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Saturday, May 3, 2008

A University of Colorado freshman has been ticketed for exploding fireworks on campus after officers said they saw him do it in a YouTube video. Full story »

High school students get Obama autographs, suspensions

Thursday, April 24, 2008

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Two high school seniors in Scranton, Pa., are paying a high price for their interest in politics. Full story »

School draws ire for cross-dressing event

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

REEDSBURG, Wis. (AP) — An elementary-school event in which kids were encouraged to dress as members of the opposite gender drew the ire of a Christian radio group, whose angry broadcast prompted outraged calls to the district office. Full story »

Ex-university president pleads no contest to misapplication of fiduciary property

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

HOUSTON (AP) — A former president of Texas Southern University who was accused of inappropriately spending school money pleaded no contest Wednesday and agreed to repay the financially strapped institution more than $127,000. Full story »

Science project scares New Yorkers in subway

Monday, March 31, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — A college student has apologized for causing a scare on a subway train when his science project short-circuited and started smoking in his backpack. Full story »

The Bard speaks to Arkansas schoolchildren

Sunday, March 30, 2008

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It might have been a nightclub with patrons enjoying drinks at their tables, applauding a soulful delivery of a torch song, but the performer was a 13-year-old. And in the audience were fifth-graders through seniors in high school cheering wildly about William Shakespeare. Full story »

Police say boy holds foam gun to classmate's head, demands Pokemon cards

Monday, Feb. 11, 2008

REDWOOD CITY (AP) — A 10-year-old boy was sent to juvenile hall after holding a foam pellet gun to a classmate's head and robbing him of his Pokemon trading cards. Full story »

Report examines how to stop preschool expulsions

Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008

DETROIT — Teachers need help from child behavioral and mental health experts, smaller class sizes and regular breaks from their pupils in order to prevent children from being expelled from preschool and early child care programs Full story »

Educators worry about a community-college initiative

Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007

A ballot measure that would roll back student fees and guarantee funding for California's community colleges seems like it should be an easy sell. Full story »

Charter school's kids eat in a tent

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

All Steffi Falla and her sixth-grade friends want is more space to play. A long white tent gobbles up a wide section of their playground at Dual Immersion Academy, a new charter school in Salt Lake City. Full story »

Reading's a two-minute drill

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007

See Spot. See Spot Run. See Spot log on and zone out. Drool, Spot, drool.
A new report released by the National Endowment for the Arts shows that Americans are reading less than ever, a trend that is affecting test scores and Full story »

Student group members push for the right to carry concealed weapons on college campuses

Friday, Nov. 23, 2007

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Mike Guzman and thousands of other students say the best way to prevent campus bloodshed is more guns. Full story »

No Child education law not coming up for consideration in Senate this year

Monday, Nov. 5, 2007

WASHINGTON — The top two lawmakers on the Senate Education Committee said Friday they are putting off consideration of a new No Child Left Behind law until next year. Full story »

High school libraries luring students in with coffee; then they might actually read a book

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007

Even before the bell rings each morning, students at Centennial High School are lined up to get into the library. But they aren't necessarily looking for books. They are waiting for a morning cup of joe at the Cougar Cafe, a coffee shop run by students. Full story »

High-school students share a grim opinion of college admissions

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007

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