"This year, I have to say, except for the spaghetti, they were accepting it and they were willing to try some of the new vegetables," said Susan Birmingham, director of food service for Frontier Central School District in New York.

Barely a quarter of students were able to answer four out of five questions correctly on a financial literacy quiz.

"I see students in the schools where I work who hang on every word a teacher says. That influence is so powerful because for many students, that teacher becomes their mother, their father, their counselor, their nutritionist, their life... 08/05/2014 - 12:13pm ago

The ranking was based on 12 factors, including student dropout rate, pupil/teacher ratio, test scores, rates of bullying and school safety measures.

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Educators now take for granted the information that schools have, when a few years ago, these systems didn't exist.

"Common Core fails any comparison with the standards of high-achieving countries....They are lower in the total scope of learned material, in the depth and rigor of the treatment of mathematical subjects, and in the delayed and often... 08/06/2014 - 11:49am ago

A number of these students are unaccompanied by their families, and under federal law, all children are entitled to a free public education, regardless of immigration status.

The photo shows some of the girls had stuffed their shirts to appear pregnant, while others wear bandanas, flash gang signs and hold simulated weapons.