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Millions of students chronically absent, study finds
Thu May 17, 2012 6:36 PM EDT
Up to 15 percent of children in the U.S. are chronically absent from school, making them much more likely to fail and eventually drop out, a new national study shows.
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Police: High school cheerleaders suspended for hazing incident in Utah
Thu May 17, 2012 1:41 PM EDT
Nine Utah high school cheerleaders are accused of smearing peanut butter on a new squad member who has a peanut allergy during the hazing of a dozen younger girls, police officials say.
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18-year-old becomes New York state's youngest elected official
Wed May 16, 2012 5:57 PM EDT
An 18-year-old high school senior has won a seat on his Long Island school board, becoming the youngest elected official in New York state in a campaign that took a last-minute twist over accusations of stolen information.
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Italian university to switch to English-only classes
Wed May 16, 2012 4:57 PM EDT
One of Italy’s leading universities will switch to teaching in the English language, saying the institution was left with “no other choice” in order to compete worldwide.
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Franciscan University drops student health insurance plan over birth control mandate, costs
Tue May 15, 2012 5:05 PM EDT
The Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio will drop health insurance coverage for students this fall rather than comply with a federal mandate that its plan provide free birth control.
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'My hero': 12-year-old Florida boy saves 4 siblings from burning house
Tue May 15, 2012 2:09 PM EDT
A 12-year-old boy risked his life to rescue his four younger siblings from a burning home near Pensacola, Fla.
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Dad asked to stay away from missing Tucson girl's brothers
Mon May 14, 2012 1:42 PM EDT
Updated at 8:01 p.m. ET: Child welfare officials have increased their involvement in the case of a missing 6-year-old Tucson, Ariz., girl and have forbidden the father from having contact with his other children, sources tell NBC News.
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Stop electric shocks on disabled students, ex-teacher's aide says
Fri May 11, 2012 6:17 PM EDT
A former teacher’s aide who says he used electric shocks on teens with special needs to control behavior is demanding that state officials ban the practice at a Massachusetts school.
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Kentucky students accused of taking video up teacher's dress
Fri May 11, 2012 11:20 AM EDT
Police have charged two Kentucky high school seniors with video voyeurism, alleging that one held a cellphone under a teacher’s dress, recorded a video and then posted it online.
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Pier collapses under teens headed for prom in Wisconsin
Thu May 10, 2012 6:01 PM EDT
Teens at one Wisconsin high school made a big splash at their prom -- a wooden pier collapsed during a photo shoot, sending them into a lake.
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US 8th grade science scores up ... but by just a bit
Thu May 10, 2012 3:52 PM EDT
Eighth-graders across the country slightly improved their basic science skills over the past two years, but about seven out of 10 still were not considered “proficient” on a national test, and experts worried about what the results said about American competitive …
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Girl, 12, forced to wear diaper in public after 'F' on report card, police say
Wed May 9, 2012 5:55 PM EDT
Police say a Minnesota mother and her husband shaved the head of her 12-year-old daughter, then forced the girl to run around in a diaper in public as punishment for a failing grade on her report card.
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Principal: Errors get Nevada high school ranked 13th in US
Tue May 8, 2012 5:49 PM EDT
A Nevada principal has a lesson for U.S. News and World Report, which ranked his high school 13th best in the nation: It’s wrong.
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Gay student: Catholic school should relent on Matthew Shepard scholarship
Tue May 8, 2012 12:52 PM EDT
An openly gay student in Iowa says he hopes a Catholic bishop will reconsider and let a gay rights advocacy group present a $40,000 scholarship to him during his graduation ceremony.
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92-year-old woman who sold suicide kits gets probation for tax offense
Mon May 7, 2012 6:08 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO – A 92-year-old retired teacher who gained national attention for selling suicide kits for $40 was placed on five years of supervised probation on Monday for failing to file federal tax returns on her mail-order business.
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Man falls into acid tank, co-worker jumps in to rescue
Mon May 7, 2012 5:30 PM EDT
A roofing contractor fell 40 feet through a roof and into a vat of acid in northern New Jersey and a co-worker jumped into to save him Monday morning, a fire official says. The men were working on the roof of a manufacturing plant in Clifton, N.J., when a section of the roof col …
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23 bodies found hanging, dumped in Mexico drug cartel war
Fri May 4, 2012 6:15 PM EDT
MEXCO CITY -- The bodies of 23 people were found hanging from a bridge or dismembered in ice boxes and garbage bags in northeastern Mexico on Friday, in an escalation of brutal violence involving rival drug gangs on the U.S. border. In a first incident, the bodies of five men an …
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Atlanta police: Suspect sought in 2 kidnapping attempts
Fri May 4, 2012 5:50 PM EDT
Police in Atlanta are searching for a suspect they say is behind two separate kidnap attempts of women, including one being dragged off a front porch and stuffed into the trunk of a car, according to local media reports. Investigators fear he may try again.
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Honor student pleads guilty in 'Jihad Jane' terror plot
Fri May 4, 2012 5:43 PM EDT
A Maryland honor student who hoped to attend Johns Hopkins University on a full scholarship instead pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to help a Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane" plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended Muslims. Mohammed Hassan Khalid, 18, is b …
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'Mariachi has changed my life': Mexican music grabs US students
Fri May 4, 2012 1:32 PM EDT
Mariachi is resounding in hundreds of U.S. public schools offering the festive Mexican folk music as part of their band classes, music experts say. Many student musicians will get a chance to show their passion for it at events surrounding Cinco de Mayo on Saturday.
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Know Sango? California school embraces African refugee speaking rare language
Wed May 2, 2012 6:55 PM EDT
Students at one San Jose high school have learned a real-life lesson in friendship, embracing a 17-year-old refugee from a war-torn African nation who speaks a rare language, Sango. Samedi Djeimguero, who is from the Central African Republic, didn’t speak a word of English …
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Republican Missouri lawmaker: I am gay; let's stop anti-gay bill aimed at schools
Wed May 2, 2012 6:21 PM EDT
A Republican Missouri House member announced Wednesday that he is gay, urging GOP leaders to end the state’s so-called “don’t say gay” legislation that would limit discussion of sexual orientation in public schools. “Today I ask you to stand with me …
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Prosecutor: At least 13 to be charged in FAMU band hazing case
Wed May 2, 2012 2:38 PM EDT
Updated at 10:05 p.m. ET: Thirteen people were charged Wednesday in the death of Florida A&M university drum major Robert Champion, who died after being beaten during a hazing ritual in November.
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NY police captain dies trying to rescue wife, daughters from fire, in-law says
Wed May 2, 2012 1:25 PM EDT
CARMEL, N.Y. — A suburban New York police captain helped save his son from a horrific house fire, then ran back inside to try to rescue his wife and two teenage daughters -- and died with them in the blaze, according to his brother-in-law.
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Georgia firefighter rescues baby from storm drain
Tue May 1, 2012 7:23 PM EDT
EAST POINT, Ga. -- It was as if the baby had dropped through a trap door. A terrified mom said she watched as her 1-year-old son fell into a storm drain while they were sitting on the edge of their street enjoying their Sunday evening.
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