With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise. This site consolodates some of the helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and admin... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A total of 115 girls are pregnant at Chicago's Paul Robeson High School. The entire school only has about 800 girls, so that means that 1 out of every 8 girl is pregnant. picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

After a show and tell gone bad, two second graders at an Indiana elementary school were suspended for bringing guns to school. One student brought a toy cap gun while the other brought a small, loaded hand gun. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Tahoma High School is in lockdown after a student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school Monday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A high school computer whiz didn't get a high grade for a recent feat: designing software to shut teachers out of the grading system. picked by suebe 6 months ago

Kenyan secondary school sends 20 boys home because they were not circumcised, saying it feared they would be bullied by other students. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

The Get Out Clause are an upcoming UK band. Unable to pay the price for a professional video, they performed their music in front of 80 of the 13 million CCTV “security” cameras available in England.

They then used Britain’s Data Protection Act to request the footage that was shot of them. via picked by jhordie 2 years ago

A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month. picked by MayhemIsBeautiful 1 year ago

Superintendent said "The skirts the cheerleaders wear are very short, and very tight...You want to have students wear appropriate clothing during the educational period of the day, and then after school, wear the appropriate clothing for the event"

So it's apparently OK to wear sleazy school supplied uniforms at a game, but not in math class... picked by Moe 1 year ago

That's what you get for showing "Borat" in the school auditorium. Landon said until further notice, the school will focus the first 20 minutes of each day on character traits, beginning with respect and kindness. Homeroom teachers will speak with the students about these traits and will focus on bullying prevention, he said. Videos on the topic will be sought out and used as part of the... read full post picked by cecilberman 5 days ago

Update: Later reports said victim and shooter were both students. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

What to do when a school just spins out of control. One solution can be to close the school for a year and then start over with new staff, and only accepting freshmen in the first year. The kids also feel they are part of something special. picked by SkandarGraun 1 year ago

"I said, 'Hi, I'm a guy from Canada. There is someone about to set fire to a school.' At that point I didn't know the name of the school or the guy. I gave the police the address of the thread," said Neufeld.
In less than an hour, police made an arrest."
Yes, the internet is great! picked by Nicky666 8 months ago

The Toronto District School Board has approved an "operational model" for an Afrocentric school intended to help struggling black students in the city's education system. Critics say the decision smacks of segregation. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

£400 million ($668 million) will be spend on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in the homes of private citizens. Why? To make sure the kids are doing their homework, going to bed early and eating their vegetables. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Footage showing the crazy exploits of two sixth-formers who drove their cars along school corridors for an end of term prank has been posted on the internet. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A Denver school is handing notices that the student is fat to the student to take home instead of mailing it. This is causing distress to the students and parents alike. They worry about how this makes the kid feel as well as if they dropped it, for another kid to find. (Me, I wonder how fat is the adult giving out the notices) picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A student recently charged in a robbery and suspended from school killed himself in front of about 150 classmates. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

A teachers' union has suggested the national curriculum should be torn up and children taught life skills instead, such as how to walk picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

A primary school has been accused of being alarmist for covering up the faces of pupils on its website – apparently to protect them from paedophiles. Bizarrely, the images have been altered with the type of smiley faces popular during the Acid House dance craze of the 1980s. The decision was taken at Cann Hall Primary School in Clacton, Essex. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago