Yale to offer free online video lectures for seven courses. They don't count toward a degree, but it's still a cool idea. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Duh category.
Student given detention for sitting during Pledge of Allegiance sues the school.

He won, but he didn't have to sue. All he had to do was report it to the Board of Education.

Note: Someone post a theme pic please. 'Tis not working for me. picked by Blankspace73 2 years ago

There are a lot of sex laws out there that are unsupportable. Here are a selection of some of the more outrageous examples of people being punished for no reason other than someone was offended by their consensual sexual practice. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Just one day after donteatpoop told me about a similar story, I found this one....
Administrators at North Newton High School in Newton, Mass., have held a seminar for students that explained how to know they are homosexual, but banned parents from attending. picked by FriedBrains 3 years ago

A British broadcaster best known for his "Weird Weekends" program spends some time in a prison. It has not yet aired, but this is a little interview about his experiences thus far
check out previous posts of Theroux's work involving the Prussian Blue twins and others. picked by BettytheBadger 2 years ago

English teaching is not always the most apprecited job picked by nyinquirer 3 years ago

My average class size is 115.
18% of my teachers know my name.
I buy hundred dollar textbooks that I never open.
My day has 26.5 hours. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

It's a universal goal of parents that their kids grow up to have better lives than they did. But research shows that for the first time, kids in the U.S. today are less likely to graduate high school than their parents. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

At four years old, she had never been able to say Mummy or Daddy. Nor could Rose Willcocks tell her parents if she was hungry, tired or unwell after being left all but mute by an extremely unusual genetic condition. But to her parents' astonishment, Rose has suddenly revealed she has a great deal to say for herself - but only to animals. She began talking to cows during a stay at a farm which w... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

The following books are excellent examples of great literature that has become banned or challenged in an attempt to shield the public from what some see as inappropriate. picked by sharon22 6 months ago

No you can't see by individual child, but it's a great tool for folks looking to move who need to be concerned with a child's schooling. Also gives information about the student body and other stats. It's a recent People's Choice Webby winner I've been researching on for months along with Zillow (that somebody recenty posted)! Sorry..it's only for Amercian schools. How did your school rate? picked by Fizz71 2 years ago

In January, when the Obamas move into the White House — a mansion built partially by slaves — as the country's first African-American first family, Michelle Obama will embark upon a life her great-great-grandfather never could have envisioned. picked by muppet 12 months ago

Abortion is a problem in China as elsewhere. Previously abortions were mainly due to the legal limit on number of children. Lately more and more are young women, often with no sex education to speak of, resulting in multiple abortions picked by suebe 3 months ago

UCI students demonstrate that the Playstation3 can take robotics to the next level. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Here in the land of PLIME we often talk about education...its woes, its problems, and our thoughts on solutions...This doofus from Time Magazine believes we should consider merit-based pay. Quote: "Research suggests that a good teacher is the single most important factor in boosting achievement, more important than class size, the dollars spent per student or the quality of textbooks and mat... read full post picked by fugazi 2 years ago

Two 11-year-old girls, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year old boy are arrested on felony charges after they have sex in front of other students in an unsupervised classroom. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

You may have encountered the term “session beer” before, as in, “This would make a fine session beer” - a statement usually proclaimed with a sense of nirvana, followed by a subtle smile of reaffirmation.

But what exactly is a "session beer" picked by dOntEAtpOOp 11 months ago

School bans white girls from having tight braids because tight braids are only acceptable on black girls. picked by yoornotme 3 years ago

Nah, not with money! picked by topofall 2 years ago

One of the only days of the year where you have an excuse to be drunk before 5:00.

That alone is greatness. picked by Blankspace73 2 years ago