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Students and teachers at West Fargo High School in North Dakota plan on protesting the removal of teacher Jeremy Murphy as adviser of the school's newspaper.

Community-minded people who want to become more involved in their neighborhood can do so within a short period of time by starting on the ground level.

Just as the Emmys give Hollywood a chance to honor their own, public school employees have AEW as a chance to recognize all hard-working public school employees.

The day after President Obama announced plans to deploy more troops to Afghanistan, 12 Raging Grannies protested at the Albuquerque Board of Education.

Florida's special needs in education are acknowledged by the Florida Department of Education; consequently schools are given more time to show gains.

Homeschooling in West Virginia is becoming more and more popular. Find out the laws that you need to follow in order to continue homeschooling in this state.

When choosing to home school, basic information and guidelines need to be considered that will enable parents to make an informed choice in a child's home education.

Gifted and talented programming is quiet. Teachers and students enjoy the challenges of gifted classes. The programs only gain attention when it is time cut budgets.

If you are considering homeschooling in Alaska, there are some regulations that you need to be aware of. Find out what is required for homeschooling in this state.

Public education is required for children. These public schools are supported by the taxes of the people.

Like so many other "simple solutions" to complex problems, "zero tolerance" discipline policies often create more problems than they resolve.

An Education Day was held at Tom Davies Square, in Sudbury on Friday, April 3 as part of the Second Annual Northern Aboriginal Festival.

Making the decision to enroll a child in a public program designed for gifted students is only the first step in advocacy for the child's educational well being.

Robotics is an interesting field in technology to explore. An overview of getting started with robotics is presented here.

Though still unapproved by school officials, actor Tony Danza will likely be teaching 10th grade English this fall in Philly as part of a new reality show called 'Teach.'

A proposal to implement a full day kindergarten program in Ontario promises to raise the quality of education, and allow parents the authority to make this choice.

In conjunction with the celebration of Banned Books Week, here are ten some simple ways readers can fight literary censorship.

The Obama Administration is switching some public notices from newspapers to the Internet. Will the policy change trickle down to local and state papers?

The editor has offered you a freelancing gig. Now, here are some things you need to negotiate in order to protect yourself.

As inappropriate internet communication increases, school systems and boards must grapple with privacy issues that affect professional standards of behavior by teachers.

This article deals with choosing between recruiting agencies when looking for a teaching job in Japan. It focuses on important questions to ask before signing a contract.

Creationism has been offered as an alternative to evolution when explaining the origin of the earth and the diversity of life on it.

Government officials are recommending that schools across America prepare to offer swine flu vaccines on site to school age children by October of this year.

There are good teachers, there are bad teachers. Good parents want the best possible teachers for their kids, but may not know how to go about it. Here are some tips.

Would you change students grades if ordered by administration to do so? This teacher refused and lost her job.

Meet children who are standing up for their beliefs and causing a quite a stir. Watch Nick News with Linda Ellerbee on Sunday, January 28 for their stories.

Zero Tolerance policies were adopted by amajorty of American schools to deal with violence and anti-social student behavior in 1997. Has the policy improved safety?

When teaching a child, people sometimes forget that they want to learn things they may not know about. Learning what they want to learn, can make the experience better.

Is having some food rubbed in your face worth $700,000? Or perhaps more importantly, how closely should the principal watch special education teachers. The Gaydos v Cuper

A group of black students in Monroeville, Alabama are accusing their school of racist treatment towards them. This town is the same depicted in Harper Lee's famous novel.

Homeschool regulations for Arkansas are pretty simple. If you are contemplating homeschooling in this state, read more about what is required.

Parental involvement is a vital ingredient in a child's education. Without this key aspect, children are less likely to succeed academically.

Private schools usually have a smaller staff than public schools. More people are involved in the process of hiring teachers.

Learn how to play educational games for kindergarten. Find reading games to teach kindergarten language skills like phonics, verbal grammar, writing and more.

This article will review the classic work of young adult fiction, The Chocolate War, with an analysis of its intriguing characters and significant themes.

Psychologist explains what psychological resources and student services parents can typically expect to find in their child's school.

The Second Annual Northern Aboriginal Festival was held from April, 3 to 5, bringing three days of education and celebration.

The history of the Alexandra Writers' Centre Society, a longstanding member of Calgary's literary community.

The "Old Deluder Satan Law" - passed in Massachusetts in 1647 - blamed Satan for people's ignorance. To combat Satan, it created the first public school system.

John Tory has announced he is stepping down as Progressive Conservative leader after losing a by-election. His resignation is likely to end his political career.

How American Idol uses cumulative voting and how it effects the outcome of elections.

Charter schools are becoming more popular as an option for education. Even homeschooling families are considering this option when they don't want to homeschool anymore.

Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution has been surrounded in controversy and debate, despite fossil and genomic evidence to support it.

The Excellent 11, written by Disney Teacher of the Year Ron Clark, highlights qualities teachers can use to help kids reach their potential in and out of the classroom.

Drug testing of high school athletes is determined on a state by state basis by the high school athletic governing body of each state. The trend is growing.

Have you ever read any books in the Harry Potter or Gossip Girl series? If you have, then you have read one of the top banned or challenged books of the 21st century.

Pioneer Courthouse Square, in the heart of downtown Portland Oregon, is the place to be from Thanksgiving to the end of the year.

Brown v. Board of Education was a major Supreme Court case from 1954, in which segregation was deemed not fitting to the Fourteenth Amendment.

Individual bullies can be stopped, and individual victims can learn how to resist - but the real challenge is to create environments where bullying never begins.

Cash-strapped states looking to reap the rewards of federal stimulus legislation for education are rethinking and overhauling restrictions on charter schools.