State-by-state look at high school test results

A state-by-state look at results of results of steroids tests in high schools:

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Gay advocates upset at shelving of Chicago school

As far as Miguel Garcia is concerned, Chicago already has a gay high school. Jones College Prep, where the 16-year-old is a junior, has the city's largest Gay Straight Alliance, an organization of more than 100 students that he and other members say wields considerable influence at their downtown campus.

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Jennifer Gould ended her class announcements and told her students to take out their cell phones.

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Proper condom use, sex positions and same-sex relationships are all part of the curriculum for 14-year-old students in Swedish high schools.

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Twilight (Book Review)

When seventeen year old Bella Swan moves from her mom's house in sunny Phoenix, Arizona to her dad's place in the small community of Forks, Washington,where the weather is often rainy and gloomy, she has no idea of how her life will change.

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The Chicago School Board will vote this month on whether to create a high school for gay youth, many of whom experience abuse in their current schools.

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This morning, at colleges and universities across the land, professors are emerging from freshman seminars and introductory classes cursing American high schools.

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For a growing number of colleges and universities — and even a few high schools — long distances are no longer an obstacle for far-flung friends and relatives who can't make it to campus. Schools are turning to Internet broadcasts to bridge the distance on graduation day.

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Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2006 divided by the number of graduating seniors.

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A heartwarming story about schoolkids using sports as an excuse to act out the fine examples of racism, sexism, class hatred and intolerance set forth by their law-abiding and tax-paying parents.

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Gold stars: The answer depends on the school, and the student. With its annual list, NEWSWEEK honors top schools that help regular kids succeed in college.

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