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		<title>Parents tangle with Dallas school district after 4-year-old son suspended for his long hair</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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Texas parents, school tangle over boy&#8217;s long locks

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Taylor Pugh has been suspended from pre-kindergarten because he likes his hair a little on the floppy side.
The 4-year-old sat with a teacher&#8217;s aide in a suburban Dallas school library on Thursday during the fourth week of his in-school suspension.
Taylor&#8217;s locks — long on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-tangle-with-dallas-school-district-after-4-year-old-son-suspended-for-his-long-hair-245188/" title="Parents tangle with Dallas school district after 4-year-old son suspended for his long hair">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parents battle suburban Dallas school after it suspends their son, 4, because of his long hair</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carlton</dc:creator>
		
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Texas parents battle school over son&#8217;s long locks

BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Pre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh likes his floppy hair just how it is: long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt collar.
But his long locks violate the dress code in his suburban Dallas school district. So Taylor again Wednesday found himself facing in-school .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parents-battle-suburban-dallas-school-after-it-suspends-their-son-4-because-of-his-long-hair-245012/">Original source &nbsp;: Parents battle suburban Dallas school after it suspends their son, 4, because of his long hair</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. school district rebuts father&#8217;s claim, denies suspending student for crucifix sketch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. school denies suspending student for drawing

TAUNTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts school district on Tuesday night denied a father&#8217;s claims that his son was suspended for drawing a stick figure of Jesus on a cross.
The Taunton School District said in a written statement that the second-grade student was never suspended over the sketch and that .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-school-district-rebuts-fathers-claim-denies-suspending-student-for-crucifix-sketch-244515/">Mass. school district rebuts father&#8217;s claim, denies suspending student for crucifix sketch</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police on hand as NJ high school, target of &#8216;Columbine-like&#8217; plot, reopens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ high school reopens after threat
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Students returned Monday to a New Jersey high school that prosecutors say was the target of a &#8220;Columbine-like&#8221; plot and were greeted by a police presence that was intended to reassure that Bridgewater-Raritan High School was safe.

Authorities say a 16-year-old junior at the school was arrested Thursday .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-on-hand-as-nj-high-school-target-of-columbine-like-plot-reopens-243825/">Police on hand as NJ high school, target of &#8216;Columbine-like&#8217; plot, reopens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Student sues Brazilian university over miniskirt

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian university student expelled for causing an uproar while wearing a pink miniskirt has sued her school.
Geisy Arruda asks for $570,000 in damages from Bandeirantes University in Sao Paulo, her lawyer, Nehemias Melo, told the privately run Agencia Estado news service, on Friday.
The university expelled ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-brazilian-student-is-suing-university-that-expelled-her-for-wearing-miniskirt-243116/">Read : Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage.
The vote by the Alameda Board of Education on Tuesday did little to ease .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sf-bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-other-biases-242548/">Original source &nbsp;: SF Bay area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address other biases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The school board blinked.
Under the duress of a lawsuit and threats of recall, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out an elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying.
The so-called Lesson 9, which had become an opposition centerpiece in a national ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bay-area-school-board-votes-to-replace-gay-friendly-curriculum-address-more-kinds-of-bias-242411/" title="Bay Area school board votes to replace gay-friendly curriculum, address more kinds of bias">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EPA will more aggressively watch school systems repeatedly violating safe drinking water law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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EPA to unveil new policies on water at schools

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will focus more resources on small water systems nationwide in an effort to improve the enforcement of safe drinking water laws.
The agency will also move repeat violators to the top of the list for stricter monitoring and pay  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/epa-will-more-aggressively-watch-school-systems-repeatedly-violating-safe-drinking-water-law-241516/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tensions between black, Asian teens at Philadelphia high school erupted into assaults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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Philly school&#8217;s racial tensions lead to fights

PHILADELPHIA — Tensions between black and Asian students at a public high school erupted in a series of assaults over two days, leading to 10 suspensions and several students seeking medical treatment.
Asian students at South Philadelphia High School say two off-campus fights and a lunchroom attack left them feeling ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tensions-between-black-asian-teens-at-philadelphia-high-school-erupted-into-assaults-240113/">Tensions between black, Asian teens at Philadelphia high school erupted into assaults</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil miniskirt student to star in Carnival parades in Rio and Sao Paulo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil miniskirt student will parade in Carnival

