Social-Networking Sites Scanned in University Admissions

We know employers do it, but now university admissions officers are scanning social networking profiles of potential students.  In the US, it is increasingly difficult for high school grads to get into the top...

North Tonawanda Police Department: "What happened to the evidence?"

UPDATE: 12 September 2008 8:42 am EST It may never be learned what happened to the photographic evidence taken by North Tonawanda Police Department Detectives during the alleged bomb threats occurring in October...

I Dropped Out Of School To Play Guitar Hero

Blake Peebles, who made news earlier in the week by dropping out of high school to pursue a professional Guitar Hero career, goes in depth on his day gaming sessions (8-12 hours), money, school and girls.Read Blake's...

High School Graduation 2008..

One of the major part in Indonesian Educational System is National Examination (Ujian Nasional ~~ Unas) for Junior and Senior High School as a compulsory..For Junior High students, the result of Unas determine their...

Genocide course draws protests

An understandably touchy topic is raised by a new genocide course being offered in some Toronto high schools: how do we determine which atrocities are 'significant' enough to include in a curriculum? Is that even a fair question?"A high-school course on genocide that has...

Police detonate suspicious device at Seattle school

"This is Carlos Franco. I'm reporting from Seattle Washington. I am in the City of Kent at (Kentwood?) High School where I witnessed this suspicious device in the parking lot and bomb squad is now on the scene to...

Acalculia: My Misadventures In Mathematics

I’ve accepted the fact that when it comes to math I am a rare and exotic type of stupid. I’m sure I’d be a better writer or artist than engineer or accountant anyway. Heck, I’d probably be a better Rabbi or...

Cambridge International Gives Back To The Community

 April 28, 2008, Cambridge, Md-   Cambridge International, Inc., an industry leader in metal product fabricator including drag mats, conveyor belting and wire cloth, continues to develop its...

Students Told To "Shave Eyebrows Off" or Don't Come Back To School

Students at an Oregon high school have been told to shave their eyebrows off or don't come back to school because they're too gang-like.

Sick Teen Just Wants to Attend Graduation

 Mom fights for her daughter, who's battling Chiari Malformation, to walk on the stage with classmates.A few years ago, Kati went from being a straight-A student and basketball star to being confined to her home when she was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation, a disorder...

Louisville High School on Lockdown Due to Alleged Gunman

Fern Creek Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky is on lockdown after a student reported seeing a man with a gun in the building. The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from...

27 downed by suspected food poisoning in high school ball

A seniors’ ball was spoiled when at least 27 students and a faculty member of a Mandaluyong City school were rushed to various hospitals late Friday evening because of vomiting and stomach ache, a school official said Saturday. “It was during the dancing part of the...

G N' R wail almost leads to jail

Do I file this one under crime, or cry for help?"ROXBURY, Conn. (AP) — Karaoke can be scary, but threatening? A school custodian’s impromptu after-hours karaoke performance prompted a police response when a...

Police evacuate Coquitlam high school

The article doesn't give much information. Does anyone know what's going on?  Please give us an update."COQUITLAM (NEWS1130) - There is a police presence at Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam today, but there is apparently no threat to students or faculty. RCMP have...

Finland: Nine Killed in School Shooting

Update 8/11/2007: Thursday has been a day of mourning for the nation. Flags have been flowing at half-mast and memorial services are being held. (Read more.)Police has given new details about shooting incident and...

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