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Girl, 13, Suspended for Bringing Butter Knife to Cut Fruit at Lunch

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:49:29 +0000

A butter knife is causing some major controversy in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Yes, a butter knife.

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Schumer: USDA Will Begin Greek Yogurt Pilot Program In Schools

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:10:18 +0000

The USDA will soon launch a pilot program allowing Greek yogurt to be served as part of school lunches.

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United Way, Herb Philipson's Provide Winter Clothes To Local Kids

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:45:57 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Children at ten local schools are getting some clothes this holiday season, thanks to the Herb Philipson's and the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area.

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Five States Set to Expand Classroom Hours by 300 Hours

Mike Adams — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:00:22 +0000

Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance.

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Do You Think This Junior High Student's Outfit Is 'Inappropriate'?

Patrick Bateman — Sun, 27 May 2012 18:29:05 +0000

We all know Utah’s home to some extremely conservative and buttoned up religious zealots. Remember the girl at BYU who received a note from a male student chastising her for dressing immorally? Well, now comes a story about a parent who was called to his daughter’s junior high school in Tooele, Utah for his daughter’s “inappropriate clothing.”

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Kid Gets In Trouble With School for Shaving Favorite NBA Player Into His Hair

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:02:50 +0000

There aren’t a lot of red-haired players in the NBA. That’s one of the reasons Patrick Gonzalez, who has red hair, is a fan of Matt Bonner, a ginger-headed back-up center for his hometown San Antonio Spurs.

So to pay homage to the sharp-shooting bigman, Gonzalez had a rather accurate image of his favorite player shaved into the back of his head.

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Should Pizza Be Considered a Vegetable in School Lunches? Politician Says 'No Way' [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:16:23 +0000

As a way to help promote healthy eating among children, US Rep. Jared Polis has introduced legislation which would redefine the Department of Agriculture’s classification of pizza as a vegetable in school lunches.

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Kindergartner Arrested After Throwing Temper Tantrum in School — Is It Justified? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:10:49 +0000

Most children who throw temper tantrums wind up in time-out. But one six-year-old in Georgia had such a violent fit that cops felt the need to handcuff her and take her to the police station.

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Online Courses for Elementary and High School Students?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:45:02 +0000

In an effort to accommodate students with varying levels of advancement and in reaction to state budgetary cuts, at least 30 states in the US now let elementary and high school students take all their courses online.

According to Evergreen Education Group, a consulting firm that works with online schools, an estimated 250,000 students nationwide are enrolled in full-time virtual schools, a 40 percent increase in the last three years. And the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a trade group, says two million kids take at least one class online.

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Prestigious Waldorf Private School Keeps Computers Away from Kids

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:12:03 +0000

The 160 Waldorf private schools in the United States boast an impressive student body: the children of tech luminaries from firms like eBay, Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard.

But what makes Waldorf a seemingly odd choice for such parents is that until kids are in the eighth grade, the school is completely unwired with not a computer screen to be found.

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5 Fun After School Activities That Keep Kids Learning

Stephen Lenz — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:30:06 +0000

A child’s day doesn’t end when the final school bell rings. In fact for many children it’s just beginning. Where to go for ideas? Oddly, pull from what your kids love most about school — and think outside the sandbox. From the physical, to the brain-challenging to the just plain fun, here are five after [...]

Indiana Is No Longer Requiring Its Public Schools to Teach Cursive Writing

WIBX AM 950 — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:29:36 +0000

According to the Indiana Department of Education, cursive is becoming obsolete.

In a memo sent to school leaders in the state, it was recommended that schools stop teaching cursive, and instead use that time to make its students more proficient in keyboard use.

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