http://www.newstin.com/us/secondary-education Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66667128 Two boys were punished this week for refusing to kneel on prayer mats and worship Allah during a class demonstration on Islam, the Daily Mail reported. Irate parents said a religious education teacher at the Alsager High School... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:10:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66667128 2008-07-05T20:10:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66629386 By Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Jul. 5--When Palbasha Siddique starts her senior year at Minneapolis' Southwest High School, she'll have quite a story to tell about what she did on her summer vacation. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:00:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66629386 2008-07-05T11:00:10Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66666997 02:38 PM CDT on Saturday, July 5, 2008 By Rhiannon Meyers / The Daily News GALVESTON—Fitness experts say they are not surprised by the results of a statewide fitness test showing that public school students are overwhelmingly... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:00:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66666997 2008-07-05T20:00:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66638704 CHICAGO -- One small reflection of Chicago's bloody year is a sign outside a South Side school that says, "Congratulations Class of 2008. Stop the Violence." The school is not a college or a high school, but Carnegie Elementary... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:42:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66638704 2008-07-05T12:42:03Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66631741 By JANNA GOERDT , Associated Press COOK, Minn. - Judy Pearson was sleeping with the St. Louis County schools superintendent — of course she was. Much has changed for women wanting to work as principals and superintendents in... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:36:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66631741 2008-07-05T12:36:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66643449 The naming committee for Loudoun County's latest high school -- set to open in Leesburg in fall 2009 – has come up with three suggestions for names: 1. Old George Town High School, after the original name for Leesburg,... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:06:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66643449 2008-07-05T15:06:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66676901 in the transition from middle school to high school.”Finally somebody see the gap in middle schools! John Tanner went on to Harcourt Brace Assessment as Regional Vice-President. Harcourt Brace Assessment it the company that... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:39:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66676901 2008-07-05T22:39:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66641597 URBANA – Marcel Grant could have been flipping burgers, taking tickets or doing any of those other jobs teens get to tide them through the summer months or pad their college savings. Instead, he's getting on-the-job experience... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:15:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66641597 2008-07-05T14:15:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66657290 On June 9, Gurprit Kaur, a student at Public School 219 in Flushing, Queens, discovered that another student had cut off a portion of her religiously- mandated uncut hair and discarded it. This is the second major attack on... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:55:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66657290 2008-07-05T17:55:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66665123 It’s known as NovaNET, and it is similar to the computer-based learning programs large companies use to train new employees. Students go to a computer and pull up their coursework. Then, they learn. At Estero High, the students... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:27:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66665123 2008-07-05T19:27:00Z