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Detroit Wants to Send Parents to Jail for Skipping School Conferences
If Detroit lawmakers get their way, moms and dads who skip parent-teacher conferences will go to jail for up to three days.
Read & DiscussFewer Black Males Dropping Out in Baltimore
Good news for Baltimore schools! The high school dropout rate for black males declined 56 percent between 2007 and 2010.
Read & DiscussBeing "Principal for a Day" in Chicago Will Cost You $1,000
A form accidentally asks Chicago "principal for a day" volunteers to pay $1,000. Schools chief Ron Huberman apologizes, but keeps the $1.5...
Read & DiscussLos Angeles's $250 Tardy Tickets Targeting Low-Income Latinos?
Students and teachers at L.A.'s Roosevelt High claim police target poor Latinos with $250-a-pop tardy and truancy tickets.
Read & DiscussWisconsin Teachers Stop Tech-Savvy Cheating
What's a school to do when students snap camera phone photos of tests? Wisconsin teachers use common-sense tactics to stop tech-savvy cheating.
Read & DiscussWill Salt Lake City Schools Ban Sexual Orientation Discrimination?
LGBTQ students and allies ask Salt Lake City schools to be the first in Utah to ban sexual orientation discrimination.
Read & DiscussAchievement Gap Persists Despite Increase in College Racial Diversity
The good news: There's more racial diversity at colleges. The bad news: Minority students still aren't doing as well academically as whites.
Read & DiscussTucson Teachers File Lawsuit over "Anti-Hispanic" Schools Law
Eleven Tucson teachers file suit against the State of Arizona over the upcoming "anti-Hispanic" ban on Mexican-American studies.
Read & DiscussReading Harry Potter in High School English
Crack open your favorite Harry Potter book! New Jersey's high school English teachers are ditching the classics for bestsellers.
Read & DiscussUniversity of Missouri Dean Makes "Reply All" Gaffe
Oops! University of Missouri dean makes "reply all" gaffe, and tells entire school how a grad student suffers from "mental...
Read & DiscussMashable's 7 Essential Social Media Tools for Teachers
Teachers, spice up those lesson plans with Mashable's top seven social media tools for the classroom. (Yes, they're free!)
Read & DiscussBoston-Area Community College Caters to Insomniacs
Bunker Hill Community College has classes at 11:45 p.m. Boston's insomniacs can swap watching Leno for some higher education.
Read & DiscussWhite House Summit Prioritizes Hispanic Education
A Hispanic Education Summit is happening today at the White House. President Obama's focus? Involving community organizations in education...
Read & DiscussChicago-style Standardized Testing?
Chicago-style testing? Illinois students need fewer correct answers to pass state tests, falsely boosting proficiency rates.
Read & DiscussSTEM Gets a Boost at White House Science Fair
The White House takes STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education so seriously it's hosting its first-ever science fair!
Read & DiscussViolence Hinders Friendships for Chicago Students
No BFF's for Chicago's middle schoolers. New study shows fear of violence keeps students from making friends.
Read & DiscussAre Charter Schools Coming to the Jersey Shore?
Are charter schools coming to the Jersey Shore? New Jersey state Department of Education sees record numbers of charter school applications.
Read & DiscussShould Low-Income Students Attend Middle-Class Schools?
Integration redux? New study says moving low-income kids to middle-class schools might be the missing education reform ingredient.
Read & DiscussRand Paul Wants to Ax Department of Education
Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul wants to ax the Department of Education because he thinks they mandate teaching about gay families.
Read & DiscussWyoming Schools Decide Boys Can Love Boobies
The ACLU nudges Laramie, Wyoming, schools into allowing high school boys to wear breast cancer awareness "I Heart Boobies"...
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