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3 hrs ago | This is The West Country

Westfield Awards Part 1: Former students return for celebration

WESTFIELD Community School in Yeovil was delighted to welcome back former students for its annual GCSE presentation evening.

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7 hrs ago | KHOU-TV Houston

Galveston weighs realignment options

Faced with a glut of schools and a declining student population, Galveston school district trustees have been forced to realign the district for the second time since 2007.

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Related Topix: Galveston, TX, Houston Metro, Galveston Metro, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Bolivar Peninsula, TX

11 hrs ago | KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Slam poetry has an urban theme

Dozens of grade school students were on a high school stage Tuesday, testing the boundaries of poetry.

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry

16 hrs ago | Tri-cityherald.com

Spokane teachers open wallets for their classes

Tight school budgets and dedication to the job add up to high out-of-pocket classroom expenses for some Spokane-area educators.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Mead, WA

Sat Nov 28, 2009

KOLO-TV Reno

Firing of NV School Officer Upheld

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the firing of a Douglas County School District security officer.

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ABC News

School district sues over air pollution

A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.

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WLS

Schools add hours, weekends to boost learning time

Indiana school districts are finding creative ways to add instructional time in an effort to close the achievement gap and shore up student test scores.

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Central Jersey

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Workers in public school cafeterias could be in line for raises under a bill being debated by state lawmakers, though progress on the legislation stalled at least temporarily this past week over concerns about the potential cost.

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The Record-Courier

Court upholds firing of Douglas school cop

To view the Nevada Supreme Court's opinion, along with further details of the case, go to www.nevadajustice.us and look under "Latest Supreme Court Items" on the Supreme Court page.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Ottawa Sun

An argument against homework

Homework has been a longtime staple of the school curriculum, but it has also been a source of contention for those who question its necessity and the benefits for kids.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Canada, North America, World News, Sports

CBS News

Education Salaries Grow $8M In La.'s Ed Department

Salary costs have jumped in Louisiana's education department, even as the number of full-time employees dropped, and the number of people drawing six-figure paychecks has more than doubled in the two years since Paul Pastorek took charge of the agency.

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Kids, Family

Bradenton.com

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Bay County, FL

WisInfo

UW schools wary of districts' declining enrollment

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of three stories about declining student enrollment in Marshfield-area school districts.

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Related Topix: Marshfield, WI, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, Wood County, WI

KTVN Reno

High School Suicides Up in Washoe County District

Washoe County school officials are concerned about the results of a survey that show an alarming increase in suicides among high school students in the district.

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Related Topix: Washoe County, NV

Charleston Daily Mail

W.Va. principal kisses frog for charity

Forget Prince Charming: it turns out kissing a frog can be a way to feed hungry families.

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Related Topix: Bluefield, WV

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Telegram & Gazette

NV teachers union agreeable to works to law change

NV EDUCATION FUNDS NEVADA, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU CARSON CITY, Nev. - The state teachers union, in an about face, is working with legislators to change a state law that blocks Nevada from applying for education federal stimulus grants.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jim Gibbons, Carson City, NV, Las Vegas, NV

WBZ TV

Police: 3 Mass. Students Tried To Poison Teacher

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Related Topix: Waltham, MA

WSLS

Northern Va. Students Send Signatures To Space

Students at a northern Virginia school have made a trip to space at least by name, that is.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space

ClipSyndicate

Video shows student licking coach's toe

The parents of some Mooresville High School students are outraged over a 41-second cell phone video showing a softball player licking her coach's toe.

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Related Topix: Sports, Video

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

High school suicides up in Washoe school district

Results of a survey released Wednesday show an alarming increase in suicides among high school students in the Washoe County school district.

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