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The Best High Schools In America For STEM 2012

| Kelsey Sheehy | Posted 05.30.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of U.S. News & World Report. Science and technology can play an integral role in boosting the economy and strengthe...

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Yearbook Photo Allegedly Shows Teen's Genitals

Posted 05.24.2012

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School officials in North Carolina are looking into a yearbook photo that allegedly shows a student lifting her graduation gown and exposing her genit...

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Newsweek: Best High Schools In America 2012

Posted 05.21.2012

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Where are the best public high schools in America? Newsweek has a whole list of answers with its "1,000 Schools That Made the Grade," released Monday....

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Principal: Errors Ranked Nevada School Too Highly On 'Best High Schools' List

AP | MICHELLE RINDELS | Posted 05.08.2012

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LAS VEGAS — A principal says his suburban high school outside Las Vegas is great, but probably shouldn't win the title of 13th best in the natio...

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The Best High Schools In America 2012

| Laura McMullen | Posted 05.09.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of U.S. News & World Report. When considering your child's education, it may be hard not to focus on the potential ...

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5 Hidden Costs of Public High School

| Katy Hopkins | Posted 05.08.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of U.S. News & World Report. With two sons already through public high school, mother of four Tamara Krause assumed...

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AP Exams Surge As Standard For High School Rigor

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.06.2012

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Not long ago, Advanced Placement exams were mostly for top students looking to challenge themselves and get a head start on college credit. Not anymor...

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How Breakdancing Teens Can Inspire Innovation in Education

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 04.20.2012

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When I leave work everyday, I see a small group of teenagers practicing dance moves on the subway platform at Union Square. They are doing spins, bantering about the school day, and some are counting money.

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'I Thought You Were Black': Teacher Tells Student To Read Poem 'Blacker'

Posted 03.18.2012

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A Virginia high school English teacher is under investigation for allegedly asking the only black student in the class to read a poem in a "blacker" m...

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Surveillance Video Shows Deer Running Through High School

Posted 03.01.2012

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Surveillance video released Thursday by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials shows a deer running through the hallways of a North Carolina High sch...

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Columbine Hammer Attack: 4 Charges Filed Against Girl

AP | Posted 04.18.2012

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GOLDEN, Colo. — A judge has ordered a psychological evaluation for a 14-year-old girl suspected in a hammer attack that injured two students at ...

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Ohio High School Paying Students To Show Up, Behave In Class

Posted 04.16.2012

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A Cincinnati high school is paying its students to go to school. The Dohn Community High School, a charter school in Ohio, started a program this w...

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2 Columbine HS Students Injured In Hammer Attack

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 04.14.2012

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DENVER — Authorities were investigating a 14-year-old girl's actions before they say she attacked two students with a hammer at Columbine High S...

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Do In-School Police Officers Do More Harm Than Good?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 01.25.2012

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CHICAGO -- As Chicago Public Schools have become increasingly dependent on the police department to control student behavior on school grounds, a disp...

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Federal Judge Orders Removal Of Prayer Mural In Rhode Island School

AP | Posted 01.12.2012

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode Island public high scho...

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Connecticut Technical School Task Force Seeks Public Feedback

AP | Posted 02.06.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. — A task force studying the future of Connecticut's 16 state-run technical high schools is asking for the public's opinions. Th...

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Phillies Star Donates $1.2 Million To Local Schools

AP | Posted 01.31.2012

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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies star Ryan Howard is helping local students dress for success – in athletics. The first baseman annou...

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For-Profit Teacher Certification Booming

| Nick Pandolfo and Morgan Smith | Posted 01.29.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. DENTON, Texas — One afternoon in mid-November, Jeff Arrington scattered 80 paper gingerb...

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Columbus High Schools Face Closures From Under-Enrollment

The Columbus Dispatch | Jennifer Smith Richards | Posted 12.17.2011

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The Columbus school district has closed 40 schools in the past seven years. None was a high school. But after losing thousands of students, some hi...

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Student Sues School To Remove Prayer Banner, Says Her Case Is 'Very Strong'

AP | By LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 01.17.2012

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A 16-year-old atheist said Thursday she is confident the law is on her side in her fight over a prayer mural that she wants remove...

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Rankings: Best High Schools And Top States For Math And Science

Posted 11.29.2011

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U.S. News and World Report, known for its annual rankings of America's top colleges and high schools, released today its first-ever list of "Best High...

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Jose Antonio Vargas: A DREAM Act Deferred?

| Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.01.2011

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This piece comes to us courtesy of Education Nation’s The Learning Curve blog. Jose Antonio Vargas, Define American founder and former journalist fo...

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School Principal Found Allegedly Stabbed To Death, Student In Custody

Posted 10.10.2011

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A 17-year-old student from the Seventh-day Adventist's Memphis Junior Academy in Tennessee is being held in custody after a 48-year-old teacher was fo...

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Maine Moving Toward 5-Year High Schools

The Associated Press | Glenn Adams | Posted 09.26.2011

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AUGUSTA, Maine — Following up on a campaign promise, Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday issued an order that takes a first step toward giving more Maine st...

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Inside The I.B.

The New York Times | D.D. Guttenplan | Posted 09.03.2011

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LONDON — Rows of sweating, fidgety college-bound students sit waiting to collect their diplomas, half listening to the platitudes offered by princip...

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