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Military Public Schools

A look at the public-school military academies around the country, the military branches with which they are affiliated, and when they opened:

Chicago Leads in Public Military Schools

Samantha Acevedo stands at attention while the chief yeoman stares her down and orders her to recite the Navy's 5th General Order from memory.

'Superbug' Concern at New York Schools

Public schools in Mount Vernon are being disinfected after a worker and a student showed signs of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, authorities said.

Healthy Habits on the Rise in Schools

It's harder to find a french fry in a school cafeteria these days, and junk food is less common at school fundraisers, a federal study out Friday has found.

Edwards to Help Rural S.C. Schools

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday released a plan where teachers in poor, rural schools in early voting South Carolina would get a raise of up to $15,000 and 4-year-old kindergarten would be available to all children.

Study Examines Public, Private Schools

Low-income students who attend urban public high schools generally do just as well as private-school students with similar backgrounds, according to a study being released Wednesday.

School Boards Debate Sex Offender Access

School boards across the country are debating how to deal with parents like Cody Mittleider. The 28-year-old married father of three young children spent a year in prison for a 2005 rape conviction, but has since worked to become a respected member of the community.

Study: Teens Blank on Constitution Day

Constitution Day is here and many teenagers know little about commemorating the document's signing.

Virtual Schooling Growing at K-12 Level

As a seventh-grader, Kelsey-Anne Hizer was getting mostly D's and F's and felt the teachers at her Ocala middle school were not giving her the help she needed. But after switching to a virtual school for eighth grade, Kelsey-Anne is receiving more individual attention and making A's and B's. She's also enthusiastic about learning, even though she has never been in the same room as her teachers.

Feds Try to Scale Back Medicaid Payments

The Bush administration issued proposed rules Friday to trim Medicaid payments to schools.

School Adds PowerPoint to Application

At business meetings the world over, PowerPoint-style presentations are often met with yawns and glazed eyes.

Parent Suit on Gay Marriage Talk Tossed

A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit filed by parents who wanted to keep their young children from learning about gay marriage in school.

Child Flu Deaths Have Schools Worried

Midway through the month when influenza typically peaks, health officials were monitoring four hospitalized Nebraska children, while three North Carolina schools remained closed over widespread symptoms of the illness.

Judge Mulls Suit Over Gay Classroom Talk

Officials from a suburban Massachusetts school district asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two couples who claim their parental rights were violated when homosexuality was discussed in their children's classrooms.

Yoga Stretches Into Public Schools

In Tara Guber's ideal world, American children would meditate in the lotus position and chant in Sanskrit before taking stressful standardized tests.

Justices Question School Diversity Plans

A half century after the Supreme Court outlawed state-sponsored school segregation, five of nine justices indicated Monday that school systems may run afoul of the Constitution by using students' race to promote diversity.

Hoax Blamed for N.M. Schools Lockdown

Three Albuquerque schools were locked down and SWAT teams searched the area around a middle school Thursday before an eighth-grader admitted she lied about seeing a man with a knife on campus, police said.

Charter School Scores Down, Study Shows

Fourth-graders in traditional public schools are doing better in both reading and math than students in charter schools, the government says in a report fueling fresh debate over school choice.

U of Texas-Austin Tops Party School List

The Texas Longhorns earned another national title Monday, not for football but as the country's best party school.

Kansas schools set to re-embrace evolution

In a state primary election, Kansas voters have ousted two radical conservative school board members who opposed teaching evolution in schools.

Schools Get Healthy As Law Takes Hold

They're promising to keep closer tabs on student lunch trays, pull sugary treats from vending machines and classroom celebrations and encourage more pulse-raising activities during the school day.

Supreme Court to Hear Schools Race Case

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether skin color can be considered in assigning children to public schools, reopening the issue of affirmative action. The announcement puts a contentious social topic on the national landscape in an election year, and tests the conservatism of President Bush's two new justices.

Gay Marriage Foes Face Issue in Schools

Ever since her 5-year-old brought home a book from kindergarten that depicted a gay family, Tonia Parker has felt that her parenting has been under attack in the only state that allows same-sex marriage.

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales

The nation's largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all sales of sodas to public schools — a step that will remove the sugary, caloric drinks from vending machines and cafeterias around the country.

Parents' Suit Challenges Gay-Themed Book

Two couples who say a suburban school district undermined their parental rights by giving out and reading storybooks with gay themes without telling them first have filed a federal lawsuit against school officials.

