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Protecting Kids Online: A Conversation with Francey Hakes

Wednesday May 20th from 11:00am – 11:30pm EDT   Join us for a conversation with child protection advocate Francey Hakes,…

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The Christian Science Monitor: Do kids today have too much homework?

by Lee Lawrence, Correspondent NASHVILLE, TENN.; AND NEW YORK — To Samson Boyd, a father in Nashville, Tenn., simple addition…

11 years ago

Wall Street Journal: College Majors Figure Big in Earnings

Study finds some study areas pay more than others, with engineering earnings triple those for education by Melissa Korn Want…

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L.A. Times: Laws on junk food in schools fail to help poor fight obesity, study says

by Eryn Brown and Teresa Watanabe Since state laws made it harder for California elementary school kids to get their…

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PBS Newshour: The road to College Signing Day starts in Middle School

by Kyla Calvert Mason May 1 is decision time for graduating high school seniors. Today is the day that most…

11 years ago

From BBC News: Niger meningitis: Schools shut to curb outbreak

A ll schools in and around Niger’s capital, Niamey, have been shut until Monday because of a meningitis outbreak that…

11 years ago

PBS Newshour: Why I’m telling some of my students not to go to college

by Jillian Gordon As the flowers start to bloom and it begins to look a little greener outside, many teachers…

11 years ago

From Lohud: Schools seeing high opt-out rates

Mahopac is leading the pack, with a 50% opt-out rate by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy Thousands of parents expressed disapproval of the…

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From CNN: At this high school, the schedule is flexible

by Nick Valencia (CNN) Most days, 16-year-old Jason Zobott walks into Huntley High School in suburban Chicago around 7:30 a.m. like…

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From The Register-Guard: Bill would limit school expulsions

Elementary schools would be allowed to eject students only if they do serious harm or are a threat to safety…

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