Teaching teens the value of a dollar
By Mat Anderson, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
May 06, 2008 06:34 pm
By teaching your teen and, most importantly, by setting an example of financial responsibility, you can help them develop skills that will not only allow them to make the best choices for today but that will serve them for the rest of their lives. (more) >>>

Parents can serve as model for ‘how literacy really works’
Valerie Melton, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
May 06, 2008 06:41 pm
Dr. H. Keith Cochran said children learn the proper use of language by having parents reinforce proper sentence structure and vocabulary, as well as correcting misuses of words or grammar. (more) >>>

'Kite Runner' faces censorship fight in Massachusetts
By Stacie N. Galang, THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.)
May 05, 2008 02:43 pm
A graphic sexual assault scene in the award-winning book has led to a school board member objecting to it being on the summer reading list for high school juniors. (more) >>>

‘CSI’ to feature MSU’s fingerprint developer
By Matthew Hill, THE REGISTER-HERALD (BECKLEY, W.V.)
May 04, 2008 10:49 pm
Beckley will take a proverbial bite out of both the Big Apple and Hollywood later this month when a new fingerprint development system designed by a Mountain State University professor and his students is featured on an episode of “CSI New York.” (more) >>>

Students work to change perceptions of race
By Lindsay VanHulle, Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Mich.)
April 25, 2008 09:35 am
The students say participating helps them meet other people who can relate to their experiences and get their voices heard in a community where most of the residents don't look like them. (more) >>>

Philosophy conference signals trend
By Denise Richardson, The Daily Star (Oneonta, N.Y.)
April 15, 2008 03:02 pm
``Philosophy is just understanding the way people think.''
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Father fights to bar dirty-mouth boy from daughter's grade school
By Shawn Regan, THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE (NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.)
April 03, 2008 07:50 pm
Superintendent says he has no choice but to allow the youth to attend school even though he had been suspended for making sexual comments to girl students. (more) >>>

Who is bullying? Middle School students investigate
By Jean Cole, THE NEWS COURIER (ATHENS, Ala.)
March 26, 2008 09:09 am
“Every seven seconds a middle school kid is bullied – discovering that was an eye-opener.” — Sherry McEwen, who teaches the talented and gifted civics class at Athens Middle School (more) >>>

Rising food costs cause higher school lunch prices
By Stacie N. Galang, THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.)
March 25, 2008 02:50 pm
The high price of oil on work markets and lower production of wheat in the Midwest are driving up the cost of bread, milk and other school lunch staples. (more) >>>

Pioneering professor says thanks for the welcome
By Andy Rieger, THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.)
February 23, 2008 10:55 am
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