DUBLIN - A fiercely debated, nine-year investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions says priests and nuns terrorized thousands of boys and girls in workhouse-style schools for decades _ and government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings, rapes and humiliation. High Court Justice Sean Ryan on Wednesday unveiled the 2,600-page final report of Ireland's Commission […]
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Irish Reform Schools: Thousands Beaten, Raped
Boy, 4, walks home from Pittsburgh school midday
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh school officials are trying to figure out how a 4-year-old boy slipped away from his preschool in the middle of the school day and walked to his home about a mile away.The boy's mother, Markeya McCary, says she was shocked when her son showed up at home Monday when he was […]
Ohio Christian school tells student to skip prom
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Nazi mum banned from taking son, 6, to rallies
THE Family Court has banned a pro-Nazi mother from taking her six-year-old child to political rallies or encouraging the child to share her ultra right-wing views.In a case known as Hoover and Hoover, Deputy Chief Justice John Faulks ordered the woman be banned from viewing Nazi websites when the child is in her care and […]
Schoolgirl 'left in sun to die'
New Delhi - An 11-year-old Indian schoolgirl died after a teacher allegedly made her stand in the baking sun as punishment for not doing her homework, reports said on Friday.Shanno Khan started bleeding from the nose and fainted after hours in the searing New Delhi heat on Wednesday, and slipped into a coma after being […]
Norway tests laptop exam scheme
About 6,000 students in Norway are doing exams on their laptops in a trial that could soon be rolled out across the country.Every 16-19 year-old in Nord-Trondelag county in Norway has been trying out the laptop-based system.The secondary students are given a laptop by the government when they turn 16 to help them with schoolwork.During […]
Two-year-old becomes Mensa member
A two-year-old girl who can name 35 capital cities has become the youngest member to join high IQ society, Mensa.Elise Tan Roberts, from Edmonton, north London, has an IQ of 156 and can recite the English alphabet, count to 10 in Spanish and name types of triangle.Elise took the standard Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale test which […]
Pennsylvania's kids deserve justice
Some state senators believe our children need to spend more time with the police. Senate Bill 56 would mandate school administrators to call the local police in certain situations, leaving administrators with no discretion to consider the individual circumstances.Students today are more likely to be arrested at school than students of previous generations, despite the […]
Are 'No-Fail' Grading Systems Hurting or Helping Students?
What's a kid gotta do to get an "F" these days?At a growing number of middle schools and high schools across the country, students no longer receive failing marks when they fail. Instead, they get an "H" - for "held" - on their report cards, and they're given a chance to rectify their poor performance […]
Stop Your Representative From Sponsoring Federal Bill to Mislabel Video Games
As you read this, your Congressperson may be considering co-sponsoring the newest regulatory assault on video games - Rep. Joe Baca's (D-CA) bill H.R. 231 "The Video Game Health Labeling Act." Baca's bill mandates that video games rated Teen or higher receive the following warning label: "WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other […]
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