http://www.newsvine.com/schoolsNewsvine - schoolsen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:21 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:20 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17764266-chicago-schools-consult-gang-lines-in-closure-planhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17764266-chicago-schools-consult-gang-lines-in-closure-planuschicagoschoolsgangrobin-hoodus-newslinesvice-lordsas-chicagogang-linesholy-city"Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:24:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, students race out of William Penn Elementary School at the end of the day in Chicago. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) </p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, Rev. Robin Hood interacts with students outside William Penn Elementary School in Chicago at the end of the school day. Hood works with organizations such as Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere and the anti-violence group CeaseFire, to ensure that students and staff get to and from North Lawndale’s schools safely and to help reduce truancy. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, a child leaves Dvorak Technology Academy with his grandfather at the end of the school day in Chicago. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, a crossing guard stops traffic for children leaving Dvorak Technology Academy at the end of classes in Chicago. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>This April 3, 2013 photo shows Rev. Robin Hood, who devotes time to ensure the safety of students at schools on Chicago's South Side. Hood works with organizations such as Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere and the anti-violence group CeaseFire to ensure that students and staff get to and from North Lawndale’s schools safely and to help reduce truancy. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, students walk home from William Penn Elementary School in Chicago along 16th Street at the end of the school day. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, families walk home from William Penn Elementary School in Chicago at the end of the school day. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this April 3, 2013 photo, children leave Dvorak Technology Academy in Chicago at the end of classes. While the school serves as a safe haven for children during classroom hours, their journeys to and from home during the school year are subject to peril as they cross gang borders that divide Chicago's neighborhoods. As Chicago Public Schools prepares to close 54 schools in an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from schools in the nation’s third-largest city. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>Map shows gang presence per capita per state, and estimated number of gangs from 1996-2010.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759967-official-1-student-killed-in-togo-demonstrationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759967-official-1-student-killed-in-togo-demonstrationschoolstogoclosedwest-africanworld-newswest-africaafMon, 15 Apr 2013 11:38:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721747-dc-finds-cheating-on-tests-at-11-schoolshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721747-dc-finds-cheating-on-tests-at-11-schoolsusdcscorestestschoolspoliticsschools-testFri, 12 Apr 2013 16:42:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656582-even-in-pro-gun-states-bid-to-arm-teachers-stallshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17656582-even-in-pro-gun-states-bid-to-arm-teachers-stallsusschoolsus-newsguns-in-schoolsmike-kelleyMon, 8 Apr 2013 16:56:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2012 file photo, Cori Sorensen, a fourth grade teacher from Highland Elementary School in Highland, Utah, receives firearms training with a .357 magnum from personal defense instructor Jim McCarthy in West Valley City, Utah, where teachers and administrators are allowed to bring guns to school. Lawmakers in many Republican-led states proposed arming school personnel with guns following a mass shooting at a Connecticut school, yet four months later the quest has stalled in many traditionally gun-friendly states. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, a young girl waves at police officer Jeff Strack as he walks the hallway of Jordan Elementary School in Jordan, Minn., a small town that decided to place satellite police offices in its public schools. Gun rights supporters in Jordan had made a push to arm school personnel after the Connecticut school shooting four months ago, but those proposals have stalled in many other states. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, police officer Jeff Strack stands near the entrance at Jordan Elementary School in Jordan, Minn., a small town that decided to place satellite police offices in its public schools. Gun rights supporters in Jordan had made a push to arm school personnel after the Connecticut school shooting in December 2012, but those proposals have stalled in many other states. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2012 file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks in Washington where he called for armed school officers in every American school following a mass shooting at a Connecticut school. His message carried extra heft because many lawmakers in the more than two dozen Republican-controlled states are NRA members, but four months later the quest has stalled in many traditionally gun-friendly states. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17555929-gender-segregation-now-mandatory-in-gaza-schoolshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17555929-gender-segregation-now-mandatory-in-gaza-schoolsschoolsgazaworld-newsmlsegregatinggaza-hamas-controlledMon, 1 Apr 2013 19:18:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Palestinian children attend a class at the UNRWA elementary school in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Gaza's Hamas-controlled parliament has passed a law requiring separate classes for boys and girls in public and private schools from the fourth grade. Currently, boys and girls are separated in grade seven in public schools, and private schools can set their own rules. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p><p>Palestinian kids attend a class at the UNRWA elementary school in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Gaza's Hamas-controlled parliament has passed a law requiring separate classes for boys and girls in public and private schools from the fourth grade. Currently, boys and girls are separated in grade seven in public schools, and private schools can set their own rules. