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Dad jailed after daughter fails to get diploma 05/13/2008 A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.

A different kind of 'Morehouse Man' 05/12/2008 This month Joshua Packwood is set to take the stage and address his classmates as the first white valedictorian in Morehouse College's 141-year history.

School districts start to face sanctions 05/10/2008

First-grade students perform an experiment at Las Palmitas Elementary School in the Coachella Valley Unified School District Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, in Thermal, Calif. The Coachella Valley Unified School District is considered one of the worst in the state and faces sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in poverty and fewer than 20 percent speak English fluently.


Tongue-twisters lurk on graduation day 05/08/2008

Jayne Niemi, second from right, registrar at Macalaster College in St. Paul, Minn., talks with students, from left, Baitnairamdal Otgonshar, from Mongolia, Nokuthula Sikhethiwe Kitikiti, from Zimbabwe, and Udochukwu Chinyere Obodo, from Nigeria, at the campus, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Niemi is responsible for pronouncing 450 names correctly at commencement ceremonies on May 17, 2008. A week from Saturday, 453 new graduates will cross the commencement stage on the lawn of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. Among them: Nokuthula Sikhethiwe Kitikiti, Udochukwu Chinyere Obodo, and Baitnairamdal Otgonshar.


Colleges are allowing coed dorm rooms 05/05/2008

Roommates Michelle Garcia, left, and Erik Youngdahl pose in the room they share in a house for students with an interest in Russian studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., Thursday, April 24, 2008. Garcia and Youngdahl share a room because they realized they made the best fit compared to their other roommate options. At least two dozen schools now have policies that allow some or all students to share a room with whomever they choose. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut’s Wesleyan University. But they say there’s no funny business going on. Really.


Tables turn in college classes 05/01/2008

Occidental College professor Kristi Upson-Saia leads on campus at in Los Angeles Monday, April 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Kristi Upson-Saia is known as a tough grader. So she's entitled to feel a little nervous when her religion students are the ones grading her.



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Get Schooled | ajc.com
05/13/2008
Can schools make science cool?
The Super Bowl of science fairs is in town. For the first time Atlanta is hosting the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. About 45 of the nearly 1,500 students competing are from Georgia. The people who brought the competition... more

 05/12/2008
Who gets to walk?
Imagine a senior who passed all her required courses, but has trouble passing all parts of the state-mandated graduation tests. Depending on where that girl goes to school she may or may not be allowed to participate in her high... more

 05/09/2008
How close should teachers get?
Whenever students talk about a favorite teacher, they usually say he or she is always there for them. If they have a problem with school or friends or at home, they know they can talk to the teacher and get... more

 05/08/2008
Can schools fight cyberbullies?
One Georgia school system plans to put rules in place to curb “cyberbullying” — when students send threatening messages through the Internet and cell phones. According to this story, Oconee County school board members will update the system’s code of... more

 05/07/2008
What's the proper etiquette for graduation?
It’s graduation season. Colleges are conducting theirs and area high schools will hold commencement within the next two or three weeks. Most will be lovely, but a few will have a scene like this: The band plays “Pomp and Circumstance.”... more

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