Anne Frank book vandals in Tokyo cause concern
Copies of Anne Frank's diary have been vandalized in more than 30 Tokyo libraries. Antisemitism is suspected, but nobody knows for sure, since it's so rare in Japan.
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With suspensions off-limits, students rule the roost
Sometimes punishing students makes them step up their disruptive antics, but taking away suspensions as a punishment may also lead to bigger problems.
IL district may request students' Facebook passwords
Turning over social media passwords to principals if you're a student at a public school sets the 4th Amendment rights of students against the school's interest in providing an education.
Newark's suspended principals sue over free speech
Principals who were suspended for speaking out against their superintendent's reform agenda are suing the superintendent for violating their free speech rights.
Chicago girl assaulted en route to school; man arrested
Safe Passage routes in Chicago are manned during kids' normal commutes to school, but when kids need to walk on the streets outside those hours, bad things are more likely to happen.
2 bald eagles shot in Montgomery County, Md.
Police say 2 bald eagles were shot near the nation's capital on Christmas Day. They're still looking for suspects and seek the public's help.
7th Circuit: OK to fire counselor for publishing book
A counselor who wrote a relationship self-help book in which views of women were hypersexualized was fired justly by Rich Township High School Dist 227, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Biology teacher requires public statements by students
Should students be compelled to make their political beliefs known to the general public via the Internet, a letter to a public official, and so on?
Pearson’s nonprofit arm accused of for-profit activity
The Pearson Foundation has been ordered to pay a fine to support training of teachers in STEM subjects because the foundation broke the law repeatedly, at least in New York state.
Then Megyn Kelly said Santa Claus just ‘is’ white
When a news anchor says she knows what race Santa Claus is, it probably isn't meant to be taken literally. Yet many have, due to a lack of critical thinking in literature.