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p><p>Palestinian school girls and boys walk in front of a the UNRWA elementary school in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Gaza's Hamas-controlled parliament has passed a law requiring separate classes for boys and girls in public and private schools from the fourth grade. Currently, boys and girls are separated in grade seven in public schools, and private schools can set their own rules. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17520557-most-indicted-atlanta-schools-educators-surrenderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17520557-most-indicted-atlanta-schools-educators-surrenderusschoolsatlantacheatingus-newsfulton-countyformer-atlantaatlanta-public-schoolsatlanta-schoolsbeverly-hallschools-cheatingjuwanna-guffiewhen-beverly-hallformer-atlanta-public-schoolsFri, 29 Mar 2013 21:42:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this June 13, 2011 file photo, outgoing schools superintendent, Dr. Beverly Hall, center, arrives for her last Atlanta school board meeting at the Atlanta Public Schools headquarters in Atlanta. Hall and nearly three dozen other administrators, teachers, principals and other educators were indicted Friday, March 29, 2013, in one of the nation's largest cheating scandals. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT </p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2009 file photo, then Atlanta superintendent of public schools Beverly Hall smiles after she was named the 2009 Superintendent of the Year at the American Association of School Administrators' National Conference on Education in San Francisco. Hall and nearly three dozen other administrators, teachers, principals and other educators were indicted Friday, March 29, 2013, in one of the nation's largest cheating scandals. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)</p><p>Atlanta Public Schools defendant Sandra Ward, right, turns herself in at the Fulton County Jail accompanied by her attorney Robbin Shipp, left, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. 35 defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. All 35 defendants must turn themselves in Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Raymond Lail, attorney for Atlanta Public Schools defendant Tameka Goodson, walks down the entrance to the Fulton County Jail, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. Goodson, one of the 35 defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal, turned herself in Tuesday. All 35 defendants are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Photos of some of the 35 defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal decorate a board as the media wait for the defendants to turn themselves in at Fulton County Jail, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. The defendants are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. All 35 defendants must turn themselves in Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal Starlette Mitchell, left, and Angela Williamson, right, turn themselves in at the Fulton County Jail accompanied by attorney Gerald Griggs, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. Thirty-five defendants are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. All 35 defendants must turn themselves in Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Rev. Timothy McDonald, center, leads a protest against the high bonds set for 35 defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal outside the Fulton County Jail, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. The 35 defendants are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. All 35 defendants must turn themselves in Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Rev. Timothy McDonald, from left, Rev. Gerald Durley, Rev. Darrell Elligan, and Jerome Harris, gather outside Fulton County Jail to protest the high bonds set for 35 defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. The 35 defendants are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. All 35 defendants must turn themselves in Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Jessie Thomas, of Atlanta, drives by to take a picture of the media gathered outside the Fulton County Jail waiting for defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal to turn themselves in, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Atlanta. 35 defendants in Atlanta's school cheating scandal are named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall. Hall is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff)</p><p>This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Tamara Cotman. Smith is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system, including former Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, who were named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff)</p><p>This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Michael Pitts. Pitts is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system, including former Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, who were named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff)</p><p>This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Christopher Waller. Waller is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system, including former Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, who were named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff)</p><p>In this Tuesday, April 2, 2013 photo released by the Fulton County Jail, Derrick Broadwater is seen in a booking photo, in Atlanta. Broadwater, an educator is named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. (AP Photo/Fulton County Jail)</p><p>In this Tuesday, April 2, 2013 photo released by the Fulton County Jail, Millicent Few is seen in a booking photo, in Atlanta. Few, an educator is named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. (AP Photo/Fulton County Jail)</p><p>In this Tuesday, April 2, 2013 photo released by the Fulton County Jail, Sharon Davis-Williams is seen in a booking photo, in Atlanta. Williams, an educator is named in a 65-count indictment that alleges a broad conspiracy involving cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta Public Schools. (AP Photo/Fulton County