Adolescents and Pre-Teens News

Approximately 700 public, private and home school students in grades four through 12 participated today in the 28th annual Kentucky American Water Science Fair coordinated by Fayette County Public Schools at Bryan Station High School in Lexington.

BIG DREAMS: Michael Moore-Jones is ready to take on the world, but believes the education system is holding young Kiwi entrepreneurs back.

Parent conference. In this file photo taken at the Peel District School Board's annual literacy conference last year, parents learn how they can use fun and games to help boost their child's academic success.

Parents, pupils and teachers at Downhills primary school in Tottenham, protest in December against plans to turn the school into an academy.

MICHAEL CAINE as Alexander and JOSH HUTCHERSON as Sean in New Line Cinema's family adventure "JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND," a Warner Bros.

"When children consider their parents to be legitimate authority figures, they trust the parent and feel they have an obligation to do what their parents tell them to do.

Dave Tattrie speaks to students at New Glasgow Junior High School about skiing Wentworth style during the student conference, Commit to Fit.

By Steve Kidd - Penticton Western News Published: February 09, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: February 10, 2012 1:58 PM The ongoing war of words between the Fraser Institute andA B.C. teachers continued this week as the think tank published its annual, and very controversial, The Fraser Institute publishes two report cards each year, one each for elementary ... (more)

A new Brigham Young University study found that 16-18 year olds perform better academically when they shave about two hours off that recommendation.

A low-key, long term approach to teen weight loss produced modest benefits in a clinical trial, Australian researchers report, though a version of the program that added texts and emails didn't help kids slim down any further.

By Orville Higgins In the last two weeks or so, one particular issue has occupied hours of talk time on the radio call-in programme that I host during the week on KLAS.

Born in Labrador, he comes from a big Catholic family, the fourth of nine children.

Heidelberg's mayor called a special community meeting after more than 100 high school students were suspended for a December protest sparked by the dismissal of a principal.

It turns out the cash-strapped Philadelphia school district won't have to cancel weekend programs and shut school buildings early on weekdays.

Does your 8-year-old sing along with " Sexy and I Know It "? Does your 10-year-old and his friends play Tomb Raider just for the, uh, visuals? It's easy for elementary-age children and tweens to get confusing messages about love, sex and relationships -A Sunday School offers one perspective and "Glee" the opposite.

The council will propose a fresh round of school closures later this year as it seeks to cut up to A 29.4 million from its annual budget by the end of March 2014.

Everyone who lives in the town is being asked whether they think the town should switch from a three-tier to a two-tier schooling system.

The head of Ofsted has said that scrapping the "satisfactory" rating given to schools during inspections would help "focus" the minds of head teachers.

The Oxford Hills Technical School generally sends students to compete nationally, said Director Shawn Lambert.

The Ministry of Education is starting a new syllabus for humanities subjects, one that will do away with the mid-term and year-end examinations at the lower secondary level.