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Principal Got Rid of Security Guards and Then Something Unbelievable Happened

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:26 +0000

Where most people saw a “drop out factory” and “career killer,” Andrew Bott saw a school with potential. Bott was the sixth principal in seven years when he took the job at Orchard Gardens, a failing K-8 school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He proceeded to eliminate the school’s security infrastructure and used the money to jumpstart [...]

Arizona School Uses Holding Hands as Punishment

Emerald Catron — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:30:52 +0000

Two Arizona teenagers faced a choice after getting into a fight at Westwood High in Mesa: They could either be suspended for nine days ... or hold hands in front of everybody. Obviously, they chose the latter, and now the school is catching flak for it.

Parents Get All Bent Out of Shape Over School's Yoga Program, Cite Religious Objection

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:10:04 +0000

Over the last couple decades, yoga has gone from being thought of as a mystical ancient Indian discipline to a mainstream exercise practiced the world over.

In fact, all students in the Encinitas Union School District, which is in the San Diego area, now do yoga twice a week as part of their physical education curriculum. But this isn't sitting well with some parents, who are worried that the Hindu philosophy on which yoga is based is seeping into these lessons.

What Type of School Provides Kids with the Best Education? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:27:12 +0000

Every child in the United States is entitled to a free public school education. However, according to a new survey from Gallup of 1012 adults, public schools rate lowest among all the education options children have. Respondents to the poll were asked to rate different types of schools as “excellent” “good” “only fair” and “poor.” [...]