Education

Parents Furious Over Apparent Use Of ‘Scream Rooms’ Inside Connecticut Elementary School

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:33:00 +0000

Parents in a Connecticut suburb are outraged over disturbing disciplinary actions at a local elementary school. They claim students are being locked in unsupervised “scream rooms,” where some children have harmed themselves, reports CBS 2’s Hazel Sanchez.

Georgia School Math Assignment References Slavery, Beatings

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:36:00 +0000

Figuring out how many oranges were picked by slaves and how many beatings per day Frederick Douglass received was allowed to help teach elementary students their multiplication and division tables at one school.

Hong Kong school closed in bird flu scare

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:50:00 +0000

A Hong Kong school was closed on Friday after a dead bird found in the southern Chinese city was tested positive for the deadly H5 strain of the bird flu virus, health officials said.

UK school turns heating off to 'save planet'; Fury as kids shiver on coldest day

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:33:00 +0000

A HEADTEACHER got a roasting yesterday for turning the school heating OFF on one of the coldest days of the year — to save the planet.

Store Santa Clauses taught to size up recession-hit parents' wealth and manage children's gift expectations

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:04:00 +0000

It will soon be time for every child to draw up their list for Santa. But now they could be in for something of a surprise - when Santa asks them to take a few things off of it.The largest Santa school in the U.S. has been advising its students on how to lower children's expectations in the economic downturn.

Asian Americans most bullied in US schools: study

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:08:00 +0000

Asian Americans endure far more bullying at US schools than members of other ethnic groups, with teenagers of the community three times as likely to face taunts on the Internet, new data shows.

Middle school security guard uses PEPPER SPRAY to break up a food fight

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:22:00 +0000

A middle school security guard used pepper spray on children after a food fight broke out in the cafeteria. Schools officials are investigating after the unnamed female guard used the powerful weapon to break up a fight during lunch at Lafayette-Winona Middle School in Norfolk, Virginia.

HK Chief Executive to students: Don't fear competition

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:06:00 +0000

Chief Executive Donald Tsang encourages young people not to fear competition from Mainland students and to have confidence in themselves and society.

Reports of Hispanic Students Vanishing From Alabama Schools After Immigration Ruling

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration.

HK not a dream destination for mainland graduates

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:44:00 +0000

The low employment rate of Chinese mainland youths, who have graduated from Hong Kong universities, is driving talents away from Hong Kong, although most of them would want to work in the city.

Student Says She Was Forced To Drop Class After Seizure

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:36:00 +0000

A former student at Colorado Mountain College says she was forced to drop a class because she had a seizure.

Teacher penalizes students for saying 'bless you' after someone sneezes

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:52:00 +0000

A Northern California teacher says he doesn't want to hear a common courtesy in his classroom. He's even lowering students' grades if they say "bless you" after someone sneezes.

Obama rolling back Bush-era education law

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:38:00 +0000

President Barack Obama is giving states the flexibility to opt out of provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, a move he says is designed to energize schools but Republicans challenge as outside his authority.

Calif. schools turn away unvaccinated students

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:04:00 +0000

Some California schools are turning away middle and high school students who have not received a required whooping cough vaccine while others are defying a law passed last year after a historic spike in cases of the potentially fatal disease.

LA Schools To Teach LGBT Curriculum In Anti-Bullying Effort

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:34:00 +0000

Students in the Los Angeles Unified school district may soon be taught “age-appropriate” curriculum promoting positive images of homosexuals and their contributions to society.

Hong Kong graduates ill-prepared for mainland jobs, survey finds

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:17:00 +0000

A survey among students has revealed that Hong Kong graduates are not well-prepared to work on the mainland, though their interest in working there is growing fast.

Secretary for Education salutes teachers at annual celebration

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:17:00 +0000

The Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, yesterday (September 14) commended teachers on their commitment and hard work, as well as for their love and devotion towards students. Speaking at the "Salute to Teachers 2011 - Teachers' Day and Commendation Certificate Presentation Ceremony", Mr Suen noted that newly released research report by McKinsey & Company found that Hong Kong was one of the world's most improved education systems and rated its school system from good to great.

School woes for expats in Hong Kong

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:19:00 +0000

Moving to Hong Kong? If you have school age children, prepare for a prolonged campaign to crack the outer perimeter of the international school system. In the words of one frustrated mother, it’s “harder than getting into Fort Knox.”

New measures to attract more HK students to mainland

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:31:00 +0000

Hong Kong students aspiring to study in China's mainland may soon have their exam pressure lessened, as the Chinese central government last week unveiled relevant measures including pilot open admission programs by some universities.

South Dakota schools cut costs with 4-day week

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:15:00 +0000

When the nearly 300 students of the Irene-Wakonda School District returned to school this week, they found a lot of old friends, teachers and familiar routines awaiting them. But one thing was missing: Friday classes.