Education World news editor Ellen Delisio tracks down education news from across the nation and around the world. Some sites credited in this archive may require free registration. Some links may be valid for only a brief period of time.
Schools Apply Lessons Learned from Columbine
In the 10 years since the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School, school leaders have been using the lessons from that tragedy to head off school violence.
04/22/09
Oregon House of Representatives Strengthens School Bullying Bill
The bill expands the definition of bullying to include interfering with the "psychological well-being" of a student and requires districts to designate a "point person" to handle complaints. 03/25/09
Student Saves Teacher from Choking
An online health class has been credited with helping a freshman at California's Cypress High School save his teacher's life. The student performed the Heimlich Maneuver when his English teacher began choking on an almond. 03/25/09
Teachers and YouTube
Student video recordings of teachers' lectures increasingly are showing up on YouTube, prompting some Connecticut lawmakers to call for research on banning such recording devices in all of the state's classrooms. 03/23/09
Parents Call School Bus Stop Unsafe
More than a dozen families are asking one Pennsylvania district to give their children a safer bus stop, even though administrators have denied the request several times since mid-2007. 03/19/09
CDC: Lead in Children's Books Poses Little Harm
A new federal law banning more than minute levels of lead in most products intended for children prompted at least two libraries to pull children's books printed before 1986 from their shelves. 03/17/09
Union Fights Random Drug Tests of Teachers
A growing number of school districts are trying to give teachers random drug tests, citing student safety concerns, but their efforts are running afoul of unions that are standing up for privacy rights. 03/12/09
Seattle Schools Take Measures to Keep Gangs Away
As Seattle struggles with heightened street gang violence, the city's schools are implementing new prevention programs that will ensure that schools remain a safe haven from violence. 03/02/09
Simple and Inexpensive Measures Could Increase School Security
A new study by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) suggests that many schools could enhance their security at little to no cost. 02/23/09
Reported Abuse at Chicago Schools
A CBS 2 investigation reveals that, since 2003, at least 818 Chicago Public School students have alleged being battered by a teacher, aide, coach, security guard, or principal. In 568 of those cases, Chicago Public School investigators determined the children were telling the truth.
02/16/09
Bus Drivers Wear Uniforms to Fight Terrorism
How do you know that a substitute bus driver is not a terrorist out to hijack a busload of kids? One Georgia district is fighting the threat by giving its drivers uniforms.
02/11/09
Lead Found in Some Schools' Artificial Turf
Tests of artificial grass at several city and suburban high schools in Massachusetts revealed varying amounts of lead in the artificial surfaces.
01/28/09
Cutting Buses Puts Kids at Risk
Shrinking budgets have forced some districts to cut bus service, forcing some students to walk to school in the dark or on the shoulders of roadways.
01/21/09
More States Tackle Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying, which in extreme cases has led to targeted kids committing suicide, has led to a push among states to pass laws aimed at clamping down on harassment via the Internet.
01/07/09
School Shooter: 'I Didn't Realize' They Would Die
Evan Ramsey, 20, who is serving a 210-year prison sentence for a 1997 shooting spree at his Alaska high school that left the principal and a student dead, said at the time he couldn't discern fantasy from reality. "I didn't realize that you shoot somebody, they die."
12/17/08
Schools Struggle to Identify, Discipline Bullies
Connecticut school personnel often are confused about what constitutes bullying and how to discipline students for bullying as they try to interpret a state law requiring schools to develop anti-bullying policies.
12/03/08
Parent Urges Students to Halt, Prevent Cyberbullying
The father of a Vermont boy who killed himself after being bullied online told students at a state conference on cyberbullying that young people have to put a stop to online harassment.
11/19/08
Despite Increased Need, Schools Cutting Nurses
Budget cuts are forcing many schools to eliminate nursing positions, even as the number of students with chronic illnesses who need daily care is rising.
11/12/08
Security Cameras Prompt Privacy Concerns
As more schools install security cameras to protect students and property, some community members are raising concerns about invading students' privacy.
10/29/08
Feds Call for Safer Seat Belts on Small School Buses
By 2011, all U.S. school buses weighing fewer than 5 tons must be equipped with shoulder-and-lap seat belts rather than the lap-only belts currently required, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.
10/22/08
State Requires Schools to Teach About Dating Violence
A new law in Rhode Island called the Lindsay Ann Burke Act requires all public middle and high schools to include lessons in health classes about dating violence. The law is named after a girl killed by an abusive boyfriend.
10/15/08
Charter Company Takes on LA High School
For the first time in the Los Angeles Unified School District, a traditional school is being run by an outside organization, Green Dot Public Schools. The charter operator has been charged with transforming a large, troubled urban school, so test scores rise, safety is increased, and more students graduate.
10/01/08
Teens Resort to Plastic Surgery to End Bullying
Girls as young as 14 are having plastic surgery to avoid being bullied at school, a British surgeon said. Anti-bullying groups decried the practice.
09/17/08
Teen Shot at School Was Taunted
Ryan McDonald, a sophomore fatally shot at Tennessee's Central High School recently, had been the target of bullies because of a medical condition. Police arrested a suspect in the shooting.
09/03/08
Rodeo Clown Creates Anti-Bullying Program
Marvin Nash, a professional rodeo clown for 30 years in Wyoming, and his wife, developed a bullying prevention program for schools called "Bullying Hurts."
08/14/08
Bullying Starting Younger
Research is starting to show that bullying begins at younger ages. One report indicated that three-quarters of U.S. 8- to 11-year-olds report they've been bullied, with more than half identifying it as a "big" problem.
06/23/08
Districts Receive Funds for Emergency Planning
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $24 million in grants to 92 school districts in 34 states to help them update and improve their readiness and emergency management plans.
06/05/08
State Weighs Anti-Bulling Law
Florida lawmakers are weighing an anti-bullying bill that would prohibit bullying or harassment of any student or school system employee for any reason. Districts could identify groups of students in need of protection.
05/08/08
Education World news editor Ellen Delisio tracks down education news from across the nation and around the world. Some sites credited in this archive may require free registration. Some links may be valid for only a brief period of time.