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WIBX First News With Keeler In The Morning: Maths Expert Scott Flansburg, The Human Calculator, Says He Wants To Change The Way Students View Maths

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:01 +0000

Scott Flansburg, known internationally as "The Human Calculator," is trying to change the way children think about "maths."

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Student Suspended for Posting Principal's Mug Shot Online

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:02:59 +0000

Keandre Varner, a high school student in Riverdale, Georgia, found his principal's mug shot online and posted it on Instagram. For doing so, he received a four-day suspension.

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14-Year Old Indiana Student Hangs Herself Under School Bleachers After Students Bully Her

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:39:56 +0000

Many will say that the Braylee Rice Memorial Facebook page should never have to have been erected.

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High School Teacher Fired for Working as Bikini Model

Donald Deane — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:40:08 +0000

Having a teacher who's also a bikini model might be every teen boy's fantasy, but this got a high school English teacher in Florida fired recently.

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7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:31:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual.

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Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but.

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Second Grade Teacher Allegedly Taped Students' Mouths Shut

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:52:17 +0000

Sure, kids can be a handful sometimes, but a second grade teacher in Colorado may have taken things too far when she allegedly taped the mouths of 28 students shut because they were being noisy.

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After 51 Years of Marriage, Retired Great-Grandparents Are Going Back to College

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:10:53 +0000

You’re never too old to learn.

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New Hartford High School Ranked One of America's Top Schools

Keeler in the Morning — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:30:44 +0000

U.S. News and World Report released their ranking of the Country’s top schools this week and New Hartford High School was among the gold medal winners. Despite being ranked 'Silver' for several years, it’s the first time New Hartford has received the 'gold medal' ranking by the publication

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New York State Grade 3 Through 8 Assessments Start Today

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:01:30 +0000

Today is a big day for many students in New York. The State Education Department begins this year's assessments for third through eighth grade.

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Watch Kids in China Endure the Most Intense Walk to School Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:40:10 +0000

Think you’ve got a rough commute?

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Boxing Event To Benefit Military Veterans Education

Jim Rondenelli — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:45:30 +0000

It's a night of amateur boxing to benefit military veterans education.

Saturday Nite at the Fights for the Freedom Fighters will be taking place tomorrow night at the Mohawk Valley Community College Gymnasium

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Dad Turns Kids' Sandwich Bags Into Artistic Masterpieces

Stephanie McMaster — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:10:32 +0000

A Massachusetts father gives his children a reason, beyond the possibility of string cheese, to look forward to lunch. David Laferriere of Attleboro has been drawing on his kids' sandwich bags for the past five years, posting pics of each doodle to his flickr account.

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Utica City School District Board Of Education Holding Budget Workshop Tuesday Night

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:09:43 +0000

A special meeting and budget workshop will be held by Utica's Board of Education tomorrow night.

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Should Students Be Allowed To Bring Sugary Drinks To School?

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:23:28 +0000

A student in the Albany area was told that a juice box was not an appropriate "healthy" snack for lunch because of its high sugar contact and the student was prohibited from drinking it in class.

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Today's Job Market Demands a College Degree

Mark Richards — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:32:23 +0000

During my fathers generation an Associates Degree made you very employable. In my day you needed at least a Bachelors Degree and now for my son, he'd better consider a Masters Degree or better to put his resume on the top of the pile.

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Teacher In Hot Water After Facebook Photo Surfaces of Students With Mouths Duct-Taped Shut

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:36:02 +0000

It's a Facebook photo middle school math teacher Melissa Cairns wished she never posted. The snap, which has since been removed from her page, showed several of her students with duct tape over their mouth. "Finally found a way to get them to be quiet!!!," read the caption.

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Watch New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Budget Presentation Live [VIDEO LINK]

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:22:00 +0000

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will be presenting his 2013-2014 Executive Budget at 2:00pm today, January 22, 2013.

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Senator James Seward Discusses 2013 Agenda In Herkimer

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:07:57 +0000

Herkimer, NY (WIBX) - Mandate relief, providing more aid to struggling schools and promoting job growth are only a few of the goals State Senator James Seward has on his agenda this year.

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Would More Time In School Be Good For Students?

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:20:55 +0000

Albany, NY (WIBX) - The State Education Reform Commission is recommending, among other things, extending the school day and year for New York students.

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