Urban schools improving security
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At the Samuel H. Daroff Elementary school in West Philadelphia, students must pass a security officer who uses a metal detector wand to search for possible weapons. A network of cameras pans the grounds and beyond for any sign of trouble.
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As the school year begins, more than 1,000 students are using a new voucher program to escape troubled public schools in the nation's capital.
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Growing numbers of children say they carry knives and bottles as a defence against bullies, a report states.
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For the second year, the Department of Homeland Security awarded more than a hundred math, science and engineering students full tuition and a monthly stipend to pursue academics aimed at improving the nation's security. [Security Blog]
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Pupils are being offered tips to protect themselves from robberies in a week-long campaign in schools.
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The Education Department has alerted school leaders nationwide to watch for people spying on their buildings as a possible sign of a higher terrorist threat.
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Should suburban schools that barely miss federal learning targets be allowed to escape penalties, while inner-city schools that never even hit the dart board are required to give free tutoring and let students transfer to better schools?
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Policy to be implemented this month aims to protect children from violence and sexual content
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Viewpoint: Can security be increased without turning schools into armed camps? An expert on disaster preparedness tells how it can be done
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The only grade school in this rural town is requiring students to wear radio frequency identification badges that can track their every move. Some parents are outraged, fearing it will take away their children's privacy.
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Schools across the Washington region relied on stringent new security precautions that helped quarantine infected PCs before they even had a chance to spread their disease. -washingtonpost.com
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Here was the idea: Students from low-income inner-city backgrounds could perform as well as better-off suburban students &#151; if they had a school that gave them proper support.
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Some 2,500 teachers in the city are being measured on how much their students improve on standardized tests.
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Some schools are now using TV cameras to monitor teachers' classroom performance.
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(HealthDay News) -- Most school systems have safety rules and regulations to help prevent bus-related accidents on the way to or from school.
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Detectors for 'tough' secondaries welcomed following rash of stabbings
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.