How much America spends on graduation gifts: By the numbers
Posted on May 25, 2012, at 12:43 PMThis year's high-school and college graduates will get a generous send-off, but their haul will be a drop in the bucket next to their student-loan debt
The 7 dumbest reasons schoolkids get suspended
Posted on May 22, 2012, at 7:59 AMA middle schooler is suspended for an elaborate haircut, a Florida teen for hugging a friend, New York high schoolers for Tebowing, and more
Should kindergarteners be allowed to evaluate teachers?
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 1:33 PMUnder a new pilot program, Georgia will give students as young as 5 years old a say in grading their teachers on their knowledge and abilities
New Jersey's 'reveal a secret' third-grade test question: The fallout
Posted on May 14, 2012, at 6:15 PMParents complain after kids are asked to share something they're hiding. Is that an inappropriate question for a standardized test?
Should a teacher be fired for making students wear a doggie 'cone of shame'?
Posted on May 11, 2012, at 4:58 PMParents complain after a high school teacher makes misbehaving and tardy teens wear the conical collars vets put on animals
Should high schools stop seniors from bragging about college admissions?
Posted on April 26, 2012, at 3:57 PMTo mitigate tension as kids get letters of acceptance — or rejection — from their dream schools, administrators are telling happy students to tone it down
Bill Frist: How the U.S. can find and train more great teachers
Posted on April 10, 2012, at 9:25 AMIt's no secret that struggling students need first-rate educators to propel them toward success. But what makes a teacher excel?
PC madness: 11 subjects ridiculously banned from school testing in NYC
Posted on March 27, 2012, at 9:58 AMBirthdays? Dinosaurs? New York City education officials have an arguably overzealous blacklist of subjects that test-writers should avoid
Should parents do jail time for 'stealing' an education?
Posted on March 13, 2012, at 2:05 PMMothers are going to jail and even giving up custody of their kids to get their children into better schools. Is it time to just decriminalize district-hopping?
Bill Frist: 3 ways to fix America's child poverty problem
Posted on February 28, 2012, at 6:15 AMOne in five American children suffers through extreme financial hardship. It doesn't have to be that way
Fining students for untied shoelaces: Harassment or discipline?
Posted on February 23, 2012, at 1:44 PMAn overachieving Chicago charter-school network makes kids pay, literally, for breaking even the smallest of rules
The Tebow laws: Should home-schooled kids play sports for public schools?
Posted on February 17, 2012, at 2:57 PMVirginia is on the verge of passing a law affecting youngsters who dream of following the career path of home-schooled-kid-turned-NFL star Tim Tebow
Arizona's plan to fire teachers for swearing… outside the classroom
Posted on February 15, 2012, at 12:31 PMA group of conservative lawmakers say their bill will protect kids from profanity in the classroom. But critics say they're going way too far
Paying kids to come to class: One school's 'last-ditch' plan
Posted on February 14, 2012, at 9:59 AMA Cincinnati high school is giving seniors $25 a week to simply show up on time and stay out of trouble. Will that really work?
Obama's 'striking' assault on rising college tuition
Posted on January 30, 2012, at 2:20 PMThe president wants to give less federal money to schools when they hike fees. Is that the key to bringing costs down?
Should there be national standards for sex ed?
Posted on January 12, 2012, at 3:00 PMAn education and health coalition has proposed nationwide guidelines on what and when kids as young as second graders should know about sex
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- The curse of curviness
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