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Ohio school district sues over air pollution
Nov 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.
Study: Privatized Philly schools did not keep pace
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Public middle-grades schools placed under private management in 2002 as part of a state-run overhaul of the Philadelphia School District did not keep pace with the rest of the city's public schools, according to a study published ...
Calif. schools don't get kids moving
Jun 09, 2006 |
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Just over half of California school districts that include elementary school students fail to provide an average of 20 minutes daily of physical activity.
Vacuumed mercury forces school evacuation
Oct 13, 2006 |
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School officials in Rockford, Ill., learned that vacuuming mercury, while fast, isn't healthy.
Run! It's the student council president
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Apr 24, 2009 |
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In most movies about high school, the student council president, the so-called "band geek" or the kid who stays after school for math club often fall victim to the teasing and bullying of the popular students or "jocks."
Intelligent design again stopped by court
Jan 18, 2006 |
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A California school district has reportedly decided to stop offering an elective course that includes discussion of religion-based alternatives to evolution.
Physically fit kids do better in school
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A new study in the Journal of School Health found that physically fit kids scored better on standardized math and English tests than their less fit peers.
In battle against teacher turnover, MSU mentoring program proves effective
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Beginning teachers in urban school districts quit at an alarming rate - often from lack of support - and Michigan State University education experts are targeting the problem with an innovative mentoring program.
Study: Teachers' unions don't provide more pay
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Teachers' unions have little impact on a school district's allocation of money, including teacher pay and spending per student, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Labor Economics.
School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix
Nov 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.
School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms ...
Iowa proposal reflects allergy crisis
Apr 02, 2007 |
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A proposal in Iowa's Waukee Community School District to discourage having peanut products around area students has brought attention to a national issue.
Major health care challenges persist for D.C. children despite high rates of health insurance coverage, study finds
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem for the city's young residents, particularly ...
Study shows school-based program enables children and adolescents to better manage chronic disease
Dec 03, 2008 |
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A new study has found that a school-based asthma education program conducted in the Oakland, California school district was shown to reduce symptoms and increase the number of days that children who suffered from asthma were ...
Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill ...
