"Being home-schooled, people look at you different," one student said. "[But] the more I talked to [other players], the more they realized there was nothing different about me. They were really accepting and really nice."

"We want you to know us," the students said. "We aren't afraid... This neighborhood is filled with love. This isn't Chi-raq. This is home. This is us."

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Forty-four percent were verbal incidents and 21 percent were physical. Other types of incidents included written or electronic threats and social shunning at the lunch table or elsewhere.

"It's not realistic to expect every single tested child in every school to score proficient," said Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. "Some of our students are very capable, but may have unique learning needs that make it difficult for... 08/11/2014 - 9:53am ago

"Until preschool, life has centered on home, parents or familiar caretakers," the article said. "Then, bam! Young children have to negotiate interactions with strange teachers and other kids."

The women's rights activist and the Facebook executive answered questions about worldwide efforts to helps girls go to school.

New technology allows educators to lock down a facility and cut off key card access with the click of a button while sending and receiving communication to other faculty and arriving police--all from a smartphone app.

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