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Schools and Employers Demanding Access To Social Networking Profiles
In a practice that is sparking a First Amendment debate, some schools and employers are requiring access to students'/applicants' Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Education
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Student Tries To Take Adult Film Star To Prom, Banned By School
The film "The Girl Next Door" has become a reality.
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High School Students Join Campaign to Stop Using the “R-Word” [VIDEOS]
If we are very honest with ourselves, we've all been guilty of this as some point. Using the word "Retard" or "Retarded" to describe someone or something we think is stupid or dumb. Its become a word so commonly used by people in our country that they forget its derogatory and insulting
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New Documentary Addresses Bullying In Schools [VIDEO]
Bullying in schools today is an on-going battle, with many parents, teachers, and school administrators taking the stance of "Well, kids can be cruel" and not even attempting to fix the problem. Thousands of children every day are subjected to bullying in some way at school, either physical violence or verbal attacks to break down their self esteem and ideas of self worth
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Nine Year Old Suspended Over Michael Jackson Dance Moves
Nine year old Lenny Boberg has been suspended from school indefinitely in Winona, Minnesota after being just a little too authentic with his Micheal Jackson dance moves during a school fundraiser. I'm actually really impressed with little Lenny's M
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Kelly Clarkson Asks Fans to Support Teachers
Kelly Clarkson recently raised the ire of some of her fans when she announced her support for GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, but we’re pretty sure she’ll avoid controversy with her latest bid for support — a PSA through iHeartRadio urging listeners to help out public school teachers.
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Laga Gaga to Launch Born This Way Foundation at Harvard
Move over Elle Woods of ‘Legally Blonde.’ Another famous and fashionable flaxen-haired gal is headed to Harvard and it’s Lady Gaga. Gaga and the original Mother Monster, her mom Cynthia Germanotta, will launch their Born This Way Foundation at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on Feb.29. What a fun way to spend leap year!
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Buy Your Kid a Nook or Toss The Kid a Book?
The other day some friends of mine were having a discussion on Facebook about how appropriate or inappropriate it is for a seven-year-old to own a NOOK Color. I thought it was a ver
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Colorado Teen Upset Over Senior Picture Being Pulled, Called “Too Revealing” [VIDEO]
Sydney Spies (pronounced "Speez"), an 18-year-old girl from Durango, CO, has aspirations of being a professional model, something she wants expressed in her senior photo. Before the Christmas break, Sydney provided the yearbook staff with a picture she felt best represented who she is
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Chicago Students Pay To Have Justin Bieber NOT Played Between Classes
When you really think about it, this was a terrific way to raise money. In Evanston Township High School, seniors Charlotte Runzel and Jesse Chatz devised a way to raise $1,000 for the Boocoo Cultural Center and Cafe; play Justin Bieber's song "Baby" over the school intercom between classes for one week, or until the students donate enough money
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You Won’t Believe What a Group of Parents Did to Get Better Schooling for Their Kids
Parents upset about the education their children are receiving at the Notre-Dame de Caderot school in southern France didn’t merely hold meetings or complain to the school board.
Instead, they stormed the building and took several teachers and the school headmistress hostage.
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Fourth-Grader Suspended for Sexual Harassment After Calling a Teacher ‘Cute’
A 9-year-old North Carolina boy was suspended from school after saying a teacher was “cute” — a remark the school principal called sexual harassment.