Beginning this fall, Florida high school students might miss opportunities under a new state law that gives them the option to graduate in three years by skipping physical education, arts classes and most electives.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
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How fast is too fast? 3-year high school option begins in fall
Medical pot a big winner
Deflecting what might have been a lethal blow to state medical marijuana laws, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a seven-year effort by the White House to punish physicians who recommend the drug to their patients under California law.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
Top terrorist hunter's divisive views
A highly decorated general who is one of the leaders of a secretive new Pentagon unit formed to coordinate intelligence on terrorists and help hunt down Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and other high-profile targets has a history of outspoken and divisive views on religion - Islam in particular. People like this give Christianity a […]
Plan for school confession
UK: Communing with God on school grounds is the best way to put youthful sinners back on the straight and narrow, claimed the popular bishop of Limassol, Athanassios, who made the suggestion. The sanctuary of a confessional, he said, would provide "instant relief" for anyone caught smoking or missing a class. (So missing class is […]
We Have to Be the Change
This generation is inheriting a world of war and the divide between the West and the Arab world is deep. I think we can do better. I'm 23. I'm an idealist. But this summer I went to a World Congress of Youth, and beyond learning of a truly universal love for the 50 Cent "In […]
Mobilizing the Hip-Hop Generation
Hip-hop is being reclaimed from the clutches of corporations by youth activists.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
Supreme Court to Decide Pledge Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the famous case in which a judge ruled that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because of the words "under God".Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
Houston: 18-year-old gets probation in flag arson
A former Cy-Fair High School student will serve five years of probation after admitting Tuesday to committing felony arson by burning two U.S. flags in the spring.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
Write a Story, Go to Jail
Brian Robertson was just months away from graduation at Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, last year when he found the beginnings of what he thought was a short story on a school computer. He copied the file to another computer, added some paragraphs to the initial text and then promptly got arrested.Posted by: SoulRiserSource […]
Poll: Most Americans Would Choose Private Schools
A new Gallup poll conducted for Phi Delta Kappa International, whose education surveys command high respect in the teaching profession, reveals a compelling motivation for the fierce opposition teacher union leaders and most public school officials show toward school vouchers: Most students wouldn't attend public schools if they had a voucher.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
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