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7:53pm Aug 12, 2019

Education Education

NC Program Hopes To Keep Students In School, Out Of Court

by Keri Brown

A program that has taken root in several North Carolina communities to keep kids in school and out of the courtroom could soon expand across the state.
Jessica Adamson / AP

6:28pm Jul 22, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Feeling Blue? Oregon Students Allowed To Take 'Mental Health Days'

by Dani Matias

The state, which has one of the higher suicide rates in the U.S., hopes the law will combat stigma around mental illness. Four teen activists encourage others to "admit when they're struggling."
LA Johnson / NPR

6:58pm Feb 26, 2019

Books Books Arts Education

Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them

A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones?
9:57pm Dec 09, 2018

Education Education

School Where Student With Autism Died Violated State Regulations, Officials Say

by Cat Schuknecht

The 13-year-old died two days after he was physically restrained by a staff member at a private school that provides special education services to students in California.
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9:05am Dec 05, 2018

National National Health & Safety Education

School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction

by Rachel Gotbaum

More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.
Richard Vogel / AP

5:51pm Oct 19, 2018

National National Health & Safety Education

USC Reaches $215 Million Settlement Over Gynecologist Abuse Allegations

by Merrit Kennedy

The tentative deal would compensate current and former female students who were patients of former USC gynecologist George Tyndall. He has been accused by about 500 women of sexual misconduct.
Courtesy of Agata Poniatowski

8:02am Oct 10, 2018

National National Science Environment

Oysters On The Half Shell Are Actually Saving New York's Eroding Harbor

by Andrea Strong

More than 70 New York City restaurants are pouring their discarded shells into the Billion Oyster Project, through which students recycle and transform them into healthy reefs in once-toxic waters.
Mark Jay Goebel / Getty Images

2:07pm Jun 14, 2018

National National Education

Despite A Revamped Focus On Real-Life Skills, 'Home Ec' Classes Fade Away

by Tove Danovich

Now called family and consumer sciences, courses suffer from few qualified teachers and declining enrollment. But in today's classes, students learn about gardening, nutrition, labeling and finance.
Jefri Samodal

4:05pm May 07, 2018

Student Journalists Student Journalists

The Brighter Side Of ADHD

by Jefri Samodal

Jefri Samodal’s behaviour in school was unacceptable.

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Nicky Ouellet / MTPR

5:23pm May 03, 2018

National National Politics & Government

Students Held Another School Walkout, This Time For Gun Rights

by Sasha Ingber

A high school senior had called for the nationwide demonstration that took place Wednesday. "These Parkland high school students do not speak for my generation," he wrote in an op-ed.
8:14am May 02, 2018

Education Education Health & Safety Race

Greensboro Medical Society Encourages Young Men Of Color To Pursue Medicine

by Bethany Chafin

A Greensboro-based group of doctors is visiting a local elementary school Wednesday to encourage black male students to consider a career in heath care.

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Hugh Bray

10:49am Apr 24, 2018

Student Journalists Student Journalists

A Balancing Act

by Hugh Bray

Trying to achieve a balance between school and time with family and frie

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