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Runaway
Mass. Teacher, Student Found
in W. Va. Hotel

24-year-old charged with enticing 8th-grader

Feb 24, 09 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Police today found the 8th-grade teacher who ran off with a 15-year-old student, WWLP-TV reports. Massachusetts police tracked a financial trail to find the pair at a hotel in West Virginia. They alerted the local cops, who arrested 24-year-old Lisa Lavoie this morning on charges of enticing a minor. She... More »

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Massachusetts • student • missing child • teacher • minor • Lisa Lavoie

Coach Quits After Facebook Flirting With 14-Year-Old

Cops eye 'inappropriate messages' to student

Feb 17, 09 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - An Atlanta gym teacher is the subject of a criminal probe following allegations that he sent “inappropriate messages” via Facebook to a 14-year-old female student, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girl’s sister reportedly found the offending messages and told her mother, who contacted police. More »

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Atlanta • Facebook • Georgia • student • high school basketball • scandal • gym • teacher • physical education

More Students Get Fix From Study Drugs

Adderall, Ritalin used
to boost concentration despite health risks

Feb 7, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Attention-deficit disorder drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin are gaining popularity on college campuses as an easy way for students to knuckle down, NPR reports. The drugs offer a “perfect kind of transition into a study mentality,” says one student, and can make work more pleasurable. But they’... More »

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Adderall • drug addiction • study • college • university • prescription drugs • student • drug abuse • Ritalin

 Knox Co-Defendent: 
 'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly' 

Accused Kercher killer gives emotional self-defense

Feb 6, 09 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, accused of a role in the killing of British student Meredith Kercher, made an emotional speech in his own defense in an Italian court today, saying he “wouldn’t harm a fly,” the Guardian reports. Raffaele Sollecito, 24, called his circumstances “unreal,"... More »

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Italy • murder • testimony • student • murder trial • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede • defense • evidence

Afghans Bust Schoolgirl
Acid Attackers

Assault was 'work of the Taliban': minister

Nov 25, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Afghan officials have nabbed 10 Taliban militants accused of throwing acid in the faces of eight schoolgirls and four female teachers, Reuters reports. President Hamid Karzai called for their arrest and said the group would be publicly executed. “The attack was the work of the Taliban and we have... More »

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Taliban • Islamic militants • arrest • student • public executions • acid

 College Does This to You, 
 and Aims to Fix It 

Institutions launch campaigns to teach skeptical students the virtues of sleep

Sep 30, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research on the connection between sleep and performance has colleges scrambling to get their students to bed, the Boston Globe reports. According to a university doctor, “pulling an all-nighter is the equivalent of driving drunk and is detrimental to reaction time and memory.” But some habits are... More »

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sleep • college • lifestyle • student • sleep deprivation • academic performance

USC Student Fatally Stabbed in Neighborhood Attack

Los Angeles campus tense after killing, sexual assaults

Sep 19, 08 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - USC students are demanding the university beef up security after a film student was fatally stabbed yesterday in a neighborhood attack, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Idaho native was killed after an argument with a man in an apartment complex near the LA campus. A wave of anxiety has... More »

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Los Angeles • University of Southern California • student • USC • stabbing • campus violence • campus security

Back-to-School Lists Bust Budgets

Cash-strapped districts turn to parents for 'communal' supplies

Aug 30, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ever-expanding back-to-school lists are squeezing family budgets, the New York Times reports. The bill often tops three figures as school ask for pricey items like flash drives—often specifying the brand name. And many cash-strapped districts are turning to parents to provide supplies like paper towels, baby wipes and Band-Aids,... More »

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parents • student • back to school • school budget • school board

6K Nabbed in GMAT Cheating Scandal

Biz schools, test maker go after students who used test-prep site

Jun 29, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 6,000 students are embroiled in a cheating scandal that could cost them their place at one of the nation’s business schools, BusinessWeek reports. The prospective MBA students were members of ScoreTop.com, a test-prep site that featured current GMAT questions. Test publisher GMAC sued the... More »

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test score • student • cheating • tests • GMAC • GMAT

As Gas Prices Rise, Field Trips Go Virtual

Online outings 'can be the next best thing,' educator says

Jun 7, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - More school buses are being left in park these days, thanks to rising fuel prices and technology that lets students go on “virtual field trips.” “If you can’t go somewhere, this can be the next best thing,” said one administrator, as schools enjoy low teleconferencing... More »

