UN International Youth Day, via Al Jazeera
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School News
Cuts in Chicago, Alabama will have drastic impact on schools
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/01alabama.html Most government agencies are cutting costs anywhere they can these days, but in some cases,…
Reed College admits different students to get more money
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/10reed.html Reed College in Oregon, just minutes from downtown Portland, is known for its academic rigor…
Mom who let daughter drive without license to pay $1 million
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/05/14/news/doc4a0b448bf397a365112252.txt The Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph is reporting that the mother of a girl who ran over a…
Community college students often turn failure into success
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-04-06-college-all-stars_N.htm USA Today is featuring the 20 American 2-year college students named to the All-USA Community…
Child prostitution crackdown yields 44 Chicago-area arrests
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1445414,44-arrested-child-prostitution-NA022309.article The Chicago Sun-Times News Group is reporting that officials in DuPage, Cook, Will, and Lake…
Concern grows over recent cluster of child suicides
3 suicides in IL in 3 weeks, and officials are concerned that we are not paying enough attention to the signs of depression.
Teens from Oswego, Geneva reported missing
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1430141,Oswego-police-look-missing-teen-AU021309.article Police Oswego are looking for William Montnez Jr, who occasionally goes by the name Joey…
Three Aurora teens injured by speeding car
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1408016,6_1_NA01_STATE2_S1.article The Naperville Sun is reporting that three teens were struck by a reckless driver of…
Controversial gossip website shuts down
http://chronicle.com/free/2009/02/10973n.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that JuicyCampus, which had established gossip sites for…