Ohio Couple Charged With Locking Girl in Bathroom for 6 Years
An Ohio couple is in jail facing charges they kept a 9-year-old girl locked in their bathroom for six years, letting her out only to go to school and for special occasions, the Dayton Daily News...
Digital Learning Programs Around the Country
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An ongoing experiment with digital learning is changing the look and feel of American education. In New York City, the country's largest public school system, a pilot program was launched in the fall...
Is Heckling a Felony? 'Irvine 11' Students to Find Out
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Hecklers take note. A group of University of California students will learn next week whether they've been charged with criminal offenses for repeatedly interrupting a speech by Israeli Ambassador...
Ex-Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse at Exclusive School
A former priest and teacher at the exclusive Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Md., has been accused of sexually abusing students during his tenure there. Garrett Orr, 57, was charged with...
Anderson Cooper Among Many Journalists Attacked in Cairo
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Journalists in Cairo are being targeted and attacked, apparently by supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, several news organizations are reporting today. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was...
Pa. School Defends Separating Blacks for Homeroom
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A Lancaster, Pa., high school is under fire for implementing a new program that has created separate homerooms for black juniors. In December, McCaskey East High School assigned its 275 11th-graders...
Proposal to Arm Teachers Draws Fire in Nebraska
Nebraska state Sen. Mark Christensen has drawn fire from critics for his proposal to let principals and teachers carry concealed handguns as a way to keep violence out of the schools. Christensen...
Sorry, Kids: Study Shows Testing Actually Improves Learning
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Students may be unhappy to hear this, but a new study shows that testing actually improves learning. Researchers led by Jeffrey D. Karpicke, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at...
David Kaczynski Knows How Jared Loughner's Family Feels
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Last week's shootings in Arizona have left David Kaczynski sick with grief. The country's trauma in the aftermath of an inexplicable act of violence has elicited memories of his own trauma 15 years...
Arizona Outlaws Mexican-American Studies Program
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A Mexican-American studies class in Arizona's Tucson Unified School District has been declared illegal by a new state law that went into effect Jan. 1. The ethnic studies law was written by former...
Hope Fades on Georgia's Free College Tuition Program
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The Mega Millions jackpot may be doing just fine, but a lottery deficit in Georgia could put college out of reach for many students expecting to use a state financial-aid program to fund their higher...
41 Percent of Pregnancies in New York City Are Aborted
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New York City's abortion rate is 41 percent, more than double the national average, according to city health department statistics. The figures spurred a meeting of Christian and Jewish leaders in...
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