School Survival

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

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

Hip-hop is being reclaimed from the clutches of corporations by youth activists.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

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 […]

A federal judge has ruled that high school student Bretton Barber may legally wear an anti-war shirt to school with a picture of President Bush above the words "International Terrorist". The American Civil Liberties Union had intervened on Barber's behalf after the principal had ordered him to cover up the shirt or go home.Posted by: […]

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

Children's Press Line speaks with two teens who call their work artistic inspiration -- not rude decoration.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

In 1991 Antoinette McCormick was shipped to the Persian Gulf as a jet mechanic with the United States Navy. 12 years later she returned, but this time she was not in uniform and hers was a non-combat battalion. She was a "human shield."Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article

I've been collecting essays people have sent me for quite some time now, but haven't actually gotten around to adding them. Until now :) Well OK, so that's not all of them... yet... it's a rather tedious job copying & pasting hundreds of text files :P[link]

The state of Washington is joining the fray over whether it should be illegal to sell or rent mature games to children. A state bill, which passed out of the state's House last week, makes it a US$500 fine to sell or rent violent video games to minors.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article