Jail)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475066-administrators-armed-in-w-colo-school-districthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475066-administrators-armed-in-w-colo-school-districtusschoolsus-newsguns-in-schoolsguns-inTue, 26 Mar 2013 18:31:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17457184-nj-moves-to-take-over-schools-in-troubled-camdenhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17457184-nj-moves-to-take-over-schools-in-troubled-camdenusschoolstakeovernew-jerseyus-newscamdenchris-christieMon, 25 Mar 2013 16:10:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313277-maine-school-laptop-contract-to-be-open-to-othershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313277-maine-school-laptop-contract-to-be-open-to-otherstechnologyusschoolslaptopsThu, 14 Mar 2013 17:16:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17271653-after-2009-death-notorious-school-made-turnaroundhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17271653-after-2009-death-notorious-school-made-turnarounduschicagoviolenceschoolssouth-sideus-newsMon, 11 Mar 2013 18:33:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, Elizabeth Dozier, principal at Fenger High School in Chicago, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press. The school, once synonymous with school violence after the 2009 killing of honors student Derrion Albert, is now turning things around and is a showcase for what school officials say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago. For its efforts, the school has attracted national and international attention, with educators from as far away as England coming to visit. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, Elizabeth Dozier, principal at Fenger High School in Chicago, walks through the school's corridor during an interview with the Associated Press. The school, once synonymous with school violence after the 2009 killing of honors student Derrion Albert, is now turning things around and is a showcase for what school officials say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago. For its efforts, the school has attracted national and international attention, with educators from as far away as England coming to visit. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, Robert Spicer, right, the Culture and Climate specialist at Fenger High School in Chicago, speaks as seniors Geneva Harris and Gerald Banks look on in a room where an initiative called the "peace circle" takes place for students and staffers to meet and discuss incidents or disagreements. The school, once synonymous with school violence after the 2009 killing of honors student Derrion Albert, is now turning things around and is a showcase for what school officials say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago. For its efforts, the school has attracted national and international attention, with educators from as far away as England coming to visit. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, students Geneva Harris and Gerald Banks, seniors at Fenger High School in Chicago, speak during an interview with the Associated Press in a room used for a "peace circle" initiative, where students and staffers can meet to discuss incidents or disagreements. The school, once synonymous with school violence after the 2009 killing of honors student Derrion Albert, is now turning things around and is a showcase for what school officials now say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, Donald Gordon, left, dean of students at Fenger High School in Chicago, and Principal Elizabeth Dozier check on students that are in detention. The school, once synonymous with school violence since the 2009 killing of honors student Derrion Albert, is now turning things around and is a showcase for what school officials say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago. For its efforts, the school has attracted national and international attention, with educators from as far away as England coming to visit. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, notes and inspirational messages are seen tacked to a wall in a room at Fenger High School in Chicago, where an initiative called the "peace circle" takes place for students and staffers to meet and discuss incidents or disagreements. The school, once synonymous with school violence after the 2009 killing of honors student Derrion Albert, is now turning things around and is a showcase for what school officials say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2009 file photo, Nadashia Thomas, 6, a cousin of Derrion Albert, holds a sign beside a poster of the slain honors student at Fenger High School in Chicago, where a vigil for Albert was planned. His killing horrified the world and came to symbolize the dangers facing young people in the nation’s third-largest city. After Albert’s death, the school became a national example by getting students to resolve their disputes peacefully and finding different ways to mete out discipline. Fenger today showcases what school officials say is an improving atmosphere in schools across Chicago, despite the tide of violence that led to 500-plus homicides last year. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17238416-sd-gov-signs-into-law-that-teachers-can-be-armedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17238416-sd-gov-signs-into-law-that-teachers-can-be-armedusschoolsus-newsarmedxgrdennis-daugaardFri, 8 Mar 2013 17:59:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212945-incumbents-win-2-slots-in-los-angeles-school-racehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212945-incumbents-win-2-slots-in-los-angeles-school-raceuselectionslaschoolsus-newslos-angeles-unified-school-districtWed, 6 Mar 2013 21:50:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17210441-complaint-targets-philanthropy-in-public-educationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17210441-complaint-targets-philanthropy-in-public-educationusschoolsphilanthropypublicus-newsWed, 6 Mar 2013 16:40:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17193764-senegal-to-close-islamic-schools-after-fatal-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17193764-senegal-to-close-islamic-schools-after-fatal-firesenegalschoolsworld-newsislamic-schoolsafTue, 5 Mar 2013 00:54:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE- In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, A Quranic student whose legs are bowed from polio, right, is helped across a busy street by a fellow student, as they beg to meet the daily quota imposed by their Quranic teacher in the Parcelles Assainies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal. Senegal's president Macky Sall said Monday, March 4, 2013, that the government will close all Islamic schools that do not meet basic safety standards, after nine children in a Quranic school died in a fire Sunday. Senegal has an estimated tens of thousands of young Quranic students, known as 'talibes,' who live in rudimentary conditions and spend their days begging on Senegal's streets for their Quranic teachers. