School Survival

High school student Manuel Bartsch is facing deportation to his native Germany after discovering that his American step-grandfather never completed paperwork eight years ago to make his stay legal in the United States.Bartsch has been jailed since Christmas.An immigration judge in Cleveland refused Wednesday to release Bartsch, 18, saying it isn't clear whether he has […]

The following article was in my newspapaer yesterday, and I overheard my mom telling my dad that she was going to get one:"Picture this: Never having another argument with your children about the time they spend watching television, playing video games or surfing the Internet."Imagine your children having the type of traditional childhood experience you […]

School-leavers could be forced to do community work under a Conservative government, David Cameron has said.He said full details had yet to be worked out but options included a compulsory scheme lasting four months, with lottery cash as a funding option.The Tory leader told the BBC he would be discussing the idea with voluntary groups, […]

Unruly classes can be turned around by praising pupils rather than telling them off, research suggests.Academics at Liverpool John Moores University say disciplining a child in front of the whole class is the worst thing a teacher can do.They say positive feedback for pupils working well led to improved behaviour in classes taking part in […]

The largest U.S. business association said Wednesday it would start ranking school systems' performance as part of efforts to raise a work force that could better compete in the global economy.U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue said the United States could not maintain its economic lead while many of its schools performed poorly and […]

Happy (slighty late) new year! I put up a different webchat thingie, this one is slightly easier to get into, and fits with the colour scheme of the site. Hopefully now more people will join in there... *hint, hint* :P[link]

When it comes to conjuring a snowstorm, 8-year-old Taylor Zelman has more than a few tricks aimed at getting the day off from school.She wears her pajamas inside out and backward. She runs around the kitchen table five times and flushes ice cubes down the toilet. And as she goes to sleep on winter school […]

Two 16-year-olds who were expelled from a Lutheran high school because they were suspected of being lesbians have sued the school for invasion of privacy and discrimination.The lawsuit, filed last week in Riverside County Superior Court, seeks the girls' re-enrollment at the small California Lutheran High School, unspecified damages and an injunction barring the school […]

A controversial "no blame" policy for school bullies could be dropped after council officials said they would review the guidelines.Teachers in Bristol had been advised not to "punish or humiliate" bullies in certain cases.The policy attracted fierce criticism from Tony Blair who said bullies should be punished, and "made to understand the harm they have […]

A report published by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health says children should be taught about mental health as part of the school curriculum by 2015.It urges a shift in focus from mental ill health to mental well-being, with services better geared to users' needs.The government says improvements have been made already and more will […]