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PD*Poll: How big a deal should we make of eighth grade graduation?

by Susan Wagner, Posted Jun 22nd 2008 1:03PM

In a time when American schools seem to be failing students in so many ways, celebrating the students who finish and graduate would appear to be a good thing. After all, as parents we all know that positive reinforcement is the key to raising ...
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Teens' treat lands teachers in hospital, kids in jail

by Susan Wagner, Posted Jun 18th 2008 3:00PM

It seemed like a nice gesture: three seniors at Cobble Hill school in Brooklyn baked a cake and brought it in to share with their teachers. Unfortunately, the cake was laced with laxatives and two teachers wound up in the hospital; now the three ...
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Prestigious schools make lunch mandatory

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jun 3rd 2008 6:00PM

In many prestigious schools across the United States, high schoolers are so focused on their academic success that they've cut unnecessary activities... like lunch. According the the NYT, however, school administrators are becoming concerned about ...
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Man admits stealing girls' shoes from schools

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 28th 2007 3:02PM

Parents, lock up your daughters and their shoes. Actually, now that Erik D. Heinrich has pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary, the shoes at least should be safe. The 26-year-old has admitted to stealing more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes ...
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