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School Specialty Announces Completion of Debt Refinancing
GREENVILLE, Wis. -- School Specialty , a leading K-12 education company with the broadest array of products in the market, today announced that it has refinanced its existing credit facility with two new ...

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:30:00 -0700

Obama daughters' school hit with prank email about sex, contraception
The upscale Washington private school that counts Sasha and Malia Obama among its students was hit Tuesday with a prank email advising parents that, among other things, their children would receive "a voucher that may be redeemed for their choice of contraception" at the prom this year.Washingtonian magazine broke the news of the fake message, which purported to be a missive sent from the ...

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:28:02 -0700

School abuzz after Hesperia students allegedly attacked mother
Talk of an alleged murder plot by three Hesperia teenagers was rampant at Ranchero Middle School on Wednesday morning, where students were supposed to be enjoying their final day of the school year.

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:03:45 -0700

Zero Tolerance: Do School Suspensions Harm Students?
Out-of-school suspensions keep rising, especially for black students, and often for less-serious offenses like tardiness. Is missing school doing kids more harm than good?

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:24:10 -0700

Boarding School Uses Weight Loss Curriculum
Wellspring Academy is designed to help students who are overweight or obese.

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:59:47 -0700