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education • student • gas prices • School costs • school budget • field trips

 Teen Dies in Quarry Jump Rite 

65-foot plunge was made famous in 1979 film

Jun 5, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A teenage rite of passage made popular in a movie claimed a life yesterday when an 18-year-old high school graduate plunged 65 feet to his death into an Indiana quarry pool, ABC reports. The plunge was featured in the 1979 coming-of-age movie Breaking Away and is routinely copied by local... More »

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drowning • accident • student • accidental death • Indiana University • Breaking Away • quarry

Poorly Built Schools Stood No Chance in Earthquake

Up to 10K kids died; parents blame gov't

May 25, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a massive earthquake shook Sichuan province, subpar construction turned many Chinese schoolrooms into the mass graves of as many as 10,000 children, the New York Times reports, and grieving parents are pointing fingers at Beijing. The government, aware of the problem, had issued warnings on school safety in... More »

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China • construction • children • school • natural disaster • student • earthquake • building • Sichuan province

 Frat Boys Busted for Third-Degree Burn 'Hazing'

Boiling water and pepper spray poured on pledges' backs

May 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten Tulane University frat boys face battery charges after taking "Hell Night" hazing way too far and severely burning two pledges, CNN reports. The Pi Kappa Alpha members poured boiling water with pepper spray in it and "crab boil" seasoning mix onto the backs of pledges to see... More »

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fraternity • New Orleans • Louisiana • student • Tulane University • hazing

 Dorm Rooms Go Coed 

Sexes sharing a room no biggie, students say

May 3, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents who schooled in same-sex dorms are surprised to hear that their kids are sharing coed college rooms, the AP reports. About two dozen schools—including Brown, Penn, and Oberlin—allow the practice, and more are following suit this year, including Stanford. Schools say coed dorm users are usually heterosexual... More »

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higher education • university • student • colleges and universities • college dorms

 Panel: US Math System 'Broken' 

Group, worried about future competitive disadvantage, advises focus on basics

Mar 13, 08 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A presidential panel today called US math education “broken” and demanded greater focus on key skills ranging from preschool to middle school, the Washington Post reports. The National Mathematics Advisory Panel responded to concerns that Americans are growing less competitive in the realm, and pointed the way to better... More »

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education • science • global economy • student • elementary school • engineering • preschool • mathematics • George W. Bush • middle school • National Mathematics Advisory Panel • algebra

Diploma Drop to Make College Entry Easier

Slump in high school grad numbers will
spark 'buyers market'

Mar 9, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students will find college entry far easier in coming years as the number of high school graduates falls, the New York Times reports. The annual US grad count is expected to peak at around 2.9 million in the next year or two, and then slump until 2015. “For... More »

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African Americans • college admissions • college • university • student • Hispanic • high school students • college applications

Don't Know Much About History...

US teens have big holes in history, lit education: study

Feb 26, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - US teens know little history and less literature, says a study out today. Only 52% of 17-year-olds could name the theme of George Orwell's 1984, and 43% knew when the Civil War was fought. Students faired far better on topics that schools cover, however, such as Pearl Harbor and Martin... More »

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education • literature • history • student • Martin Luther King Jr. • Civil War • George Orwell • Pearl Harbor

Racist Hate Mail Probed at NH Prep School

'Bang bang get out,' threaten letters sent
to black students

Feb 21, 08 3:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Police, the FBI, and the US Postal Service are investigating hate mail sent to black students at an elite prep school, the New York Times reports. Sources say students at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire received letters containing their photos from the school's directory with the words "bang... More »

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New Hampshire • racism • student • prep schools • hate mail • St. Paul's School

4 Kids Killed in School Bus Crash

Many injured in horrific scene

Feb 20, 08 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Four young students heading home were killed yesterday when their school bus was broadsided by a van on a rural highway in southwestern Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St.Paul Star-Tribune reports. "Some of these kids were so little," said a motorist who helped evacuate children from the rooftop emergency hatch... More »

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children • crash • Minnesota • accident • student

Colleges Give It the Old Foreign Campus Try

Top US schools opening full-degree programs across globe

Feb 10, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - With overseas demand for an American education skyrocketing, US universities are racing to go global, reports the New York Times. Many schools are building foreign branch campuses, where students, especially in the Middle East, can skip over to Abu Dhabi and return home with an NYU degree—without mastering culture... More »

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higher education • New York University • student • University of Pennsylvania • professor • universities • international study • Dana Rohrabacher • study abroad

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