This article looks at several one-room schoolhouses (mostly for K-8) that are still in operation in the U.S. I thought it was a pretty interesting read...and LOVED that there is one called the "Strange School" :). One of the schools has three students! An excerpt:"here the less...
A USA News & World Report story reveals that "research by U.S. Department of Education found that students who work up to 15 hours a week have significantly higher GPAs than non-working students." and looks at the pros and cons of working on and off-campus. http://news.yahoo.com/o...
Colleges, such as University of California: Berkeley, are creating mandatory sessions as part of the welcome program about the importance and definition of mutual sexual consent. California is in the processes of making Senate Bill 967 into law, a law that would require schools to educate and dis...
Ukraine and Pro-Russia rebels met in Minsk, the capital of neighboring country Belarus, to reach an agreement on a ceasefire proposal. The two parties accepted the deal and agreed to begin the ceasefire by 15:00 GMT. During the ceasefire the hostages will be released and diplomatic talks will be he...
Boko Harma is preventing people from burying the dead and he has capture many towns in the area and people are worried that he is going after the main town of Maiduguri. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29062004 -- Edited by Abi G on Monday 8th of September 2014 05:52:55 PM
At least 137 people have died in the last few days from flooding caused by intense monsoon-season rains that have been lashing parts of Asia for weeks, according to government and media accounts. -- Edited by elliskim on Monday 8th of September 2014 06:13:21 PM
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