feds on Online Privacy Violations Peter Maass, ProPublica - The Atlantic Wire - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
Jonathan Mayer had a hunch. More »How College Students Scoop the Feds on Online Privacy Violations
- Democrats begin attack on Pa. GOP's spending plan MARC LEVY - AP - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
Democrats in Pennsylvania on Wednesday attacked a newly unveiled $27.7 billion state spending plan written by majority Republicans, calling it a gift to big business … More »Democrats begin attack on Pa. GOP's spending plan
Democrats in Pennsylvania on Wednesday attacked a newly unveiled $27.7 billion state spending plan written by majority Republicans, calling it a gift to big business that will lock in this year's deep cuts in aid to public schools while forcing longer waits for people who need services such as treatment for mental illness …
- Tuition increases expected at most La. colleges MELINDA DESLATTE - AP - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
Nearly all of Louisiana's public colleges have met the performance standards they need to be allowed to raise tuition on students by 10 percent in the upcoming school … More »Tuition increases expected at most La. colleges
Nearly all of Louisiana's public colleges have met the performance standards they need to be allowed to raise tuition on students by 10 percent in the upcoming school year, the Board of Regents decided Wednesday.
- Teachers and Administrators, Don't Be Scared of Technology: It Won't Replace the Classroom Jody Passanisi and Shara Peters - Scientific American - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
Teachers and Administrators, Don't Be Scared of Technology: It Won't Replace the Classroom More »Teachers and Administrators, Don't Be Scared of Technology: It Won't Replace the Classroom
Teachers and Administrators, Don't Be Scared of Technology: It Won't Replace the Classroom
- Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking JULIE CARR SMYTH - AP - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
As a political science major at Ohio State University, Ida Seitter says, she lit up many a cigarette to help her through the stress of exam season. Right or wrong, they … More »Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking
- To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents HealthDay - Thu, Jun 28, 2012
WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- To improve school nutrition and get children to eat healthier, involve parents, teachers and school administrators, new research … More »To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents
WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- To improve school nutrition and get children to eat healthier, involve parents, teachers and school administrators, new research finds.
- New site will allow people to track Ark. spending JEANNIE NUSS - AP - Wed, Jun 27, 2012
Arkansas officials on Wednesday showed off a new government website that will allow people to track by all state agencies, except higher education institutions. More »New site will allow people to track Ark. spending
Arkansas officials on Wednesday showed off a new government website that will allow people to track by all state agencies, except higher education institutions.
- NH Legislature overrides veto on ed tax credits AP - Wed, Jun 27, 2012
New Hampshire's Legislature has voted to override a bill vetoed by Gov. John Lynch that is intended to help public school students switch to private schools. More »NH Legislature overrides veto on ed tax credits
New Hampshire's Legislature has voted to override a bill vetoed by Gov. John Lynch that is intended to help public school students switch to private schools.
- Why some for-profit colleges could lose eligibility for federal aid Kimberly Railey - Christian Science Monitor - Wed, Jun 27, 2012
Dozens of for-profit colleges, also called career training programs, could lose their federal financial aid because they are saddling students with unsustainable levels … More »Why some for-profit colleges could lose eligibility for federal aid
Dozens of for-profit colleges, also called career training programs, could lose their federal financial aid because they are saddling students with unsustainable levels of debt, according to new data from the US Department of Education.
- Apollo faces federal review on financial aid issue The Associated Press - AP - Wed, Jun 27, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education plans to review two years of paperwork filed by for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student … More »Apollo faces federal review on financial aid issue
The U.S. Department of Education plans to review two years of paperwork filed by for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student financial aid rules at its University of Phoenix chain.
- Apollo faces investigation on federal reporting The Associated Press - AP - Wed, Jun 27, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education plans to investigate for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student financial aid rules at … More »Apollo faces investigation on federal reporting
The U.S. Department of Education plans to investigate for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student financial aid rules at its University of Phoenix chain.
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