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil — Brazilians will be seeing a whole lot more of the student whose short pink dress got her booted from college: She&#8217;s agreed to march in the nation&#8217;s famously flesh-baring Carnival parades.
Geisy Arruda, who became an instant celebrity after being heckled by hundreds of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-miniskirt-student-to-star-in-carnival-parades-in-rio-and-sao-paulo-236338/">Brazil miniskirt student to star in Carnival parades in Rio and Sao Paulo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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Iran clerics start gaining control of schools

TEHRAN, Iran — Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological &#8220;soft war&#8221; against Western influence.
The moves appear part of wider efforts to counter opposition groups and other pro-reform factions that have been emboldened by the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-clerics-expand-control-of-schools-in-ideological-battle-against-west-235782/">Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: French boy takes rifle to school, plans to shoot teachers; no one hurt</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-french-boy-takes-rifle-to-school-plans-to-shoot-teachers-no-one-hurt-231286/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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French boy takes rifle to school; no one hurt

PARIS — A 13-year-old French boy stole his father&#8217;s hunting rifle and took it to school with the intention of shooting his teachers, but his family and police intervened before anyone was hurt, police said.
The boy — a student at a Roman Catholic school in Beauvais, 90 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-french-boy-takes-rifle-to-school-plans-to-shoot-teachers-no-one-hurt-231286/">Read more : Police: French boy takes rifle to school, plans to shoot teachers; no one hurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-short-skirt-woman-shocked-at-her-fame-wants-to-finish-her-tourism-degree-231258/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt woman soaks up fame

SAO PAULO — Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she&#8217;s enjoying her newfound fame, but wants to go back to school — with a security guard.
Just the day .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-short-skirt-woman-shocked-at-her-fame-wants-to-finish-her-tourism-degree-231258/">AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NJ teen sues school, says administrators quashed her participation in silent abortion protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn&#8217;t participate in a day of silent protest against abortion.
The girl, identified in court papers as C.H., says ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nj-teen-sues-school-says-administrators-quashed-her-participation-in-silent-abortion-protest-231233/">NJ teen sues school, says administrators quashed her participation in silent abortion protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/west-bank-student-blindfolded-expelled-in-handcuffs-to-gaza-petitions-israel-to-return-227193/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Barajas</dc:creator>
		
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Expelled West Bank student petitions Israel court

JERUSALEM — A female Palestinian student who says she was handcuffed, blindfolded and hauled off to the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army in the middle of the night late last month, asked Israel&#8217;s supreme court Thursday to let her return to her studies in the West Bank.
The incident ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/west-bank-student-blindfolded-expelled-in-handcuffs-to-gaza-petitions-israel-to-return-227193/" title="West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>E.T phone Rome: Vatican hosts conference on possible alien life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ariel David</dc:creator>
		
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Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life

VATICAN CITY — E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/et-phone-rome-vatican-hosts-conference-on-possible-alien-life-224946/">E.T phone Rome: Vatican hosts conference on possible alien life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Back to school: Brazil college reverses expulsion of woman whose mini-dress sparked uproar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/back-to-school-brazil-college-reverses-expulsion-of-woman-whose-mini-dress-sparked-uproar-224065/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

SAO PAULO — Brazil&#8217;s case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/back-to-school-brazil-college-reverses-expulsion-of-woman-whose-mini-dress-sparked-uproar-224065/">Read more : Back to school: Brazil college reverses expulsion of woman whose mini-dress sparked uproar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian university reinstates student after uproar over her explusion for wearing mini-dress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian woman whose short, pink dress caused a near riot at a private college led to her expulsion and transformed her into an Internet sensation now has permission to return to class.
Bandeirante University backed down Monday on its decision to expel 20-year-old Geisy Arruda following .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-university-reinstates-student-after-uproar-over-her-explusion-for-wearing-mini-dress-223730/">Source article &nbsp;: Brazilian university reinstates student after uproar over her explusion for wearing mini-dress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian university is asked why it expelled student for wearing mini-dress</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-university-is-asked-why-it-expelled-student-for-wearing-mini-dress-223502/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni</dc:creator>
		
