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Robot gives second grader the ability to attend school
Science fiction comes to life for one second grade boy who attends school for the first time with the help of a robot. INSIDE EDITION has the story.
Lehigh University student sues over grade
A 27-year-old graduate student is making headlines Wednesday -- she’s suing the university she attended for $1.3 million because of the grade she received in a class.
Creationism is creeping into schools
Evolution vs. Creationism: Five new bills are being proposed in four states aimed at allowing the teaching of creationism in schools. And if you, like us, thought the issue had been put to bed with 2005 federal court ruling, you'd be wrong. Laci Green has the details.
Schoolboy gets 'dispended' for throwing imaginary grenade
A 7-year-old Colorado Boy is suspended from school after pretending to throw an imaginary grenade on the playground.
Teacher sues school for not accommodating her fear of kids
An Ohio teacher is suing her former school district because they did not accommodate her fear of children.
Brain scans predict child’s reading ability
It's reading time at the Lehrman Day School in Miami Beach. The toddlers are just starting to develop their reading skills and it's too early for their teachers to tell if any of them will have difficulties going forward. Across the country at Stanford University, researcher Jason Yeatman is developing ...
Can new requirements destroy love of literature?
By requiring 70% of all reading materials to be nonfiction, some teachers worry the new common core may turn kids off of reading altogether. Is fiction undervalued? Community members David Kirkland, Joanne Manaster, Morgan Moss and Stephen Krashen join Marc to discuss.
Schools ban Flamin' Hot Cheetos
Are schools crossing the line when it comes to what students are allowed to eat? In the last several months, schools around the country have begun banning the snack food, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The ban is based upon the food’s lack of nutritional value as Rita Exposito, an Elementary School ...
School test cheating thrives while investigations languish
In the spring of 2008, students at a Mobile, Ala., middle school discovered something weird on their yearly achievement tests: someone, somehow, had changed their answers. But when their teacher alerted the principal, he suggested she proceed with caution. “Sleep on it,” the principal said. When the teacher reported the ...
Couple claims school locked son in padded 'scream room'
An Arizona couple is suing their son’s former school district after teachers allegedly put him in a "tiny, windowless" room for bad behavior.
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