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)</p><p>FILE In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, Quranic students memorize verses in the Quranic school where they live and study, in the Camberene neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal. Senegal's president Macky Sall said Monday, March 4, 2013, that the government will close all Islamic schools that do not meet basic safety standards, after nine children in a Quranic school died in a fire Sunday. Senegal has an estimated tens of thousands of young Quranic students, known as 'talibes,' who live in rudimentary conditions and spend their days begging on Senegal's streets for their Quranic teachers. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, a Quranic student sleeps with his begging bowl covering his face in the unfinished first floor of a building which serves as both classroom and living space for the dozens of students at his Quranic school, in the Fadia neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal. Senegal's president Macky Sall said Monday, March 4, 2013, that the government will close all Islamic schools that do not meet basic safety standards, after nine children in a Quranic school died in a fire Sunday. Senegal has an estimated tens of thousands of young Quranic students, known as 'talibes,' who live in rudimentary conditions and spend their days begging on Senegal's streets for their Quranic teachers. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17182165-pentagon-to-furlough-teachers-cut-commissary-timehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17182165-pentagon-to-furlough-teachers-cut-commissary-timeusbudgetschoolspoliticsmilitarybattlemilitary-schoolsgeorge-littleMon, 4 Mar 2013 18:42:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17091298-judge-wont-halt-school-board-members-suspensionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17091298-judge-wont-halt-school-board-members-suspensionusschoolsassociated-pressprobationus-newsdekalb-countydekalbnathan-dealMon, 25 Feb 2013 23:23:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17021657-agreement-restricts-police-role-in-denver-schoolshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17021657-agreement-restricts-police-role-in-denver-schoolsusschoolspolicedenverus-newsWed, 20 Feb 2013 01:10:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17000179-kids-suspensions-renew-debate-over-zero-tolerancehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17000179-kids-suspensions-renew-debate-over-zero-toleranceusschoolsus-newszero-tolerancehello-kittyMon, 18 Feb 2013 07:25:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Feb. 10, 2013 photo, Kelly Guarna's 5-year-old daughter Madison pose for a portrait in Mount Carmel, Pa. The kindergartener was suspended from school for making a "terroristic threat" last month after her mother said she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (AP Photo/Jimmy May)</p><p>In this Feb. 10, 2013 photo, Kelly Guarna's 5-year-old daughter Madison poses for a portrait in Mount Carmel, Pa. The kindergartener was suspended from school for making a "terroristic threat" last month after her mother said she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (AP Photo/Jimmy May)</p><p>In this Feb. 10, 2013 photo, shown is the Mount Carmel Area Elementary School in Mount Carmel, Pa. Kelly Guarna's 5-year-old daughter Madison was suspended from school for making a "terroristic threat" last month after her mother said she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (AP Photo/Jimmy May)</p><p>In this Feb. 10, 2013 photo, Kelly Guarna and her 5-year-old daughter Madison pose for a portrait in Mount Carmel, Pa. The kindergartener was suspended from school for making a "terroristic threat" last month after her mother said she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (AP Photo/Jimmy May)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16934132-report-cities-have-hundreds-of-empty-schoolshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16934132-report-cities-have-hundreds-of-empty-schoolsusschoolspoliticsunusedMon, 11 Feb 2013 22:18:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16880165-police-do-reports-in-school-lots-in-safety-measurehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16880165-police-do-reports-in-school-lots-in-safety-measureusschoolspoliceatus-newsdouglas-countyat-schoolssandy-hook-elementary-schoolThu, 7 Feb 2013 07:38:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Douglas County Sheriff Lt. Brian Murphy spends some time on the playground with kids during recess at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo., Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)</p><p>Douglas County Sheriff Lt. Brian Murphy is greeted by children while he spends some time at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo., Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Douglas County Sheriff Department Lt. Brian Murphy spends some time on the playground with kids during recess at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Douglas County Sheriff Department Lt. Brian Murphy is greeted by children at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Douglas County Sheriff Department Lt. Brian Murphy walks a hall while spending some time at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Douglas County Sheriff Department Lt. Brian Murphy plays with students on the playground during recess at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, Douglas County Sheriff's Lt. Brian Murphy sits in on part of an art class while spending some time at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, part of a new cooperative effort between law enforcement and schools for more routine police presence at local primary schools, in Castle Pines, Colo. Since the December school attack in Connecticut, county police have begun a practice of completing their paperwork from their cruisers in elementary school parking lots, and are encouraged to spend more time inside schools. 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