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Reports: Lunches Seized From Utah Schoolkids Because Of Unpaid Bills
Source: Henry Austin / NBC News Dozens of children at a Utah school had their lunches seized and thrown away because they did not have enough money in their accounts, prompting an angry response from...
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Rutgers University Offers Course Studying Beyoncé
Source: Ryan Reed / RollingStone.com First the Grammys, now the classroom: R&B icon Beyoncé is the subject of a course at Rutgers University called “Politicizing Beyoncé,” which uses the pop star’s...
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Middle School Teacher Suspended For Assigning Lil Wayne Lyrics As Homework
Source: Olivia B. Waxman / Time A Florida teacher has been suspended for three days after assigning students Lil Wayne lyrics to analyze for homework, UPI reports via CBS Tampa and WPTV. An eighth...
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Lawyer: Hazing Charges At UGA Are Unfounded
Source: AP / theGrio HENS, Ga. — An attorney representing at least one of 11 University of Georgia students accused of hazing denied allegations that fraternity pledges were beaten. Athens attorney Mo...
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UCLA’s Black Law Students Struggle With Lack Of Diversity
Source: Carrie Healey / theGrio Black students attending the UCLA School of Law participated in a video, sharing what their experiences have been like attending a mostly white college. The YouTube...
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Résumé Fibber Now A Principal At Charter School
Source: Laura Italiano and Aaron Feis / New York Post He might have pulled it off if the “secret handshake” hadn’t given him away as a liar. Brooklyn charter-school principal Lewis Franklin Thomas III...
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O’Reilly: America Is ‘Ignorant’ Because Of Public Schools, Internet. Not From...
Source: Tom Boggioni / Raw Story Bill O’Reilly began his show Monday lamenting the rise of “ignorant America” calling it a “disaster’ while blaming public schools and the Internet. Citing a 2011 study...
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Kansas Bill Would Allow Spanking In School That Leaves Marks
Source: AP / theGrio TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children hard enough to leave marks. Current Kansas law allows...
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NJ Wrestlers Scratched From State Tournament Over Lynching Photo
Source: Carrie Healey / theGrio Eight high school wrestlers from New Jersey were scratched from the state’s upcoming District 1 tournament after a controversial photo of what appears to be seven of...
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University Of Mississippi Fraternity Kicks Out Suspected Vandals Of James...
Source: Elisha Fieldstadt / theGrio NBC News – A national fraternity indefinitely suspended its chapter at the University of Mississippi after three members were suspected of hanging a noose around a...
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Teen Who Sued Parents For College Funds Denied
Source: USA Today MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A judge denied an 18-year-old’s preliminary requests Tuesday for weekly child support and access to a college fund after the high school senior sued her parents....
View ArticleSAT To Drop Essay Requirement And Return To Top Score Of 1600 In Redesign Of...
Source: Nick Anderson / The Washington Post The SAT college admission test will no longer require a timed essay, will dwell less on fancy vocabulary and will return to the familiar 1600-point scoring...
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6th Grade Teacher Accused Of Racist Rant
A substitute who was teaching in a Caledonia, Michigan school is accused of using racial slurs toward students in a classroom. Carri Briggs says her children were in their sixth-grade classroom at...
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Report: Parents, Students Cheat To Attend Atlanta School
Source: Larry Copeland / USA Today ATLANTA — The city’s public school system, already reeling from a far-reaching teacher cheating scandal that is still unfolding, was rocked again Wednesday by new...
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Convo w/ Jacquie & Karen: Omarosa Running For School Board In LA
This week on the Conversation with Jacquie and Karen Audio Podcast: Rev. Omarosa Manigault speaks on running for the school board in LA; bullying, technology in the classroom; administrative protocols;...
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Fox’s ‘Cosmos’ Hosted By Neil deGrasse Tyson Watched by 8.5 Million Across 10...
Source: Tony Maglio / TheWrap Fox’s “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” debut was viewed by 8.5 million people worldwide across 10 networks. Based on this U.S. Live + Same Day performance and the additional...
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Detroit Kids Choir Goes Viral With Pharrell Williams’‘Happy’
Source: Tom Greenwood / The Detroit News Just about everyone who has viewed a YouTube video of students at Detroit’s Academy of Arts and Sciences singing a joyful rendition of Pharrell Williams’ hit...
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American Schools Are STILL Racist, Government Report Finds
Source: Joy Resmovits / The Huffington Post Public school students of color get more punishment and less access to veteran teachers than their white peers, according to surveys released Friday by the...
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New Federal Report: Racial Disparities Still Exist In Education
Source: Bruce Alpert / NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — Sixty years after the Supreme Court declared that the right to a good education “must be made available to all on equal terms, the...
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Fighting For The Future Of Detroit’s Youth
At schools and on the streets, challenges abound for the youth in bankrupt Detroit. But educators are helping to level the playing field with technology and giving students second chances. (March 24)...
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