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Brazilian university in trouble over mini-dress

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled a woman for wearing a short, pink dress to class, creating an uproar on the Internet and throughout a nation where skimpy attire is common.
The Brazilian Education Ministry said it will give Bandeirante University ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-university-is-asked-why-it-expelled-student-for-wearing-mini-dress-223502/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Brazilian university is asked why it expelled student for wearing mini-dress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>La. educators teach trades to reduce dropout rate; students learn welding, engine repair</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-educators-teach-trades-to-reduce-dropout-rate-students-learn-welding-engine-repair-223453/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate

WEST MONROE, La. — Beginning next year, a lot of Louisiana high school classrooms could look like Wes Sebren&#8217;s: equipped with welding gear, safety goggles and circular saws.
Sebren, a teacher at West Ouachita High School near West Monroe, is at the forefront of public schools&#8217; response to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-educators-teach-trades-to-reduce-dropout-rate-students-learn-welding-engine-repair-223453/">La. educators teach trades to reduce dropout rate; students learn welding, engine repair</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate school lunch safeguards against deadly E. coli</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., is worried about a recent outbreak that killed at least two people and sickened about two dozen others in ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmaker-asks-gao-to-investigate-school-lunch-safeguards-against-deadly-e-coli-222752/">Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate school lunch safeguards against deadly E. coli</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah girl&#8217;s suspension for piercing her nose shows challenge for Indian culture in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Washington</dc:creator>
		
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Utah girl&#8217;s pierced nose: US-Indian culture clash

To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah&#8217;s school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension.
To other Indians, the incident was emblematic of how it can still be difficult for the American melting pot to absorb ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-girls-suspension-for-piercing-her-nose-shows-challenge-for-indian-culture-in-america-222613/">Utah girl&#8217;s suspension for piercing her nose shows challenge for Indian culture in America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian student expelled from university after going to class wearing mini-dress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress

SAO PAULO — A Brazilian university has expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students for wearing a short, pink dress to class — publicly accusing her Sunday of immorality.
The private Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, said 20-year-old Geisy Arruda disrespected &#8220;ethical .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazilian-student-expelled-from-university-after-going-to-class-wearing-mini-dress-222574/">Brazilian student expelled from university after going to class wearing mini-dress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Another Chicago teenager charged in honor student&#8217;s beating death caught on camera</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-chicago-teenager-charged-in-honor-students-beating-death-caught-on-camera-220612/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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4th Chicago teen charged in videotaped beating

CHICAGO — A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month.
The 14-year-old&#8217;s name isn&#8217;t being released. He was charged Thursday as a juvenile and appeared Friday before a judge.
Prosecutors allege the teen delivered the punch that rendered the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-chicago-teenager-charged-in-honor-students-beating-death-caught-on-camera-220612/">Source article &nbsp;: Another Chicago teenager charged in honor student&#8217;s beating death caught on camera</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican denounces European ruling against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-denounces-european-ruling-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216488/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Vatican protests ruling on crucifixes in Italy

ROME — The Vatican has denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and educational freedoms.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi says the crucifix is a &#8220;fundamental sign of the importance of religious values&#8221; in .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vatican-denounces-european-ruling-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216488/">Vatican denounces European ruling against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European rights court rules against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-rights-court-rules-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216096/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools

ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
In a decision that could force a review of the use of religious symbols in government-run schools across Europe, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-rights-court-rules-against-display-of-religious-symbols-in-italian-classrooms-216096/">Source article &nbsp;: European rights court rules against display of religious symbols in Italian classrooms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indiana school sued for punishing teens over racy photos posted on MySpace over the summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Wilson</dc:creator>
		
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School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix

INDIANAPOLIS — Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.
The American Civil Liberties Union, in a federal lawsuit filed last week on behalf of the girls, argues that Churubusco High School violated the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indiana-school-sued-for-punishing-teens-over-racy-photos-posted-on-myspace-over-the-summer-212959/">Indiana school sued for punishing teens over racy photos posted on MySpace over the summer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Metro jobless rates fall in September, but mostly reflects discouraged workers dropping out</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/metro-jobless-rates-fall-in-september-but-mostly-reflects-discouraged-workers-dropping-out-210141/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Metro jobless rates fall as more workers drop out

