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School encourages homophobic humiliation as student punishment

May 21, 2020December 3, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Two Arizona high school students who were caught fighting faced a controversial punishment concocted by their principal: Either endure a suspension, or sit in the school courtyard holding…

The future of STEM education may be at risk

October 25, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

It’s not every day that high school students get the chance to meet a renowned physicist. But Arkansas high school students spent Tuesday listening to Dr. James Gates,…

Op-Ed: ‘Our schools have ignored the flight of great teachers’

October 25, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Recently, many of the nation’s leading education experts gathered with classroom teachers to discuss the state of education in America at the annual Education Nation summit in New…

Stuck in a ‘Rubber Room’

October 17, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

The infamous "rubber room," a place where teachers who face disciplinary charges sit, knit, and stare at the wall while collecting their full paycheck, was meant to be…

Special education in the U.S. has a long way to go—here’s what schools can do about it

October 9, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

In 1965, Congress passed legislation that created a bureau to examine the problems facing special needs students in the nation’s public schools, TakePart reports.

Inadequate teaching may soon become a thing of the past for many special needs kids

October 4, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

The Department of Education has just made their largest investment ever in improving education for students with disabilities, TakePart reports.

These kids have high rates of homelessness, poverty, pregnancy- but almost all go to college

October 2, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Kalamazoo, Mich., is home to two area high schools―Central High and Loy Norrix, TakePart reports.

High school in less than four years?

September 27, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

In Arizona, hundreds of high school students are now being offered the opportunity to graduate after their sophomore year — as long as they prove their academic mettle,…

A high-poverty school gets the ultimate makeover

September 21, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Jordan High School, located in the gang-ridden neighborhood of Watts, California, has historically been known for dropout rates, not for high achievement, TakePart reports.

Inspiring educators use this year’s election as a teachable moment

September 19, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Dr. Jay Barth teaches history as it happens. Recently Barth traveled as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, TakePart reports.

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