Firing of all teachers at RI school roils students

2010-03-14T11:30:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Firing of all teachers from low-performing RI school deplored by many students and parents</div><div><p>Ashley Delgado graduated from one of Rhode Island's worst-performing high schools and wanted to go to college — if only she could get there.</p><p>When Delgado's parents could not take her to visit Lesley University in ...

Kansas City To Shut Down Half Of Its Public Schools

2010-03-11T14:34:43Z

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 11: Students ride on a school bus from Westport High School on March 11, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri. The High School is among 29 in a district of 61 schools that will close due to the new budget plan that is making the cuts to ward off bankruptcy. (Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/Gina Gentile and Vanessa Dorwart is shown, in Norwood, Pa. The high school sophomores were killed by an Amtrak Acela train in what was believed to be a suicide pact. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Obama concedes he didn't always do math homework

2010-02-22T08:11:47Z

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Obama on whether he did his math homework in high school: 'Sometimes'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Go figure. President Barack Obama didn't always do his math homework.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A math teacher at Friday's town hall asked whether Obama, as a high school freshman, got math homework every night and if so, did he c...

Mary J. Blige At Disney World

2010-02-16T15:47:01Z

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - FEBRUARY 14: In this handout photo provided by Disney, Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige poses with Minnie Mouse at Epcot on February 14, 2010 in Lake Bue...

Media, fans are clamoring for access to Bryce Harper, the young baseball prodigy, but his CSN coaches are ...

2010-02-22T13:23:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Keeping him safe at home</div><div><p> This is how carefully the baseball coaches at the College of Southern Nevada are protecting their prodigy catcher and hitter, Bryce Harper: Not even CBSs 60 Minutes is getting a crack at the kid...

SAT and ACT Test Scores Are Important Criteria For College Admissions and Scholarships

2010-02-22T14:21:13Z

Students will be taking the most important tests in their high school career sometime in the next few months. SAT and ACT scores are among the top three criteria for college admissions at the majority of schools. When students do well on these tests, it can greatly improve their college opportunities and chances for scholarships. It is much easier to improve a student?s test scores than it is to improve their GPA. These tests are coachable and when students learn the necessary strategies an...

Interest up in students learning personal finance

2010-02-22T16:21:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Avoiding parents' pitfalls: Recession sparks push for students to learn about personal finance</div><div><p>Each day after school, 17-year-old Phyllis Quach goes to a warehouse filled with silk flowers, stuffed animals and other gift items her parents sell through their South Florida wholesale business.&...

Efforts under way to stem U.S. school dropout problem

2010-02-23T22:13:16Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jesus Garcia dropped out of high school and figured he was destined for prison or a life shortened by violence -- until he found an alternative school that became the family he never felt he had.</p><p>"Without this school, kids would be dealing dr...

Hutchison wants more technology in Texas schools

2010-02-24T00:46:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison unveils education initiatives she'll implement if elected governor</div><div><p>U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Tuesday that if elected governor, her education plan would focus on bringing more technology to the classroom, recruiting and retaining teachers, lowering the high school dropout rate and helping school district...

High School Sports Hall of Fame going up in Pa.

2010-02-24T07:49:58Z

<div id="subtitle">High School Sports Hall of Fame to be built in Pa.; past inductees include LeBron, Joe Mauer</div><div><p>A new national museum honoring excellence in scholastic sports is going up in eastern Pennsylvania, spotlighting the high school exploits of pro superstars like Reuters Life!) - Teenage boys involved in high school team sports are less likely to get depressed or smoke but they are more associated with increased fighting and binge drinking, according to a U.S. study.</p><p>The findings by Ohio's Reuters Health) - Think that getting high school students involved in team sports will help keep them away from drugs, alcohol and other unhealthy behaviors?</p><p>It's not entirely true, according to research presented today at the American Public Health Associat...

Fort Hood Illinois Victim

2009-11-06T13:48:55Z

In this 2006 Bolingbrook High School yearbook photo provided by Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch in Woodridge, Ill., is Michael Pearson of Bolington, Ill. U.S Army Pfc. Michael Pearson was one of 13 people killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas Thursday, Nov. ...

Lesbian Yearbook Flap

2009-10-22T16:16:15Z

Ceara Sturgis, 17, left, speaks to reporters with her mother Veronica Rodriguez Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at the offices of the ACLU in Jackson, Miss. A Mississ...

Lifestyles Not Home Ec

2009-10-20T12:32:05Z

This photo taken Sept. 25, 2009 shows Lamar High School Senior Angelica Washington brushing a pork loin in Houston. Students in the Culinary Arts program at the high school learn to prepare and serve meals in their Cafe Mirbeau. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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9 in 10 high schoolers short on fruits, veggies

2010-02-25T01:10:04Z

<div id="subtitle">CDC: Just 1 in 10 high schoolers eating fruits and veggies the recommended 5 times a day</div><div><p>Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Cent...

Glenn Beck Day

2009-09-24T14:06:08Z

In this 1982 high school yearbook photo provided courtesy of Sehome High School, Fox News Channel personality Glenn Beck is shown, from Sehome High School in Bellingham, Wash. Beck has drawn protests as the nearby town of LONDON, Sept. 11, 2009 -- Chinese teachers stand with Win Harris (L2), director of the Joint International Unit of the Department for Children, Schools and Families, for group photos during a welcome reception organized by the Chinese embassy to th...

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