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Watch: School goes makeup-free for one day
How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? According to a student-made video by the teens at Plano Senior High School in Texas, girls from the…
Philly coming to grips with mass school closings
When ninth-grader Zach Kaufmann found out his school was one of 27 targeted for closure in Philadelphia, he fought back, the Associated Press reports. …
Randi Weingarten, AFT leader, arrested
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted tonight to close 23 public schools at a meeting where American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten was arrested along with 18 other activists…
Can a school project make a difference in a community?
The Industrial Revolution isn’t exactly the sexiest of topics for high school students, TakePart.com reports.…
12 year-old has higher IQ than Einstein, Hawking
Move over Albert Einstein, Neha Ramu has you beat, the Huffington Post reports.…
NY high school raises $489K with marathon dance
The 710 students from South Glens Falls High School danced for more than a day: Conga lines, "Gangnam Style," giddy-ups, hand jives and the "Harlem Shake." Then, flushed and weary,…
Teachers union challenges NY’s property tax cap
New York's largest teachers union and several parents sued Wednesday to overturn the state's property tax cap as unconstitutional, contending it widens the gap between rich and poor districts and…
American Federation of Teachers brings nurses’ union onboard
One of the largest labor unions in the U.S. will get a bit larger on Thursday, when the 1.5-million strong American Federation of Teachers enters into a new affiliation with…
Politicians, business leaders ask high schoolers to consider community college
Four-year colleges are often seen as the natural next step for high school students, but business leaders and politicians want teens to consider another option: community college, U.S. News reports.…
Slain Newtown educators to be honored with Presidential medals by White House
Presidential medals will be awarded posthumously to the six people who died protecting children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, officials said Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. …