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What Is Ellen's Virginia Connection?

Posted 05.01.2013 | DC
Read More: Manassas-Virginia, Virginia, Ellen Degeneres Manassas School, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, School Uniforms, Education, Video, Ellen Degeneres, Ellen Degeneres Virginia School, Shutterfly, Weems Elementary School, Manassas, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Local elementary school principal Angela Burnett could never have imagined that being a devoted viewer of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" wou...

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Hymn Of A Catholic School Girl

Andrea Vale | Posted 04.22.2013 | Religion
Read More: Catholic School, High School News, Teen News, Catholic Church, School Uniforms, Catholic Theology, Parochial Schools, Faith in School, Religious Schools, Religion News
Andrea Vale

It is often assumed in today's largely secular society that attending a parochial school will lead to a parochial mind. I think I thought this, too, when I entered a Catholic high school.

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Teen Ridiculed For Romney T-Shirt To Transfer From School

AP | Posted 12.10.2012 | Home
Read More: Pennsylvania Schools, Video, School Uniforms, Charles Carroll High School, Dress-Down Day, Teacher Misbehavior, T-Shirt Controversy, Samantha Pawlucy, Kkk, Mitt Romney T-Shirt, Mitt Romney, Teaching Politics in School, Philadelphia Schools, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — The father of a 16-year-old Philadelphia girl who says she was mocked by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt s...

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Teen Returns To Cheering School After Romney T-Shirt Flap

AP | Posted 12.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Education News, Video, Charles Carroll High School, School Uniforms, Dress-Down Day, Teacher Misbehavior, T-Shirt Controversy, Mitt Romney T-Shirt, Kkk, Samantha Pawlucy, Mitt Romney, Education: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Schools, Teaching Politics in School, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — A 16-year-old high school sophomore who says she was ridiculed by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt returned...

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Philadelphia Teacher Compares Student's Mitt Romney Dress-Down Day T-Shirt To Wearing A KKK Shirt

Posted 10.05.2012 | Home
Read More: Pennsylvania Schools, School Uniforms, Charles Carroll High School, Dress-Down Day, Teacher Misbehavior, T-Shirt Controversy, Kkk, Mitt Romney T-Shirt, Mitt Romney, Teaching Politics in School, Philadelphia Schools, Home News

A Philadelphia high school sophomore says she didn’t want to go back to Charles Carroll High after a geometry teacher ridiculed her for wearing a pi...

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Was My Son Switched At Birth?

Elizabeth Dosoretz | Posted 11.11.2012 | Style
Read More: School Uniforms, Kids Dress Code at School, School Dress Policy, School Dress Code Violations, School Uniform, Kids Dresscode, Childrens Dresscode, School Dress Code, Slideexpand, Kids Clothes for Girls, Kids Clothes for Boys, Back to School Clothes, Back to School, Style News
Elizabeth Dosoretz

As I look at my young son, I am not one bit surprised that he is in perfect dress code: collared shirt, navy shorts and sneakers. His hair is combed and his face is washed. Is this really my child?

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Don't Bend Over: How Short Is Too Short for Shorts?

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 11.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Girls, Miley Cyrus, Daisy Dukes, School Uniforms, Taylor Swift, Madonna, High School, Teenage Girls, Education Reform, Daisy Duke, Short Shorts, Home News
Rebecca Joseph

Maybe it's because I'm too old. Or maybe it's because I'm just plain jealous. Or maybe, seriously, it's because I train teachers and work with hundreds of adolescents. In any case, I'm seriously shocked at the lack of length of today's shorts and dresses.

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Give a Uniform, Change a Life

Milkshake | Posted 04.30.2012 | Good News
Read More: Education in Haiti, Donate Uniforms, Jessica Roy, School Uniforms, Education in Tanzania, Tailored for Education, School Uniforms Tanzania, Megan Kelly, Good News News
Milkshake

Neither was previously aware of the uniform problem, but once they began researching it, they realized that there was a need, one that no nonprofits currently met. They decided to start their own organization, and thus Tailored for Education was born.

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WATCH: Teens Rap About School Uniforms In 'Dress Code Swagg' Video

| Posted 01.19.2012 | Home
Read More: Video, School Uniforms, Fun Stuff, Schooltube, Funny Videos, School Dress Code, Home News

Texas high school students are "wearin' khakis on the bottom, and polos on top" (and still "lookin' fly") in a rap music video that actually manages t...

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Orientations, Houses, and First Days of School, Eh?

Claire Krakowiak | Posted 01.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Canadian Schools, School Uniforms, Canadians, Canada, Home News
Claire Krakowiak

It has been a pretty cool experience to go to a Canadian school and see the comparisons between the countries. I still haven't picked up Canadian talk, but I have grown to like Tim Hortons.

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How to Grab the Attention of Undecided Voters

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Democratic Convention, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mark Warner, Soccer Moms, Blue Collar, US Military, John McCain, Deval Patrick, Middle Class, Kathleen Sebelius, Sex Offenders, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Rural Communities, National Guard, Keynote Speech, School Uniforms, State of the Union Address, Medicare, Health Care, Lower-Income, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, 2008 Election, Denver, Politics News
Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Small details, exact costs, specifics, particulars -- all are fatal to a convention speech. Just ask Bill Clinton as he walked off the podium after delivering his keynote address at the 1988 Democratic Convention.

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