New laws allow for sexual intercourse between married couples without consent and requires a husband's permission for a woman to leave the home, work or pursue education. And in the event of divorce, the father or grandfather is granted custody of the children. It's not all bad. Female politicians were able to change the marriage age from 9 years to 16 picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

"They were often handcuffed, tethered together with plastic ties and allowed to soil themselves, investigators say. They had scars on their wrists. Some had burns. None appeared to have more than a fourth-grade education, not even the adults in their 20s. All were starving." picked by karmalilly 2 years ago

Looks like the Poles are going to get a good education then! NOT! picked by topofall 2 years ago

Teacher takes 'Religious Education' too far, then gets miffed when the Christian students won't pray to another god.

I can only imagine the uproar if these were Muslim students and the situation were reversed. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

A man is suing the state of Idaho as well as Ada County for $3 million claiming it failed to educate him about the West Nile virus. picked by muppet 1 year ago

After the public outrage over the firing shuts down his restaurant, the owner of Nathaniel’s Restaurant has issued a public appology... but not a personal one, yet.
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Filed under Education because he sure got one! picked by tigertony 1 year ago

1957 Sex education film targeted at teen boys, we've come a long way, or have we? picked by buddha 2 years ago

Poynter Online, the definitive source for ongoing journalism education, posted this Q&A explaining the motives behind the Page One photo of a baby boy in Zimbabwe with both legs broken. A nice look at the thought that gets put into the front page.
(*image is partial of NYT image, cropped for reasons in the story*) picked by lynxears 1 year ago

Reading, mathematics, strategy, logical thinking, social interaction, group dynamics and ethics. Where do children learn these skills? Why role playing video games of course. New research is finding that quality education can be found in the most unexpected places. picked by equinox 10 months ago

Children should be taught about evolution to prevent them mistaking Barney and Fred Flintstone for scientific fact, an academic has claimed.

The failure to teach primary school children scientific truth is playing into the hands of advocates of creationism - according to James Williams, lecturer in education at Sussex University. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

"It’s a foundation built upon five pillars that will grow our economy and make this new century another American century: new rules for Wall Street that will reward drive and innovation; new investments in education that will make our work force more skilled and competitive; new investments in renewable energy and technology that will create new jobs and industries; new investments in h... read full post picked by Nateebiinature 7 months ago

Cartoonist Tom Scott has found his depiction of a super- mouse in Nazi uniform is too strong for German distributors of his drug education book. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

enter your zipcode and get a bunch of census info detailing income, population density, education, and more picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Beth Ann Chester, a 26-year-old health and physical education teacher at Moon Area High School in suburban Pittsburgh, was arrested Friday and charged with child sexual abuse, statutory sexual assault and related counts, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The Oklahoma House of Representatives Education Committee passed a bill, the intent of which was to "promote freedom of religion." If a student’s religious beliefs were in conflict with scientific theory, and the student chose to express those beliefs rather than explain the theory in response to an exam question, the student’s incorrect response would be deemed satisfactor... read full post picked by bingo 8 months ago

"'Barack Obama supports teaching sex education to kindergarteners,'" said Obama mimicking Keyes' distinctive style of speech. "Which -- I didn’t know what to tell him (laughter)." picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Scans of sandwiches for education and delight. picked by suckersklub 9 months ago

Contrary to rules, a bus driver (Dept of education "claims" they don't have driver's name) told a 5-year old child to get off his bus even though there was no adult there at that time. Luckily a kind stranger took him in and contacted his mother. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit. [Can't seem to find the Irony category] picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Some doctors said the numbers might be a reflection of both abstinence-only sex education and teens' own sense of invulnerability.

Only about half of the girls in the study acknowledged having sex. Some teens define sex as only intercourse, yet other types of intimate behavior including oral sex can spread some diseases. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago