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

More than 160 Students at a South Bronx middle school have pulled off a stunning boycott against standardized testing. They refused to take a three-hour practice exam for next month's statewide social studies test. Instead they handed in blank exams and submitted signed petitions with a list of grievances picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

An eight-year-old Brazilian boy has passed a law school entrance exam - earning him praise and shocking the country's legal profession. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

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

Wendy Wilkinson of Pottstown dismissed her 6-year-old daughter's BMI report, which placed her in the 99th percentile, indicating overweight. It's "really silly," she said. "She is chubby now, but she goes into growth spurts." picked by dork 2 years 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

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

Students in Asia are required to wear school uniforms and it was obviously an opportunity companies like Vodafone, Shell, Ferrari, and even cigarette company Marlboro, just couldn’t pass on.

Yep, cigarette advertising on school kids, FTW! picked by DoggyLives 1 month 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

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

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 2 years ago

Without any responsibility laid on the shoulders of the apathetic and the lazy, their claims that "they don't need to learn any of this stuff for the real world" are becoming reality in our school system, while the rest of the world excels. Without consequences, America is becoming a country of no consequence at all. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Most pupils leave school with at least a rough idea of their ABCs - but too few apparently have any idea how to mind their Ps and Qs. Now one headmaster has decided to put good manners back on the curriculum. During a year-long course, teenagers at Brighton College are taught everything from table manners and ballroom dancing to the correct way to behave on public transport. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

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

A school has had to apologise after a confidential report was found that called pupils "away with the fairies" and said one mother was "quite rough". picked by TheStep 1 year ago

A woman left her three-year-old daughter at a central Queensland school to teach her a lesson after she was naughty. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found wandering alone around Glenmore State School in Rockhampton's north just before 10am. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ten grade 8 students were forced to remove their anti-homophobia T-Shirts after the school principal, deemed them to be offensive. saying the word “gay” was potentially offensive to homosexuals.
Hmm… Do you think the concept of context is taught in the school’s curriculum? picked by funkfrost 4 months ago

A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito. picked by deepchill 1 year 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