Does anyone really believe universal, publicly funded preschool will help improve high school test scores? Yet this is what the South Dakota Department of Education seems to be touting. Perhaps it is time to evaluate what is happening in our high schools instead of funding two or more years of public management of preschool-age children with the outside hope that their test scores and social lives... read full post picked by GKar975 2 years ago

Not too far from the site of the infamous Columbine school shooting, 6 students in a Colorado high school were held hostage at gunpoint. Motive still unclear as gunman committed suicide. As if kids need another reason to skip school. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

Tahoma High School is in lockdown after a student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school Monday. picked by muppet 6 months ago

Update: Later reports said victim and shooter were both students. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

An Illinois teacher has been suspended for preaching the virtues of his vegan lifestyle to his middle school students. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 4 months ago

Principals try to describe exactly what Grinding is, after a letter went home to parents about stopping grinding, only 3 tickets were sold for the dance.
This is a funny article. picked by bobiton65 2 years ago

These kids (in high school) completed this video of dueling it out with light sabers in the school halls for their final project. After it was made they got to show it to the whole school.

Its pretty impressive if you ask me.
acting - A video A+ picked by trushafty38 8 months ago

A Parkway School District teacher said he was using a teaching technique when he twice ordered a 7-year-old student to hit himself in the head as hard as he could with a pair of drum mallets. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Diddy made an appearance at a Philadelphia high school. He advised the students to 'work hard and stay in school'. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Middle School Teacher found in school office with:
-Drugs
-marked Money
-pipe(for smoking drugs)
-watching gay porn
-AND WITH SEX TOYS picked by trushafty38 2 years 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 2 months ago

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- A First Amendment debate is raging at Franklin High School after an article in the school newspaper raised some eyebrows. picked by tchengrox 8 months ago

A NJ high school, Pequannock High, now mandates getting checked for alcohol at dances and other social events picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

After being subjected to cursing, racial slurs, items being thrown and more and complaining about it to the school Elizabeth Kandrac was told to tolerate the racism and attacks because such behavior was part of their culture.

Oh did I mention she was white? picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Third teacher in this county in the last year and a half. Is there something in the Columbia, SC water?

Still having issues with new theme pics picked by moe 1 year ago

Parry McCluer High School - at least for now - has declared that they will not bend to the Almighty PC God and remove the guns from its mascot. It currently uses a mascot that is a take off Yosemite Sam and despite others demands that the guns are offensive, 50 years of tradition trumps those whiny cries. http://usera.imagecave.com/HariSeldon/Plime/mccluermascot.jpg forumimage('http:/... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The School Committee voted unanimously last night to allow contraceptives to be distributed at the high school after a report of a pregnancy pact pushed Gloucester into the spotlight earlier this year. picked by Bornbad 3 days 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 9 months ago

South Dakota is involved in a pilot program that will bribe high school students to pass Advanced Placement tests. picked by SoothSayer 7 months ago