Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools
(Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools will soon be able to obtain free condoms at school - as long as they sit through a few minutes of...
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U.S. intervention halts menial labor for disabled in Rhode Island
BOSTON (Reuters) - Disabled students and adults in Providence, Rhode Island, will no longer be sent to isolated workshops to sort jewelry, package medical supplies and perform other odd jobs...
Texas students to seek federal help to soften ‘cruel’ truancy policies
(Reuters) - Several students from northeast Texas said they plan to file a federal complaint on Wednesday accusing their school districts of cruel and unusual punishment by prosecuting them in...
Valuing physics over P.E., Colorado schools test novel pay scale
(Reuters) - A wealthy school district in Colorado is launching a radical experiment that sets a different pay scale for each category of educator, ensuring that even the best third-grade...
Online college classes, once aimed at advanced students, target the masses
BOSTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. provider of online college courses on Thursday announced plans to expand into introductory level classes such as algebra and composition, marking a shift for...
School database loses backers as parents balk over privacy
(Reuters) - A $100 million database set up to store extensive records on millions of public school students has stumbled badly since its launch this spring, with officials in several...
Harvard dean who approved faculty email searches resigns
BOSTON (Reuters) - The dean of Harvard College, Evelynn Hammonds, announced on Tuesday that she would step down this summer following months of controversy over her decision to authorize secret...
Boston Marathon bombing suspects: Second suspect captured, Boston celebrates
Police captured a 19-year-old ethnic Chechen suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother after an intense day-long manhunt on Friday that closed down the city...
Boston rejoices as second bombing suspect captured
BOSTON (Reuters) - After living in fear for four days, Boston let out a sigh of relief on Friday evening. As news spread that police had captured the second man...
Night of terror in Boston suburb as police chase bomb suspects
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston suburb of Watertown turned into a virtual war zone overnight as hundreds of heavily armed police chased and confronted two suspects in the Boston Marathon...