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Top 10 U.S. high schools


May 17, 2012 by Claire Knight

Here’s the best of the best, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual review of the nation’s top high schools.

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District settles lawsuit stemming from ACLU’s ‘Don’t Filter Me!’ campaign


May 16, 2012 by Claire Knight

The Camdenton R-III School District in Missouri has agreed to a settlement to end an ACLU lawsuit.

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College degree = good job? Well …


May 15, 2012 by Jake Simms

How bad is the job market for new college graduates?

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New app answers teachers’ No. 1 question


May 14, 2012 by Claire Knight

What teacher hasn’t stood in front of the class, wondering if students really understand the material? Those days may soon be a memory, because, yeah, there’s an app for that, too.

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Heads up: ACLU’s trying out a brand-new legal ‘defense’ for cyberbullying


May 10, 2012 by Claire Knight

If this ACLU argument succeeds in court, school officials will have bigger cyberbullying headaches than ever before!

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Now this is a crowded college course!


May 10, 2012 by Jake Simms

Once upon a time only the select few could take MIT courses. Not anymore.

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Navigating the social-networking minefield


May 9, 2012 by Jake Simms

Should teachers be more careful about the company they keep online?

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Mass email mistakenly ‘dismisses’ hundreds


May 8, 2012 by Claire Knight

Students — and some recent graduates — at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) received an alarming email.

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Proof: Tech students are in the right field


May 7, 2012 by Jake Simms

Here’s a motivating fact for students struggling with computer science or engineering courses:

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How did one student destroy $36K worth of tech tools?


May 3, 2012 by Claire Knight

A Pennsylvania student has been charged with institutional vandalism and criminal mischief after he destroyed about 30 school-owned MacBooks.

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