The Vine

Parent report card' proposal draws national attention, local opposition

Source: Journal Inquirer

MANCHESTER - The parent report card proposal Board of Education member Steven "Moose" Edwards outlined last week gained national attention this morning with a feature on NBC's "Today" show.

Teachers ordered to dress up as Muslims | the Daily Mail

Source: the Mail online

Teachers at a primary school have been ordered to dress up as Muslims to promote multi-culturalism. The West Midlands school is belatedly celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid and told its pupils and teachers to don traditional Muslim dress for the day.

Teachers and students ordered to dress as Muslims

Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

A SCHOOL was yesterday accused of MAKING teachers dress up as Asians for a day – to celebrate a Muslim festival. Kids at the 257-pupil primary have also been told to don ethnic garb even though most are Christians.

Central Catholic gets $1 million to help with tuition - cleveland.com

Source: Cleve-Blog

A $1 million gift to Cleveland Central Catholic High School will allow students to earn tuition credits while helping out their Slavic Village neighborhood.

Germany Battles Terror in the Classrooms with Comic Books

Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Interior Ministry of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is taking a new tack in the fight against homegrown terrorism. It's using a comic book -- complete with colorful images and "youthful" language -- to battle nasty jihadism.

Schools warned off Microsoft deal

Source: BBC News

The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices.

BBC NEWS | Schools warned off Microsoft deal

Source: newsvote.bbc.co.uk

The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices. The government agency has complained to the Office of Fair Trading.

Catholic School Says "Speak English"

Source: kansas.com

Wichita Catholic school's policy requiring students to speak English during school at all times is drawing mixed reaction.

Pupils forced to pose for school photo according to skin colour

Source: mailonsunday.co.uk

A school apologised today after telling tearful children to line up for a photograph by the colour of their skin.

BBC NEWS | School truancy worse than thought

Source: BBC News

Truancy in England's secondary schools is at least 18% higher than thought. Collecting the figures termly rather than annually has shown a slightly higher rate of authorised absences, and much higher unauthorised, in 2005-06.

Why I Will Not Knock Britain

As the founder of Diversity Leaders UK, I get a lot of post from various groups who are keen to change perceptions and lessen racism.

The Last Chance For Our Kids.

Faked documentaries, dodgy phone-ins, even a suspicion that Blue Peter, of all programmes, might not be entirely honest with is audience, television has had a bad press of late. In fact sometimes it has been hard recently to make the case for the medium having any value at all.

Lubbock Schools want MORE taxes

4 Lubbock county school districts(New Deal,Abernathy,Idalou and Shallowater) want voters to APPROVE a 13 CENT increase in the roll-back rate mandated for their operations budget.Texas state legislature divided the schools budget process into 2 parts,operations and debt.School sup …

Schools Embrace Environment and Sow Debate

Source: The New York Times

Since 2004, dozens of public and private schools in Westchester and New York City and on Long Island have adopted no-idling zones, switched to plant-based cleaners in their buildings and, to a lesser extent, banned pesticides from playgrounds and playing fields, according to Gras …

Youth worker: Teach kids to dodge bullets

Source:

This adds a whole new meaning to 'duck and cover' - So many bullets are flying on Boston streets as violent gangs feud that Hub kids need a lesson in how to duck, a prominent youth worker says.

Crossing Guard Shortage In Lubbock,Texas

This story is about MISMANAGEMENT of tax dollars by high paid adults calling themselves city and school district employees.

Reporter jailed for having gun at school

Source:

"Do as I say, not as I do" - A television reporter investigating a story on school violence was arrested after carrying a loaded gun onto school property, authorities said.

UPDATE: Plan would limit King Middle School birth control access

Source: pressherald.mainetoday.com

A Portland School Committee member wants to give parents the power to keep their children from participating in a controversial new plan to make prescription birth control available to students at King Middle School.

Technology Evangelist

Source: technologyevangelist.com

Teachable moment. Hmm..what a concept...dripping with sarcams.

Sexual Misconduct Plagues U.S. Schools

Source: CNN

Students in America's schools are groped. They're raped. They're pursued, seduced and think they're in love. An Associated Press investigation found more than 2,500 cases over five years in which educators were punished for actions from bizarre to sadistic.

California Passes SB 777 – Here Come the Language Police

America's penchant for accepting new hate crimes bills is becoming a strain on the idea that "the government can't legislate the morality of the governed." It is a reverse way of saying we can't tell you to do what's good; so we'll lower the bar.

Internet2 just got 10 times faster - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com

Source: MSNBC

How nice this will be for education!

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