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in September in most metro areas for the second straight month, although that&#8217;s largely because more people gave up on job searches than found new work.
&#8220;The job market is not recovering at all yet,&#8221; said Jim Diffley, regional economist for IHS .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/metro-jobless-rates-fall-in-september-but-mostly-reflects-discouraged-workers-dropping-out-210141/">Metro jobless rates fall in September, but mostly reflects discouraged workers dropping out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Denver police crush sex offender&#8217;s car, saying it&#8217;s a public nuisance</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/denver-police-crush-sex-offenders-car-saying-its-a-public-nuisance-208924/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Denver police crush sex offender&#8217;s car
DENVER — Denver police have crushed a car belonging to a man who pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a child.

Police destroyed the vehicle of 37-year-old Balazs Toth on Tuesday, saying it&#8217;s a public nuisance.
The former Roman Catholic school teacher also received a 90-day jail sentence in the case, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/denver-police-crush-sex-offenders-car-saying-its-a-public-nuisance-208924/">Source &nbsp;: Denver police crush sex offender&#8217;s car, saying it&#8217;s a public nuisance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 students arrested for fights at Chicago school less than 1 month after boy&#8217;s beating death</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-students-arrested-for-fights-at-chicago-school-less-than-1-month-after-boys-beating-death-204276/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Five students have been arrested for fighting at a Chicago high school less than a month after an honor student was killed in a brutal beating recorded in a cell phone video camera.

Police say four Christian Fenger Academy High School students are charged with reckless conduct and one is charged with aggravated assault. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-students-arrested-for-fights-at-chicago-school-less-than-1-month-after-boys-beating-death-204276/">Source &nbsp;: 5 students arrested for fights at Chicago school less than 1 month after boy&#8217;s beating death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ND aerospace school suspends flights for 1 day after landing, take-off mishaps</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Macpherson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. — The University of North Dakota&#8217;s aerospace school has suspended training flights for one day after a series of landing and take-off mishaps at the Grand Forks airport.

University flight operations director Al Palmer said the latest incident involved a plane that landed Thursday morning without its landing gear down. No one was hurt.
Six .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-aerospace-school-suspends-flights-for-1-day-after-landing-take-off-mishaps-204244/" title="ND aerospace school suspends flights for 1 day after landing, take-off mishaps">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities say Mass. man rejected by terror groups planned to kill US shoppers, politicians</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-say-mass-man-rejected-by-terror-groups-planned-to-kill-us-shoppers-politicians-203011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Lavoie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Tarek Mehanna grew up in Boston&#8217;s upscale suburbs, earned a doctorate in pharmacology, taught religion and math at a Muslim middle school and was considered a typical American kid by those who knew him.

Yet Mehanna, who had Egyptian and U.S. citizenship, told a friend he felt out of place in America, according to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-say-mass-man-rejected-by-terror-groups-planned-to-kill-us-shoppers-politicians-203011/">Authorities say Mass. man rejected by terror groups planned to kill US shoppers, politicians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detective: NY teen planning school attack burst into tears, said he was being bullied</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/detective-ny-teen-planning-school-attack-burst-into-tears-said-he-was-being-bullied-202520/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, N.Y. — A 15-year-old boy accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre burst into tears and admitted to police he was upset about being bullied, according to the detective who interviewed him.

The boy, whose name hasn&#8217;t been released, was taken ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detective-ny-teen-planning-school-attack-burst-into-tears-said-he-was-being-bullied-202520/" title="Detective: NY teen planning school attack burst into tears, said he was being bullied">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8-state Cyber Security Education Consortium awarded $2.7 million grant to train cyber warriors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Talley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to an eight-state consortium of technology centers and community colleges that is working to block cyber attacks and stop the loss of high-tech jobs in the U.S., officials said Wednesday.

