Education

Telegraph, 24.04.13 05:53 UTC

Prosecute teachers 'for imposing backdoor exclusions'

Schools should be hit with huge fines and even criminal prosecutions for attempting to exclude pupils by the back door , the Children s Commissioner has warned.

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 02:51 UTC

Dartmouth College cancels classes after protest

Dartmouth College is canceling classes for a day after students who staged a protest decrying homophobia, sexual assault and racism on campus were threatened online.

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 01:54 UTC

Ex-CIA boss David Petraeus to be NY college prof

Ex-CIA director David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) is replacing one kind of intelligence work with another.

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Daily Mail, 24.04.13 01:32 UTC

Couldn't they just get a live band? Oxford students cause outrage with plan to hire SHARK as entertainment at summer ball

PUBLISHED: 22:56 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:12 GMT, 23 April 2013 Students at the Oxford college once attended by Lady Thatcher provoked outrage last night over plans to hire a live shark as ...

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 00:57 UTC

Minn. school district gets bulletproof whiteboards

A Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003 shooting unveiled a new device Tuesday aimed at adding a last-ditch layer of safety for teachers and students: bulletproof whiteboards.

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Los Angeles Daily News, 24.04.13 00:46 UTC

Fernangeles Elementary teacher arrested on child-pornography charges

A veteran fifth-grade teacher at Fernangeles Elementary School in Sun Valley was being held Tuesday on $20,000 bail following his arrest on charges of possessing child pornography, officials said. ...

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 23:58 UTC

Belarus's university in exile

The country of Belarus, between Russia and Poland, has been described as Europe's last dictatorship. But there is a university where students can study in a democratic climate - across the border in Lithuania. It sees itself as educating a generation that will be ready to step in when, one day, change comes to Belarus.

Communist Party European Humanities University Academy of Sciences in Minsk Europe Olga Karach Belarus +29 more

Telegraph, 23.04.13 19:46 UTC

More primary school pupils entered for 'super SATs'

The number of 11-year-olds being enrolled for super SATs tests designed to stretch the brightest pupils will soar by more than 50 per cent this year, according to figures.

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 19:22 UTC

Oxford students plan to boycott their ball over plans to display a shark

Students at an Oxford college are planning to boycott their ball because of plans to put a live shark on display at their party.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 18:56 UTC

Port Angeles students shunning dances; unhappy with some rules

Many Port Angeles High School students aren t attending school dances because of rules known as Face to Face, Leave Some Space.

PORT ANGELES Many Port Angeles High School Student Government Laurel Jenkens student body government representative to the Port Angeles School District board Face to Face