Last Wednesday, fourteen students, two coaches, and one teacher were killed during a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. More than a dozen others were wounded while trying to escape or protect their classmates. The Parkland students, who had practiced lockdown drills, barricaded themselves inside classrooms…
Refugee Students Give Back by Helping Others in Need
A group of teens in Fargo, North Dakota, have created the state’s first student-run food pantry to help adults and children in their community. The teens partnered with a local program called the Legacy Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit that was developed by Fargo teenagers in 2011. They named their project…
Five Myths About Transgender Students Educators Need to Unlearn – Education Week
While many schools don’t discuss LGBT issues, teachers should play a role in shaping students’ understandings of their gender identity, writes Laura Erickson-Schroth. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Harvard Students Lose Acceptances After Posting Inappropriate Memes
Did you know at least 40 percent of college admissions officers look at prospective students’ Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook? While some colleges use this information to learn more about students’ interests and skills, they can also find negative things that could affect admissions offers. In a recent case, Harvard officials…
Betsy DeVos Tells a Top Critic: Obama Civil Rights Approach ‘Harmed Students’ – Politics K-12 – Education Week
The U.S. secretary of education’s handling of various civil rights issues has raised big concerns for Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., top Democrat on the Senate education committee. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
High School Students, in Moot Competition, Argue a Supreme Court Case
Finalists in the National Virtual Supreme Court Competition make their live arguments in an important church-state case that is pending before the real justices. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
AP Investigation Reveals Hidden Horror of Sex Assaults by K-12 Students – Education Week
Across the U.S., thousands of students have been sexually assaulted by other students in high schools, junior highs, and even elementary schools—a hidden horror educators have long been warned not to ignore. View full post on Education Week: Sexual Misconduct #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
10 Social Media Controversies That Landed Students in Trouble This School Year – Education Week
From shooting threats to Nazi chat groups, students have been punished by school officials for their posts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and YouTube. View full post on Education Week: Sexual Misconduct #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More
Harlem Globetrotter talks to students about bullying prevention
Harlem Globetrotter Julian “Zeus” McClurkin spoke with over 300 students at a filled gym at Dallas Elementary School on Monday afternoon about the ABCs of bullying prevention. McClurkin visited as part of a Magic 93 contest that second grade teacher Kimberly Smith entered. The presentation was on a theme that…
Police: Students brought gun to Florida school, posed with it in selfies
Florida police are investigating at least two students who they say brought a gun to their high school and posed for selfies with it before posting the photograph to social media. St. Petersburg Police spokeswoman Yolanda Fernandez said officers became aware of the incident at Lakewood High School at the…