School Survival

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An Anderson County teenager has filed a lawsuit over her temporary dismissal from a weightlifting class by a principal who feared male students might try to rape her.Anderson County High School has asked a federal magistrate to dismiss the $1 million sex discrimination suit by student Ambrea Phillips and her father."There's […]

I added another article about the history of compulsory schooling, and then realised that I have so many articles about that, I should probably make a sub-section for it. So there's now a seperate category for schooling history articles :) ... Which means I can add more of them - tracking how the whole idea […]

When Polish student Michael Gromek, 19, went to America on a student exchange, he found himself trapped in a host family of Christian fundamentalists. What followed was a six-month hell of dawn church visits and sex education talks as his new family tried to banish the devil from his soul. Here's his story.Editor's Note: The […]

We've all read the stories about medicating hyperactive (ADHD) kids. The controversy shows no signs of ending, as parents and doctors debate the merits of diagnosing and medicating children at younger and younger ages. Chris Mercogliano has a strong opinion on the matter, and he enters the debate as an educator. In Teaching the Restless, […]

WILDOMAR -- A claim that a preschooler was hit with a stick as a form of corporal punishment at Bundy Canyon Christian School has prompted an investigation of the private campus by social service workers and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, officials said Monday.With parent permission, the private campus may dole out discipline in the […]

Young carers struggle without the help they urgently need, often due to fear that they may be separated from their families, a report suggests. Michael is one such carer.He is just like any other five-year-old - but unlike most of his peers Michael Gunstone has had to learn to look after himself as well as […]

A four-year-old is suffering from depression because she cannot attend the same primary school as her nursery friends, according to her doctor.Mollie Murphy from Sunderland struggles to sleep and vomits before lessons, so her parents are keeping her at home.Sunderland Council said Mollie missed out on a place at East Herrington school because of a […]

All schools in Wales will have a school council allowing pupils' views to be heard, following new legislation.Wales is the first part of the UK to make the councils a compulsory part of school life, after legislation was passed by the Welsh assembly.Many schools already have councils which give their views on a range of […]

England's education secretary is said to be exploring ways to raise the school leaving age to 18.Alan Johnson told political journalists that "staying on" rates must improve.He said it was unacceptable for a 16-year-old to be in employment without getting help with continued schooling or training for qualifications.An aide said later that ways of overcoming […]

"A useless piece of garbage who wouldn't know chemistry if it ran him over...""She spends all our lessons on her mobile texting her boyfriend...""I didn't like her as a teacher... she had a weird smell of vodka to her." (Anonymous posts on ratemyteachers.co.uk)Teachers have always had to put up with personal jibes from kids.Until very […]