School Survival

We brought attention to the difficult climate for homeschooling in Germany in this column in March 2007. We shared the trials and tribulations of the Busekros family, whose 15-year-old daughter was forcibly removed from their home because she was being homeschooled. Melissa was placed in the psychiatric wing of a Bavarian clinic and was deemed […]

Analysis: Law schools growing, but jobs aren't To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news.The United States last week became the world's first nation of 200 accredited law schools, as the American Bar Association gave provisional approval […]

Fan Meizhong, nicknamed Fan Paopao by netizens who condemn his escape in the May 12 quake, defends himself saying he would sacrifice everything, including his mother's life, for his survival.China's education authorities have revoked the teaching certificate of a "coward teacher" who left his students behind as he escaped during the May 12 quake. He […]

(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Delaying the start of school may help kids stay awake during class. A new study reveals 40 extra minutes could make children more productive in class.Researchers from Norwalk Hospital's Sleep Disorder Center in Connecticut focused on 259 high school students. The kids filled out a questionnaire about their sleep habits before and […]

School Transports Young Children By TaxiState Law Requires Child-Restraint Device For Any Child 5 Years Or YoungerMIAMI (CBS4) ? A Montessori school in Miami Shores is accused by parents to have used taxis without any child car restraints to transport children between the ages of 2 and 4 on a recent field trip.The Children's Village […]

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) - The state Public Education Department and the American Civil Liberties Union are looking into a religious ceremony before graduation at Robertson High School that students were told they had to attend.Attendance at the May 19 baccalaureate at Immaculate Conception Church in Las Vegas was listed as mandatory in three separate […]

Instead of going green or using more fuel efficient buses two Arkansas school districts may go a different route to save money and the environment.The Mansfield and Hartford districts are considering cutting back classes from 5 days a week to 4.Students aren't getting off that easy though. The adjusted schedule would make the school day […]

The police arrive at your workplace and ask to see you. They solemnly tell you that your husband/wife/partner was viciously murdered in your home a short while earlier. Apparently your loved one forgot to lock the door properly and a psychopathic killer managed to walk in and commit this heinous crime.You are now hysterical with […]

Long school holidays in England should be cut to prevent children falling behind in class, a report has said.The Institute for Public Policy Research said studies suggested pupils' reading and maths abilities regressed because the summer break was too long.Instead, the think-tank said the school year could have five eight-week terms, with a month off […]

Students at McLoughlin Middle School are learning that civil disobedience comes at a cost. In the past two weeks, four eighth-grade boys have been arrested and charged with misdemeanors for leading protests against the school's dress code. About 20 more students have been suspended.Parents of those students are wondering whether this tough-love approach has gone […]