Game changers: Need-to-know news in 60 seconds

From a possible cure for HIV to a new pope in the Vatican to a return to segregation, here are the headlines that caught our eye this morning. Tell us what you think about the news in the comments—and let...

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Um, what? Tennessee considering Don't Say Gay bill for K-8 schools

Lawmakers in Tennessee are reconsidering a piece of legislation from last year that has been nicknamed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. If passed, it would prohibit teachers from discussing any sexuality other than heterosexuality with students with kindergarten through eighth...

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Fair warning: Starting a food fight could get ya arrested

Food fights kind of seem like the pinnacle of the cliché school experience, right? There you are, eating your PB&J and minding your own business when a spoonful of mashed potatoes goes flying past your head. Seconds later, you’re ducking...

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Scary news: Student hospitalized after middle school shooting

Updated: This afternoon, there was yet another school shooting, this time at Price Middle School in Atlanta. There aren’t many details available yet, but as far as we know, one 14-year-old boy has been taken to the hospital with a...

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4 ridiculous things schools told girls this week

This week, schools across the U.S. seem to be sillier than usual. Here's a round-up of our top-three picks for Most Ridiculous Thing of the Week. Read 'em and weep, babes. Read 'em and weep. Ridic thing #1: Big boobs...

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Woohoo! High school graduation rates at record high

Since the 1970s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been estimating the percentage of teens who graduated high school on time (that is, within four years of entering 9th grade). And right now, we’re at an all-time high...

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