A Hunger Strike Against No Child Left Behind
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Noted education writer Jonathan Kozol is so concerned about No Child Left Behind that heâs on a âpartial fastâ to oppose reauthorization of the law.
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CHICAGO, May 27 -- When 12-year-old Heaven Carr wakes up, her mother is not there to make her breakfast. As the school year ends, Heaven is already sad that her mother will not be around to do the  back-to-school shopping come August.
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University students in Indian-administered Kashmir start a hunger strike to try to save endangered chinar trees.
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JERUSALEM -- The United Nations urged Israel yesterday to find a solution to a 13-day-old hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners, reminding Israel of its obligations under international law and human rights conventions.
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In some schools &#151; ever on the watch for unhealthy junk food &#151; students may have to do some extra walking to find their favorite candy bar thanks to the latest nutrition deal struck by former President Clinton. But then again, they may not.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Dec 26, 2004 - It&#39;s not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning.
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As students head back to school, there's an extra push to bring those who never graduated back into the classroom.
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The education secretary says stats show No Child Left Behind is working.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.
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The city's public school district will use a grant funded through the No Child Left Behind Act to help students become healthier and fight obesity.
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Tens of thousands of children marched against hunger in Liberia Sunday, adding their voices to a global event to tackle food shortages that many in the war-battered west African nation have felt firsthand.
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Math and reading scores are rising in some states, but not as fast as envisioned under the No Child Left Behind law, a nonpartisan education group says.
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DALLAS There&#39;s a call for schools to aggressively teach children about the dangers of heart disease -- and the risks of bad diet and not exercising enough.
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More Guantanamo Bay detainees protesting their indefinite confinement joined a hunger strike, raising the number of those refusing food to 89 from 75, the U.S. military said Thursday. Six of the hunger strikers at the isolated U.S. naval base in southeast Cuba were being force-fed, said Navy Cmdr. Robert Durand.
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Sandra Senda wanted a free private tutor for her kids, just like the No Child Left Behind law promised. She had no idea the deal came with a big headache.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A peace activist who once fasted for 63 days to protest movie violence and war toys is launching another hunger strike to persuade Ralph Nader to abandon his presidential bid...
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To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must launch a campaign focused on junk food children eat and get them exercising more, the National Academy of Sciences said today.