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Florida is joining other states in making it easier to report bullying at school. The Hillsborough County School District has created a web page where students can anonymously report bullying of any type. The goal is to chip away at the culture of secrecy that …

A two-year effort to fight truancy in San Francisco schools has resulted in a 23% drop of elementary school students skipping school. In the same period middle schools saw a 4% drop, but high schools numbers increased slightly. School attendance in California, as in many states, …

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would allow the government to suppress torture photos of detainees in the war on terror. The White House is supporting the bill which some argue offends the federal Freedom of Information Act.* A Flickr (photo-sharing web site) account …

Kate Moore, of Des Moines, Iowa, got her first cell phone eight months ago. She built up a habit of 400 plus text messages a day – enough to earn her way to New York City in June, 2009 to compete in the LG  U.S. National …

The administration at New Trier High School in Illinois was surprised to find that their 2009 yearbook included a picture of a beer can. Apparently, after student-staffers obtained the approval of their faculty advisor, someone exchanged a photo before the yearbook went to the printer.  …

In October, 2008, 15-year-old Matthew Beighey hacked into his school’s computer system and obtained personal information about 250 school  district employees. He posted the addresses, telephone and social security numbers on his web site. He was caught and charged with computer trespass. He continued as a sophomore at …