School Survival

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Friday ordered a three-week closure of Ukraine's schools and cinemas in the toughest measures adopted yet to combat the swine flu virus in Europe. "From today, all the school establishments in Ukraine -- be they private or public -- will be put on three weeks of holiday," she told her […]

An interim study on changes to home school law by the Arkansas Legislature is set to begin on November 5, 2009 at 10:00 am. Eleven representatives from the public school sector will be there. Dee Black of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Jerry Cox of Family Council located in Little Rock Arkansas will […]

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled late Thursday that almost all juvenile delinquency cases heard by an indicted former judge must be thrown out. The ruling means cases heard by former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella from Jan. 1, 2003 to May 31, 2008 are in question for fairness and impartiality. Ciavarella faces criminal charges that […]

Two teacher’s aides are accused of holding a 14-year-old autistic boy’s head under running water, forcing him to eat his own vomit and making him sit in his soiled clothes for hours. Garrett Schilling, who cannot speak, attended Great Falls’ North Middle School, in Montana, from 2008 until April 2009. He allegedly suffered abuse at […]

An adult hall monitor at a high school on New York's Long Island is facing petit larceny charges after she was apparently caught on video breaking into school lockers. The video camera was secretly planted by Newfield High School senior Tiana Rapp, who says she was victimized twice and had $190 taken from her. Rapp […]

A teacher and two pupils appeared in court after they were found in possession of leaked 2009 matric examination papers, Mpumalanga police said on Friday. The teacher, Milton Msimango, was released on R3 000 bail in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court while the two pupils, Patience Mkhantshwa and Charity Xulu, were released on R1 000 bail […]

xcriteria posted this on the forums: There was a conference/meeting earlier this year called Hacking Education. The topic was the intersection of technology and education. It had a very entrepreneurial focus. Technology is going to change education the same way it's changing the news and music and movie industries. A long summary of what was […]

POLICE were called to control a protest by students at Whitworth Community High School over the new head teacher's "draconian" rules. A message was sent to pupils on Facebook calling on them to walk out and stand outside the head teacher's office on Friday morning in protest over head Maggie Holt's newly enforced dress code. […]

Got this in my email a few minutes ago: Dear Youth Rights Supporter, This Thursday, the State of Wisconsin is voting on a bill that will make it more difficult for parents to teach their children how to drink responsibly. The best way to reduce abusive binge drinking is to get parents involved in teaching […]

Lauderdale County officials are guilty of unconstitutional abuses at the county Juvenile Detention Center, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. "Staff frequently spray children in the face with a substance that causes an excruciating burning sensation on the skin and in the eyes and restricts the youth's ability to breathe," said the lawsuit filed in U.S. […]