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Public School Yoga Program to Continue Despite Parental Objections
Although parents have expressed vocal concern that a yoga program in place in five Encinitas, California schools are religiously inappropriate because of the practice’s Hindu roots, organizers of the...
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Skill-Based School Groupings Gaining Popularity
A growing number of elementary schools across the country are returning to “ability grouping,” a practice that groups students not by age, but by school level. The practice was popular in the 1980s...
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Transgender 6-Year-Old Wins Right to Use Girls’ Bathroom
Coy Mathis, a transgender 6-year-old who identifies as a female but was born a male, has won a decision by the Colorado Civil Rights Division that will enable her to use the girls’ bathroom at school....
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Anti-Bullying Curriculum Shows Results at Elementary, Middle Schools
An anti-bullying curriculum that was tested at three elementary and middle schools in Illinois has shown promising results, including reported improvements in key areas including respect, positive...
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Lunches Taken from Elementary School Students Whose Bills Weren’t Paid
As many as 40 children at a Salt Lake City elementary school had their school lunches taken away after the school discovered the children had outstanding balances on their lunch accounts, as The Salt...
View ArticleKids Reportedly Fed Dog Treats at PA Elementary School
A teacher’s aide in a rural Pennsylvania elementary school has allegedly fed fourth grade students pet treats the kids were told were cookies or crackers. Reuters has more: It was unclear how many...
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How a Mom Got Her 4-Year-Old Son Expelled From Preschool
Have you ever taken to social media to vent your frustrations? One mom in Florida did just that — and what she wrote ended up getting her son expelled! Running late to drop her son off for picture day...
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Should Schools Ban Unvaccinated Kids?
One family’s story might give you a different and more personal perspective on a continually debated issue: vaccines. For the past four and a half years, Carl Krawitt and his wife, Jodi, have had to do...
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