14-year-old student fights for street clothes in effort to repeal Arizona school’s dress codeYUMA, Ariz. — Justin Wright wants his Arizona middle school to do the right thing by letting students choose their own school clothes. Costa Rica reports 1st swine flu death outside N. America; Japan quarantines travellersSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica reported the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the epidemic outside of a North American nation, while Japanese authorities scrambled to limit contacts with their first confirmed cases of the disease. Costa Rica’s health minister confirms swine flu death _ the first in Central AmericaSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica’s health minister confirmed the death of a 53-year-old patient with swine flu on Saturday, the first death from the epidemic outside of a North American nation. Mexico’s reopening from swine flu hits snags; virus spreads to other Latin American countriesMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s emergence from a national shutdown hit snags as some high schools were not cleaned in time to open and students returned to class in others without swine flu checkups. Cases of the virus popped up in two more Latin America countries. WHO says up to 2B people might get swine flu if it moves to a pandemicGENEVA — Up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic lasting two years, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO says up to 2B people might get swine flu if it moves to a pandemicGENEVA — Up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic lasting two years, the World Health Organization said Thursday. AP source: Obama seeks to extend DC voucher program until current participants graduateWASHINGTON — An administration official says President Barack Obama wants to extend the school voucher program in the District of Columbia until students now in the program graduate from high school. ‘Class of Katrina’ is graduating from college, 4 years after storm hit; ‘It made us closer’NEW ORLEANS — In the months after Hurricane Katrina swamped the University of New Orleans campus in August 2005, the basketball team practiced at a school six hours away in Texas and played almost its entire season on the road, winning just three games. Obama’s education secretary seeks parents’, educators’ comments on No Child Left Behind lawWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is committed to the testing and school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. Obama’s education secretary to seek input on No Child Left Behind lawWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush. Obama’s education secretary seeks input on No Child Left Behind lawBUNKER HILL, W.Va. — Embarking on a “listening tour,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked teachers, parents and students Tuesday how they would improve No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush. Obama’s education secretary seeks input on No Child Left BehindWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush. Prep events in Florida, New Mexico join the list of those affected by spread of swine fluThe spread of the swine flu has affected high school sports in two more states, with New Mexico postponing athletic events and Florida granting athletes pulled from a state track championship the chance to compete in a separate meet later. Michelle Obama celebrates an early Cinco de Mayo with students from bilingual charter schoolsWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama on Monday urged students to remember in their thoughts and prayers those suffering from the swine flu in Mexico. Students surprised with new furniture, fresh paint at run-down SC school featured by presidentDILLON, S.C. — Students who had grown resigned to old, “nasty” furnishings at their dilapidated middle school in rural South Carolina were elated Monday to find new furniture and a freshly painted cafeteria, thanks to a student’s plea, a president’s speech and a businessman’s response. Athletes at Tampa high school to miss state track meet after swine flu worries closes schoolsTAMPA, Fla. — Athletes from a Tampa high school were told on Monday they are being pulled from the upcoming state track meet because of a swine flu threat at their school. Students return to NYC school at center of swine flu outbreak; some others closeNEW YORK — Students streamed into St. Francis Preparatory School on Monday morning, happy to return after an outbreak of swine flu but wary of close contact, and some equipped with hand sanitizer in their backpacks. Mayor Bloomberg says NYC has 73 confirmed and 6 probable cases of swine flu; school reopensNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City has 73 confirmed and six probable cases of swine flu. That’s 10 more confirmed cases than the city reported on Sunday. Teachers union says school board memo appears to force support for Chicago’s 2016 Olympics bidCHICAGO — A teachers union says an e-mail from the Chicago school board appears to force principals to support the city’s bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2016. Tony Bennett takes a break from Jazz Fest to donate instruments to New Orleans schoolNEW ORLEANS — Jazz crooner Tony Bennett handed out dozens of new instruments Thursday to students at a charter school founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, hoping the tubas, trumpets and trombones would be used to carry on New Orleans’ vibrant musical tradition. Number of flu closings triples to nearly 300, still a small share of schools nationwideWASHINGTON — Education officials say nearly 300 schools around the country have closed because of concerns about spreading swine flu — and more are expected to. Children have major role in flu’s spread; school and local officials’ readiness is crucialWASHINGTON — Students aren’t the only ones staying home as swine flu spreads through schools across the country. Parents are nursing their ailing kids while trying not to get sick themselves. Local officials may close schools to stave off flu, but what if teens gather at the mall?WASHINGTON — Closing schools won’t necessarily stop the spread of swine flu. Pope sorry for abuse, ‘deplorable’ conduct at church-run native Canadian schoolsVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI apologized Wednesday to native Canadians who were physically and sexually abused at church-run boarding schools they were forced to attend, saying he was sorry for their anguish and was praying they would heal. Health officials say US deaths likely from swine flu; hundreds of students ill at NYC schoolNEW YORK — The global swine flu outbreak worsened Tuesday as authorities said hundreds of students at a New York school have fallen ill and federal officials said they expected to see U.S. deaths from the virus. Cuba suspended flights to and from Mexico, becoming the first country to impose a travel ban to the epicenter of the epidemic. Supreme Court hears arguments on when public must pay for private special educationWASHINGTON — A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address the boy’s learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school. Reading and math: Students show improvement on national testsWASHINGTON — Kids in the U.S. are improving in reading and math, with low-achieving students making the biggest gains. Up to 7 inches of rain floods Houston streets; tornadoes damage in other parts of TexasHOUSTON — More than a half-foot of rain fell on the Houston area during the night, flooding homes and streets and marooning some morning commuters. Supreme Court to hear arguments on when public must pay for private special educationWASHINGTON — A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address his learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school. NYC mayor confirms 28 swine flu cases all from same school, but says city open for businessNEW YORK — Twenty-eight people connected to a private New York City high school have confirmed cases of swine flu, and 17 more probably have it, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday as officials tried to assure residents that the situation was far less serious than Mexico’s deadly outbreak. |
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