H1N1, the second wave coming to Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. H1N1 has entered the second wave here in Japan. In Narita Grade 1 and grade 3 students have to stay home since Tuesday due to several new cases in those grades. The School has not yet been closed;...

Swine Flu is hitting Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. Swine Flu is hitting Japan now.  Recently the cases of Swine Flu patients have risen in Japan in spite of quarantines earlier and health alerts. Those affected the most seem to be young and...

Depressed girls at risk of partner abuse as adults

Young women with a history of depression in adolescence are more likely than their peers to become victims of abuse from a boyfriend or husband, new research suggests.

The School Lunch Lobby by RON HASKINS - Education Next - Summer 2005

Kids may not like the peas and carrots served up by the nation’s school lunch program, but many of the country’s leading food companies enjoy the billions of dollars in sales that bring those vegetables to their plates. Behind the overcooked vegetables and steam-table...

Good news on severed goat heads: Satan not involved - Yahoo! News

A lazy worker, not a satanic cult, was responsible for severed goat heads that caused a scare at a Vancouver-area school, Canadian police said on Monday. Police were called in after goat heads were twice found on a bench outside a school in nearby Chilliwack, British...

Yahoo! News - Students paid for tattling on peers

Last month's school shooting in Minnesota has stirred interest in organized "snitch" programs that pay students for telling on classmates who carry guns or drugs or violate school rules.

'Battle of the Bands' returns to share stage at MHS talent show (Marshall Dem...

From Monty Python to "Amazing Grace," Marshall High School students will be showcasing their performance talents during the annual talent show Friday evening in the MHS gym -- with this year's event returning to a format that includes a "Battle of the Bands." The show will...

Students Protest School Closing (Detroit Now)

Teachers joined students in a protest outside a Detroit Catholic school Monday morning, one of several schools set to close later this year. A group of students from Holy Redeemer High School gathered to march outside the Archdiocese of Detroit Monday.

Teachers' work-to-rule campaign brings more labor grief to Toronto schools (T...

TORONTO - Toronto's elementary school teachers plan to begin a work-to-rule campaign Monday, spelling more trouble for a public school board that is already struggling with job action by its support workers.

West side school damaged by fire

An early morning fire has damaged an historic school on Vancouver's west side. Fire investigators say a fire broke out at about four this morning at the ''Our Lady of Perpetual Help'' school in Point...

City Faces Criticism After Bronx Principal's Arrest

The arrest of a Michael Soguero last week has set off a wave of criticism of the mayor's plan to flood the most dangerous city schools with police officers.

Public forums to discuss criteria for Seattle school closures

Parents start to get their say tonight on guidelines for closing some Seattle schools. Seattle Public Schools is considering plans to close the equivalent of 12 to 22 schools starting in two years in order to...

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