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Bus crash injures 9
Jun 11th
The wheels on the bus go round and round...even when its upside down.
In Oceanside, a school bus crashed into a car, causing the bus to tip. The crash caused 9 injuries, nothing major. However, the police say it is unclear who caused the crash.
Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15265919?nclick_check=1
NYC Agrees to Shut the ‘Rubber Rooms’
Apr 18th
'Rubber Rooms' -- the places where suspended teachers sit and do nothing and get paid while waiting for a decision on their case (the average time being 18 months) -- will be shut down by December 2010. This has a been a massive debacle, wasting millions of dollars a year. A great victory and long anticipated reform.
STORY: WNYC - News - City Agrees to Shut the 'Rubber Rooms'
Making Education Beautiful
Apr 18th
Great article on Huffington Post by Jason Pugatch about the need to make education beautiful.
But look at what they walk into every day of the school year: chain link, bicycle-locked fences and drab buildings with no air conditioning. What is a school? Moreover, what do we want a school to be? A place of beauty and freedom for learning and expression, or a place where one is confined and taught? Architecture sends as clear a message to students as the teacher standing in the classroom. And it is something public school systems ought to consider as they begin to replace the aging schools in their districts.STORY: Jason Pugatch: Making Education Beautiful
VIDEO: Stewart Hammers Fox News For Comparing Nuclear Summit Logo To Muslim Flags
Apr 18th
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DetentionSlip.org was invited to be in the audience of The Daily Show this past week, and here is a clip from the show. FoxNews is really losing it here... Do any of you actually watch Fox "News"? Don't you feel insulted when they pull shit like this?
