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Here are some alternatives to the recently discontinued Google SMS

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Tue, 06/11/2013 - 9:54am
Google SMS provided a great way for students to learn right from their phones. Sadly, now Google's SMS solutions are gone. Google's decision to streamline their services leaves behind many of our students who no longer have access to the internet. Fortunately, there are other options.

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The Innovative Educator

Paddling Makes Comeback in Florida Schools

News Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, June 2013
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Study: Girls and Boys Perform Equally in Math Competitions

Curriculum Update
Lauren Williams
District Administration, April 2013
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math curriculum
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Pediatricians Say No to Expulsions, Suspensions

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 3:45pm
The AAP, a leading group of pediatricians, said school "zero-tolerance" policies toward kids' behavior problems do no good.

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U.S. News and World Report

Threat of Using 'Bubble Gun' Gets Pa. 5-year-old Suspended

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 1:38pm
A 5-year-old kindergartner who told classmates she was going to shoot them, and then herself, with her pink gun that shoots bubbles, was grilled for three hours by school officials without her mother’s knowledge, and then suspended.

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The Port Arthur News

Online Learning Ambassadors Embrace Global Learning

CIO News
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Feb 2013
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Keeping Fighting in the Ring and Out of Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 3:35pm

At age 16, Rob McCullough walked into an LA Boxing gym for the first time. The teen had left home, moving from one friend's couch to another, and now finally felt like he found a place where he belonged.

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CNN

Md. Schools to Show More Tolerance

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 3:58pm

A 12-year-old Montgomery County student was being sent to the hallway for being disruptive in class.

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The Washington Times
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Pennsylvania School District, ACLU Agree to Pledge of Allegiance Settlement

Submitted by Marion Herbert on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 8:44pm

The American Civil Liberties Union and a southwestern Pennsylvania school district have signed an agreement settling a lawsuit brought by a girl who claimed she was disciplined for refusing to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Fox News
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Coroner Rules Homicide After Calif. Girl Dies from Injuries in School Fight

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 4:23pm

The coroner's office ruled Monday that the death of a 10-year-old Southern California schoolgirl after a fight with another female student was a homicide.

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