Education

Education
Do you have a right to playground swing? Elementary school playgrounds in one West Virginia county are losing their swing sets. Swings are being removed from Cabell County schools in southern West Virginia in part because of lawsuits over injuries. Cabell County schools safety manager Tim Stewart said Wednesday that a lot ... - Posted on September 2, 2010
"Glee" star teaches safe texting LG Mobile Phones is adding a dose of humor to its responsible texting efforts. The company has signed Emmy nominee and "Glee" standout Jane Lynch to star in a series of videos to discuss how to model responsible texting behaviors to kids. The videos, which are being posted on www.LGTextEd.... - Posted on August 26, 2010
Obama plans back-to-school speech President Barack Obama is planning his second back-to-school speech to the nation's students. The White House said Wednesday the vacationing president will make his remarks on Sept. 14 at a time and place to be announced. The White House says the president wants to speak directly to... - Posted on August 26, 2010
Texas schools get in tune with iTunes Texas students can now download podcasts, videos and other multimedia lessons directly from iTunes through a new online program aimed at providing free, supplementary coursework that can be accessed anywhere,. The Texas Education iTunes U channel allows teachers to upload material from the... - Posted on August 26, 2010
Wear wristwatch? Use e-mail? Students don't. For students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums. Few incoming freshmen know how to write in cursive or have ever worn a wristwatch. These are among the 75 items on this year's Belo... - Posted on August 17, 2010
Would your principal do this for your school? A South Florida pastor who spent nearly three days living on a mechanical lift 50 feet in the air has come down from his lofty perch. Pastor T.J. McCormick, of Coastal Community Church in Coconut Creek, had pledged to stay on the lift until 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies were ... - Posted on August 15, 2010
New reality TV show: "Classroom intervention" The cable channel A&E has just announced a new reality show called "Classroom Intervention" that will premier in September.  A spinoff of its hit intervention show (which recent reports suggest has had real-world impact on its subjects), the new show will profile the performance of a struggl... - Posted on August 11, 2010
School lunch ladies going "gourmet" They still wear sensible shoes, but the nation's lunch ladies are trading in their hair nets for chef toques as they undergo a gourmet makeover. With the childhood obesity rates creating demand for healthier foods in schools, more attention is being placed on the culinary skills of those c... - Posted on August 2, 2010
1st grade, 2nd grade, etc…fuggedaboudit! Forget about students spending one year in each grade, with the entire class learning the same skills at the same time. Districts from Alaska to Maine are taking a different route. Instead of simply moving kids from one grade to the next as they get older, schools are grouping students by ... - Posted on July 6, 2010
Students cash in on high school musicals Five students won college scholarships Monday night for trading in their performances in high school musical productions for Broadway. Kyle Selig of Long Beach, Calif., was named best actor in a high school musical and Alexandria Payne of Atlanta was named best actress at the second annual... - Posted on June 29, 2010