The three-year grant to the Cyber Security Education Consortium will help train a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-state-cyber-security-education-consortium-awarded-27-million-grant-to-train-cyber-warriors-196429/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 8-state Cyber Security Education Consortium awarded $2.7 million grant to train cyber warriors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY Eagle Scout suspended for keeping pocketknife in car worries about West Point acceptance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TROY, N.Y. — An Eagle Scout who kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car has been suspended from his upstate New York high school for bringing the weapon onto school grounds. Now he is concerned about his chances of getting accepted to West Point.

Matthew Whalen was suspended for 20 days for violating the Lansingburgh Central ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-eagle-scout-suspended-for-keeping-pocketknife-in-car-worries-about-west-point-acceptance-196135/" title="NY Eagle Scout suspended for keeping pocketknife in car worries about West Point acceptance">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware 1st-grader gets reprieve from 45-day suspension; board changes zero-tolerance policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nuckols</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve.

The seven-member Christina School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reduce the punishment for kindergartners and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delaware-1st-grader-gets-reprieve-from-45-day-suspension-board-changes-zero-tolerance-policy-2-195791/" title="Delaware 1st-grader gets reprieve from 45-day suspension; board changes zero-tolerance policy">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delaware 1st grader gets reprieve from 45-day suspension; board changes zero-tolerance policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nuckols</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve.

The seven-member Christina School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reduce the punishment for kindergartners and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delaware-1st-grader-gets-reprieve-from-45-day-suspension-board-changes-zero-tolerance-policy-195362/">Source &nbsp;: Delaware 1st grader gets reprieve from 45-day suspension; board changes zero-tolerance policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Del. school district eases zero-tolerance rule after first grader gets 45-day suspension</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nuckols</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who faced a lengthy punishment for bringing his favorite utensil to school — a combination folding knife, fork and spoon — has gotten a reprieve.

The school board made a hasty change to its strict code of conduct Tuesday night.
The seven-member board voted unanimously to reduce the punishment for kindergartners .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/del-school-district-eases-zero-tolerance-rule-after-first-grader-gets-45-day-suspension-195328/">Del. school district eases zero-tolerance rule after first grader gets 45-day suspension</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Policy change likely in Delaware district where 6-year-old was suspended over fork-knife combo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nuckols</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, Del. — A Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing his favorite camping utensil to school will likely get a reprieve, a school board member said Tuesday.

Zachary Christie, 6, was ordered to spend 45 days in his district&#8217;s alternative school for troublemakers after he brought a combination folding fork, knife and spoon to eat his lunch ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/policy-change-likely-in-delaware-district-where-6-year-old-was-suspended-over-fork-knife-combo-195194/" title="Policy change likely in Delaware district where 6-year-old was suspended over fork-knife combo">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Policy change likely in Del. district where 6-year-old was suspended over fork-knife combo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nuckols</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — A Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing his favorite camping utensil to school will likely get a reprieve, a school board member said Tuesday.

Zachary Christie, 6, was ordered to spend 45 days in his district&#8217;s alternative school for troublemakers after he brought a combination folding fork, knife and spoon to eat his lunch at .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/policy-change-likely-in-del-district-where-6-year-old-was-suspended-over-fork-knife-combo-195058/" title="Policy change likely in Del. district where 6-year-old was suspended over fork-knife combo">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1st grader may avoid suspension for bringing camping utensil to school</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Nuckols</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — A Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing his favorite camping utensil to school will likely get a reprieve, a school board member said Tuesday.

Zachary Christie, 6, was ordered to spend 45 days in his district&#8217;s alternative school for troublemakers after he tried to use the combination folding fork, knife and spoon to eat lunch ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1st-grader-may-avoid-suspension-for-bringing-camping-utensil-to-school-194984/">Original article on  : 1st grader may avoid suspension for bringing camping utensil to school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Policy leading to Del. child&#8217;s suspension over camp tool is likely to be changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — A Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing his favorite camping utensil to school will likely get a reprieve, a school board member said Tuesday.

