School Survival

WASHINGTON — The school newspaper at Dalton, a private school in Manhattan, contained a cryptic note from its editors last Friday. “We are not able to cover the recent visit by a Supreme Court justice due to numerous publication constraints,” the note said. It promised “an explanation of the regrettable delay” in the next issue. […]

The First Amendment right to insult one's school increasingly challenged. High school sucks. Did you forget? Don’t believe it? Check out Facebook. Contrary to the evidence on Facebook student pages however, high schools aren’t the only educational institutions capable of totally sucking. Even schools you elect to attend, for example, the Salon Professional Academy of […]

Perhaps proving once and for all, that, you can and should teach an old dog new tricks, UCLA scientists have found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web. The findings, […]

Growing up in a stressful environment isn’t conducive to becoming a well-adjusted adult. Studies have shown that people who were constantly stressed out during childhood have an increased risk of being depressed. How exactly are the two related? Stress at a young age permanently alters the expression of a key gene in the brain, resulting […]

The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. "Our first priority is to ensure the safety of the students at Mt. Bachelor […]

Will Phillips isn't like other boys his age. For one thing, he's smart. Scary smart. A student in the West Fork School District in Washington County, he skipped a grade this year, going directly from the third to the fifth. When his family goes for a drive, discussions are much more apt to be about […]

Among the many atrocities of our country’s criminal justice system is one particularly shameful statistic: The U.S. stands alone as the only nation that sentences youth under 18 to life in prison without parole. Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the stories of two people given such sentences, and will decide whether the punishment […]

BY now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork. Girls: no midriff-baring blouses, stiletto heels, miniskirts. Boys: no sagging pants, muscle shirts. But do the math. “Rules” + “teenager” = “challenges.” If the skirt is an acceptable length, can a boy wear it? Can a girl attend her prom […]

DANVERS — It's no surprise that using bad language in school can get you into hot water. But "meep"? Danvers High parents recently got an automated call from the principal warning them that if students say or display the word "meep" at school, they could face suspension. Meep doesn't mean much, unless you are Beaker […]

ATTLEBORO — A Massachusetts high school student whose wrist was broken when she was arrested by police has agreed to a $100,000 settlement. Esther Durex, a 17-year-old Attleboro High School honor student, said she was struck multiple times when she was stopped and questioned after leaving a party in October 2008. Police alleged she was […]