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Chaperones charged with student sex on trip

Two Roman Catholic school workers from New Jersey have pleaded not guilty to charges of having sex with female students during a high school's class trip to Germany.

 

DC Kids Ingest Cocaine at Elementary School; 5 Hospitalized

Students at a Washington, DC, elementary school ingested cocaine brought to the school by a fellow pupil today, school officials confirmed.

 

4th-grader saves choking classmate

When a classmate started choking on a Cheeto during lunch Wednesday, Tyler Hudson took action.

 

Debit cards invade campuses

New type of plastic lets students access college loan money everywhere from the bookstore to the bar.

 

Rutgers honors late student at homecoming game

Rutgers honors late student at homecoming game

Rutgers University paid a public tribute Saturday at a football game to a student who committed suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.

 

Shorter School Weeks to Save Money

Thanks to a long Labor Day weekend, most students heading back to school today will enjoy a four-day school week. But for some students around the country, every week this school year will be only four days. Facing massive budget cuts and teacher layoffs, some school districts have opted to cut operational costs by closing schools one day per week.

 

National Academic Standards Are Released

National Academic Standards Are Released

The nation’s governors and state school chiefs released final recommendations for what students should master in English and math.

 

Free books block 'summer slide' in low-income students

Free books block 'summer slide' in low-income students

Study shows reading scores improve when kids get a stack of 12 books at the end of the school year.

 

Virginia lacrosse player charged in athlete's slaying

Virginia lacrosse player charged in athlete's slaying

A senior on the Virginia men's lacrosse team was charged Monday with the slaying of a fellow student on the women's team, stunning ...

 

Ruling against lesbian in prom case

Ruling against lesbian in prom case

A federal judge on Tuesday said he would not order a school district to hold a prom that it had canceled after an openly lesbian student asked to attend with her girlfriend.

 

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