The parents of a girl who died suddenly have received a school letter demanding she improve her attendance. Megan Gillan, 15, was found dead in the bedroom of her home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, two months ago. Her parents say they were "floored" by a Macclesfield High School letter, which threatened to ban Megan from the […]
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Parents of Dead Girl receive Truancy letter
Five-year-old hosts cooking show
Five-year-old Julian Kreusser is the product of unschooling , a style of home-schooling in which kids direct their own learning toward their particular interests. Julian's interests have included cooking since he was 3 years old , and a mere two years later he's the host of his own cooking show.On "Big Kitchen With Food," which […]
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Mom forces daughters abortion, throws baby in trash
A Miramar woman is accused of forcing her 16-year-old daughter to have an abortion and then throwing the baby out with the trash, according to court documents obtained by The Miami Herald.Tonuya Scheniell Rainey, 38, has been charged with unlawful termination of a pregnancy, practicing healthcare without a license, child abuse and improper disposal of […]
NKorea reportedly detains 2 US journalists
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two American journalists were missing Friday after they reportedly were detained by North Korea for ignoring warnings to stop shooting footage of the reclusive country.Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's online media outlet Current TV, were seized Tuesday along the Chinese-North Korean border, […]
The Anarchist Professor: Interview with Denis Rancourt
By Chris Guillebeau How does a tenured, full professor lose his job? First, he throws out the grading system by deciding that every student gets an A+.Next, he tells students to rebel by showing how they, collectively, have more power and authority than any of the administration. Then, he gets arrested and taken away in […]
IPhone Could Soon Help Parents Track Kids' Health From Afar
Parents could soon be using their iPhones to monitor a child's blood glucose levels throughout the day, whether that child is at school or at the beach.Of course, there are already dozens of iPhone apps available for tracking exercise, diet, and blood pressure-things where you type in the information yourself. But this new tool, unveiled […]
Obama on education
Obama's recent speech on education reform.REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON A COMPLETE AND COMPETITIVE AMERICAN EDUCATIONCourtesy of www.whitehouse.gov; Office of the Press Secretary; March 10th, 2009Send us your thoughts! We'll post reactions on Friday, March 20th. E-mail them to info@educationrevolution.orgWashington Marriott Metro CenterWashington, D.C.9:54 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. […]
Terminally ill boy given truancy warning
A SHEPSHED school has apologised for sending a letter about truancy to the mother of a boy suffering from leukaemia after she asked to take him out of classes to meet the Pope.Louise Yates, of Cumbrian Way, wants to take her six-year-old son Travis on a two-day trip to the Vatican in June for a […]
'Scared Straight' program scares truants back into class
(Old news, but still important) To Joel, the choice was simple: Go to school and be ridiculed because he had a hard time reading or stay home and smoke pot with his friends.So the 16-year-old Santa Ana boy skipped hundreds of days in his first two years of high school, until ditching caught up with […]
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