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Students Headed to Prom Rescue Car Crash Victims (Video)

The prom is a momentous occasion that gives us special memories that are never forgotten whether the night was good or bad. Students headed to their prom at the Westin Hotel on Fort Lauderdale beach will definitely never forget their prom after encountering a car crash while en route to their prom.  Limo driver, Dave Izzo, saw [...]

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UPDATE: Georgia Governor Will Not Endorse Pleas for High School’s First Integrated Prom

Earlier this month, we reported four teenagers: Stephanie Sinnot, Quanesha Wallace, Keela Bloodworth, and Mareshia Rucker, who were struggling to get their first integrated prom on April 27, at their school, Wilcox County High School.  They established a Facebook page for donations and support for their prom, yet the state of Georgia has not given them a second [...]

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China’s Basketball Grandma Goes from Destitute to ‘China’s Internet Darling’

Some of our elderly are so strong we actually look forward to growing old.  They are the reason we have the sayings “50 is the new 30″ and so on.  They use their old school rules with the new school look and are a force to be reckoned with. Zhu Shumei is a Chinese, 76-year old grandmother [...]

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Florida High School Teacher’s Aide Paid Students for Sex (Video)

There are a ton of life-altering stories coming out of schools on every level from Kindergarten to college, that detail sex crimes against the students.  The teachers and administrators that are supposed to be protecting them and are entrusted to broaden their minds are the very people that are responsible for these crimes. Curtis Jiles, [...]

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8th Grader Harassed for Essay Comparing Education to Slavery

The education system in America gets a lot of criticism, so it’s ironic that one school would harass one of its brightest students for merely expressing her opinion on education from a learned perspective.  Apparently, the truth hurts. According to the Black Youth Project, Jada Williams, 13,  is a student in an upstate New York [...]

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Ohio School Pays Students to Attend School

There’s a lot of alternatives schools and/or charter schools trying to take up where our public schools have fallen off.  But there’s a school that has tried everything they can to get their student body to not only show up, but behave when they’re in school.  Surprisingly, the only thing that worked was to decide [...]

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Bronx High School Principal Sexy FB Pic Exposes More

The U.S. school system has yet another weak link in the chain. This time it’s one of those high school administrators that the kids talk about under their breath and have a secret name they call her when she’s not within earshot. According to the New York Daily News, high school students of Jane Addams [...]

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Kentucky For-Profit College Chain Sued for Scamming Students (Video)

There are institutes of higher education popping up everywhere.  They promise they can get you into a career in just two years.  They tell you they will give you all the financial aid you need, help with job placement, on and on and on with the promises.  But when you start your program or even complete [...]

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