School place appeals up and down
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Appeals over school places rose in primary schools but fell in secondary schools last year.
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In a controversial social experiment, boys and girls go to school under the same roof but sit in separate classes.
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Never mind kickball or soccer. Some schools are now getting kids to break a sweat with exergaming fitness centers
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By Rupa Shenoy  rshenoy@@dailyherald.com  It's a question that defeats many an adult: How can one person make a difference?  But when a sixth grade elementary class from West Chicago tackled the question, the students came up with a nationally award- winning answer.
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By Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret Morning News  The battle over private school vouchers is heating up as pro- voucher groups filed a lawsuit Thursday.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 7--The Northwest Children's Home Nampa and Payette Education Centers are asking for donations to help students with school supplies.
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Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.
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By By Kathe Tanner, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep. 21--The new Cambria Grammar School, which opened for classes last fall, has been plagued with costly construction- related headaches.
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An expansion of education legislation is sparking opposition from both sides
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Parents choose a school more because of its location than its exam results, a big survey suggests.
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Despite warnings that he was a cultural mismatch for his school, one principal has outlasted his predecessors while producing surprising results.
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are taking it too far.
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Houses near primary schools with good test results cost far more than others nearby, a report says.
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People are asked to submit their favourite word to highlight the need for universal  education.
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One family's struggle with their son's behavioural problems in mainstream schools.
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A district confronts the shortage by recruiting teens to train.
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For several months now, Washington area schools have been taking a hard line on hard candy -- as well as the cookies and cream-filled confections that used to seem like harmless splurges in the course of a child's day. But many parents and health advocates wish schools would devote as much energy to...