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School Bus Carrying Students Stuck in Water, Rescued

Ten students rescued from school bus stuck in water in Illinois Thursday night.

2013/04/18

File photo of a concealed weapons training class for teachers. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

Even In Pro-Gun States, Bid To Arm Teachers Stalls

When a gunman killed 26 children and staff at a Connecticut grade school, Missouri Rep. Mike Kelley quickly proposed legislation that would allow trained teachers to carry hidden guns into the classroom as a “line of defense” against attackers.

2013/04/08

Illinois Schools Teaching More Poor, Homeless Students Than Ever Before

The growth in low-income students has occurred in all geographic regions of the state.

2013/03/20

Illinois Bill Aims To Protect Students’ Online Privacy

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, who last year passed a bill keeping employers from asking employees for their usernames and passwords, is now sponsoring a bill to do the same for students.

2013/02/15

Repeating Grades: More States Holding Back Struggling Readers

Thirty-two states have passed legislation designed to improve third-grade literacy, according to the Education Commission of the States. Retention is part of the policies in 14 states, with some offering more leeway than others.

2013/02/05

File photo of a classroom. (credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

High School To Collect Students’ Hair For Mandatory Drug Testing

A Kansas City high school will begin collecting hair from students to conduct mandatory drug tests.

2013/01/30

My Dog Ate My iPad? Local Schools Do Away With Textbooks

“Technology fee” helps cover cost of school-issued iPads.

2012/08/30

NW Mo. School District Starts Random Drug Testing

Maryville school officials say about 80 percent of the district’s 700 students will be subject to random drug testing when classes resume later this month.

2012/08/05

St. Louis Co. Judge Rules Against Transfers in Turner Vs. Clayton

Under the ruling, students from unaccredited school districts would not have the right to transfer to better school districts for free.

2012/05/01

UPDATE: SIUE Students Die after Apartment Fire in Edwardsville

There’s no official cause of the fire, although authorities say it may have something to do with an overloaded power strip.

2012/04/23

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