May 23, 2012


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Soft drink companies' involvement in creating playgrounds draws criticism 

Health advocates argue that the companies are trying to turn focus away from soft drinks' connection to obesity ...

Ohio proposal would delay start of school year to boost tourism 

Opponents say educational needs should have priority over commercial interests...

Solar array coming to Portland (Ore.) Community College 

2,000 panels will be installed on Rock Creek campus...

Recent cases raise doubts about whether universities should be doing their own investigations of sexual assaults 

Editorial says higher-education institutions should defer to outside law enforcement agencies...

Northwestern plans campus construction along Lake Michigan 

Evanston, Ill., school will build visitors center, boathouse, music school facility ...

Philadelphia district eliminates 91 police officer jobs 

100 of the district's schools now are without an assigned police officer ...

Chicago district has paid $265 million in unused sick time since 2006 

Departing employees are allowed to convert unused time to cash ...

Student suspended over long hair will transfer to another school 

Senior who grew hair to donate to a cancer program will leave Madison Academy in Burton, Mich....

University seeks to open charter school in Nashville 

Tennessee State University wants to start an elementary school focused on math and science...

Struggling Cleveland charter school will shut down later this month 

Marcus Garvey Academy already was due to close in June...

Mississippi breaks ground on middle school to replace campus destroyed by Hurricane Katrina 

Magnolia Middle School will serve grades 6 to 8 in the Moss Point district ...

California lawmakers restore $248 million in school transportation funds 

Small, rural districts had argued the money was critical for them ...

Yale University report says 52 complaints of sexual misconduct were made in last half of 2011 

University is trying to be more transparent in how it addresses misconduct allegations...

Some staff at New York City's large high schools feel a target on their backs 

Study last week concluded that city students are performing better at smaller high schoo...

Cleveland gets OK to tear down 80-year-old high school building 

District will build a new John Marshall High School on the site of the existing campus...

Bottled water is out at University of Vermont 

With beverage contract ending, the university will put more emphasis on environmental issues...

Illinois school tests program to track bus riders with GPS 

Stevenson High in Lincolnshire collects data about students getting on and off buses...

West Virginia district will work to improve English Language Learner program 

Mercer County's action results from an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department...

Stadium upgrade for McDaniel College in Maryland 

Work should be completed by September...

YouTube ban lifted in Chicago schools 

Teachers now will have access to educational materials found on the web site...

Schools without needed technology may slow push for digital textbooks 

FCC wants K-12 schools to accelerate use of electronic textbooks...

Closed college campus in Nebraska may get new purpose 

Institute focused on environmental efficiency wants to buy Dana College in Blair...

Michigan college is expanding museum of racist memorabilia 

Ferris State University uses collection to teach tolerance...

Pennsylvania governor wants records to be more open at Penn State 

University's secrecy has been criticized in the wake of sex abuse scandal...

Michigan district cancels classes after bus vandalism 

18 of the 58 buses in the West Bloomfield Hills district were damaged...

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