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50 Middle And High School Children Injured In Multi-Bus Crash In Indiana

Northern Indiana authorities say about 50 middle and high school students were injured and a bus driver was seriously hurt in a chain-reaction crash involving four school buses.

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Related Topix: Kosciusko County, IN

Wed May 22, 2013

CBS Local

US: District Didn't Properly Probe Sex Assault Claims

A school district failed to properly investigate allegations by two students that they were sexually assaulted at their Grand Rapids-area high school, the U.S. Department of Education said.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Forest Hills, MI

KLFY-TV Lafayette

EU bid to label Hezbollah wing terror group

A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.

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Related Topix: Tax, Hofstra University, Terrorism

Vancouver Sun

Halifax parent irate over claims students at school had mouths taped shut

The father of a seven-year-old boy whose mouth was allegedly taped closed by an after-school monitor says school officials in Halifax reacted slowly and incompletely to the incident.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Lincoln Daily News

NH-M District 88 receives $30,000 check

New Holland-Middletown Elementary District 88 received a check for $30,000 from the newly formed community group NH-M Community Supports Education at the regularly scheduled school board meeting on May 15.

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Related Topix: New Holland, IL, Middletown, IL

The Guardian

Outcry from Chicago teachers as city votes to close 50 schools

The Chicago board of education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define - for better or worse - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Rahm Emanuel

ChannelOne

School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK, Mary Fallin, US Governors

NewsChannel 9 WSYR

Children bitten by fox at Georgia elementary school

Animal control officials said Wednesday that two elementary students in Georgia were bitten by a fox while they were on a school playground.

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Abc13.com

One killed, 3 students hurt in school bus accident in East Texas

One driver has been killed and three students injured when a car drifted into oncoming traffic and struck a school bus in East Texas.

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Related Topix: Van Zandt County, TX

Sherwoodgazette.com

Beaverton schools score local-option victory

In unofficial election results posted Tuesday night, Beaverton School District voters supported a five-year, $15 million local-option levy with 27,510 votes, or nearly 57 percent, to 21,053 votes, or 43 percent, opposing funding Measure 34-204. Approval of the levy means local schools will be able to move forward with the first year of adding ... (more)

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Oregon

Patch.com

Walled Lake Students to Make Up Day Missed As Result of Transportation Issues

Students in the Walled Lake Consolidated School district will have one less day of summer vacation after the district says it was forced to add an additional day of school to make up for the day missed when a large number of district bus drivers called in sick .

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Star-Telegram.com

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Moore, OK

Tue May 21, 2013

Patch.com

Why Are Montgomery County Students Flunking Math Exams?

Few Montgomery County Public Schools students enrolled in high school math courses made high marks on final exams last semester, data released by the school district last week showed.

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Related Topix: Mathematics, Science, Standardized Testing, Education

Fox 23

Moore tornado leads schools to look at tornado plans

The state medical examiner's office says 24 people were killed in Moore, including nine children.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

The Campbell Reporter

Union City: Teacher accused of molesting students had 'cutiest girl list,' child tells police

Police say third-grade teacher Michael Howey made sure he had extracurricular activities for girls -- specifically arts and crafts -- during recess for a choice group of students who made his "cutiest girl list." Howey, 47, who now faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students, sent the other girls and the boys to the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Union City, CA, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family, Alameda, CA

KEPR CBS 19

Crews race to find survivors of massive Oklahoma twister

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Mary Fallin, US Governors

Walker County Messenger

Column by Dick Yarbrough: Education expert says students aren't blueberries

Dear Public School Teachers in Georgia: It looks as if you have survived another year of underwhelming support from state legislators, many of whom would kiss a tree toad if so instructed by the anti-public education crowd.

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KFVS12

Dalai Lama to spread message to students

The Nobel laureate is scheduled to speak to middle and high school students Tuesday morning at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville.

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International Business Times

Oklahoma Tornado: Heartbreaking Accounts as 7 Elementary Students among Dead

Nothing will ever prepare people for the aftermath of a tornado, more than ever, if it is the lives of the children it took Volunteers were speechless as they grope for words to explain the heartbreaking scenes they dug up at the elementary school.

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TheDay.Com

Norwich students prepare for creative turn as storytellers

Children at a storytelling workshop wear what they imagine would be the expression on their characters' faces during the most exciting moment of their story, for a picture being taken by Ann Shapiro, director of the Connecticut Storytelling Center at Connecticut College.

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Related Topix: Norwich, CT, Connecticut College, Mystic, CT, Theater, Arts