Zachary Christie, 6, was ordered to spend 45 days in his district&#8217;s alternative school for troublemakers after he tried to use the combination folding fork, knife and spoon to eat lunch ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-policy-leading-to-del-childs-suspension-over-camp-tool-is-likely-to-be-changed-194895/">APNewsBreak: Policy leading to Del. child&#8217;s suspension over camp tool is likely to be changed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Jackson, parents escorts students to Chicago high school after student&#8217;s beating death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — After an honor student&#8217;s brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago&#8217;s South Side.

Jackson rode with students on a bus to Christian Fenger Academy High School on Tuesday.
He says the plan is to ensure students&#8217; safe arrival and to ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jesse-jackson-parents-escorts-students-to-chicago-high-school-after-students-beating-death-194743/">Jesse Jackson, parents escorts students to Chicago high school after student&#8217;s beating death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Del. 1st grader faces reform school for fork-knife combo; hundreds expected at board meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who wanted to eat lunch at school with his favorite camping utensil, a combination of folding fork, knife and spoon, now faces 45 days in the district&#8217;s alternative school for troublemakers.

Hundreds of people were expected to attend a school board meeting Tuesday evening to object to the suspension of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/del-1st-grader-faces-reform-school-for-fork-knife-combo-hundreds-expected-at-board-meeting-194674/">Del. 1st grader faces reform school for fork-knife combo; hundreds expected at board meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite different — saving for college.

The survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. shows putting money away for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teens-say-college-is-the-top-reason-for-saving-money-192011/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Teens say college is the top reason for saving money</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US education chief calls for new teachers, says education is civil rights cause of our time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-education-chief-calls-for-new-teachers-says-education-is-civil-rights-cause-of-our-time-191877/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers, calling education the civil rights cause of our time.

Duncan told about 100 prospective teachers at the University of Virginia that veterans, retirees and professionals seeking a second career must heed the call to teach. He said the need ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-education-chief-calls-for-new-teachers-says-education-is-civil-rights-cause-of-our-time-191877/">US education chief calls for new teachers, says education is civil rights cause of our time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen arrested in potential school threat in Colorado accused of trying to get explosives</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/teen-arrested-in-potential-school-threat-in-colorado-accused-of-trying-to-get-explosives-190863/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A teen who was arrested in a potential threat against his western Colorado high school is accused of trying to acquire explosives.

Mesa County district attorney Pete Hautzinger says 18-year-old Robert Dell Johnson appeared in court on Thursday to face a felony charge of solicitation to commit possession of an explosive or .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teen-arrested-in-potential-school-threat-in-colorado-accused-of-trying-to-get-explosives-190863/">Teen arrested in potential school threat in Colorado accused of trying to get explosives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama officials pledge federal support to fight teen violence in Chicago but offer no details</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Hawkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday pledged federal support to fight a surge in youth violence in Chicago and other cities, calling the brutal beating death of a teenager on the city&#8217;s South Side a wake-up call for the country.

But neither offered specifics or outlined any new .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-officials-pledge-federal-support-to-fight-teen-violence-in-chicago-but-offer-no-details-189776/">Source &nbsp;: Obama officials pledge federal support to fight teen violence in Chicago but offer no details</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Dept. finds most kids have been exposed to violence; results called &#8217;staggering&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/justice-dept-finds-most-kids-have-been-exposed-to-violence-results-called-staggering-189632/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devlin Barrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence in their daily lives — but a leading criminologist warned the government-sponsored survey may be lumping serious and minor incidents together.

More than 60 percent of children surveyed were exposed to violence within the past year, either directly .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/justice-dept-finds-most-kids-have-been-exposed-to-violence-results-called-staggering-189632/">Justice Dept. finds most kids have been exposed to violence; results called &#8217;staggering&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Duncan says ambitious Chicago education plan has not contributed to surge in teen violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Hawkins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday it is ridiculous to suggest that an ambitious plan to improve education in Chicago contributed to a surge in violence among students.

Duncan, along with Attorney General Eric Holder, was in Chicago to meet with school officials, parents and students to discuss youth violence after the vicious beating .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/duncan-says-ambitious-chicago-education-plan-has-not-contributed-to-surge-in-teen-violence-189610/">Duncan says ambitious Chicago education plan has not contributed to surge in teen violence</a>.]]></description>
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