With the rising cost of higher education, many are left to wonder if it is worth the cost? Almost all students will leave college with an average of 24,000 of some sort of debt. Couple this debt with a slumping job market, people have started questioning the purpose of...
New York City forgot to ask for federal reimburse on special education services. The special education service, which costs NYC tax payers 1.2 billion dollars a year, had a severe blow today when it was found out that half of its funding went unaccounted for. When asked for...
Most students at Toppenish High during their senior year do nothing and coast through the year. Gaby Rodriguez, however chose a different route. She faked a pregnancy as a social experiment to see peoples reactions to a teen mom. Only her mom, the principal, boyfriend and...
In a very detailed and harrowing story that we covered a while back, a Brooklyn student recalls a beating that she received from her fellow students with a pad-lock in a sock. I had a knot in my head. A gash in my head. A gash by my ear which caused me to get six stitches. And...
Michigan proposed a new bill to strip teachers of their ability to teach for two years, or for life, for striking, talking about striking or conspiring to strike, even if no strike actually occurs. In what seems like a section right out of 1984, Michigan is proposing not only...
Sabrina Milo has had all charges dropped in her trial. For those of you who forgot, she was put into question about 'going columbine' in Fort Hamilton High School during a mental breakdown in the teachers lounge. Parents want her out of the school for fear, students want her...
With the budget already set, NYC is looking to cut more than 15000 students from their after school programs. That is roughly 1 out of 3 students affected in the after school programs. This comes in conjunction with teacher layoffs as well as funding reductions. After...
Many schools have had to cut back on after school programs and even advanced honors classes. In Uxbridge Massachusetts, many of the schools had to cut their AP program due to the lack of funding. However, students these days have more choices to take classes online. The...
Poly Prep has been issued a sanction for shredding evidence of a football coach molesting boys. The suit was filed in 2002, and has continued throughout the years. However, Poly Prep's lawyers were clearly noted for keeping all evidence during the investigation. The...
The Facebook CEO donation of 100 million dollars to the NJ public school system has caused internal chaos. Mark Zuckerberg's donation of the 100 million came at a time when the movie the Social Network debut portraying him in a negative light. While some question his motives...
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