- High school students measured the Earth’s magnetic field from space using a small computer https://frontstory.io/high-school-students-measured-the-earths-magnetic-field-from-space-using-a-small-computer/ 4 comments space
- Anti-vaxxers “arrest” school headmaster over Covid measures | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1173512/anti-vaxxers-arrest-school-headmaster-over-covid-measures/ 6 comments greece
- Anti-vaxxers “arrest” school headmaster over Covid measures | eKathimerini.com https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1173512/anti-vaxxers-arrest-school-headmaster-over-covid-measures/ 5 comments worldnews
- Prop. 13 school bond measure appears headed for defeat. How did that happen? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-05/prop-13-school-bond-measure-appears-headed-for-defeat-how-did-that-happen 11 comments politics
- Colorado Amendment 73: Voters reject $1.6 billion school tax measure https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/06/colorado-amendment-73-results/ 10 comments politics
- Maryland measure would arm ‘select’ public school employees https://apnews.com/326688d7038143f0a19f1e4fb541a4ad 3 comments politics
- Indiana lawmakers consider school prayer measure http://www.wndu.com/content/news/indiana-lawmakers-consider-school-prayer-measure-414262983.html 13 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders calls for defeat of charter school measure https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/11/02/bernie-sanders-calls-for-defeat-charter-school-measure/bzjorrcqjsc59d7eftgw6h/story.html 21 comments politics
- Measure twice, cut once... This school laerned the hard way. [PIC] http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100811/od_yblog_upshot/behold-americas-educational-system-captured-in-a-single-photograph 13 comments reddit.com
- Huge Blow to School Vouchers--Utah Measure Defeated By 62% of Voters http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695225580,00.html 5 comments politics
- UK Government could face legal action for exposing teachers to coronavirus - Union straw poll found concern among teachers about safety measures in schools https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/coronavirus-school-teachers-union-gavin-williamson-b447654.html 7 comments worldnews
- Climate strikes kick off worldwide - 'You'll die of old age, I'll die of climate change' : People from Australia to Iceland are staying away from school and work to call for urgent measures to stop the environmental catastrophe. https://news.sky.com/story/live-climate-strikes-set-to-be-biggest-environmental-protest-in-history-11814556 27 comments worldnews
- Your brain activity can be used to measure how well you understand a concept. The study is one of the first to look at how knowledge learned in school is represented in the brain https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/dc-yba062119.php 5 comments science
- UP Board results shocker: 165 schools achieve zero results due to anti- copying measures https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/up-board-results-shocker-165-schools-achieve-zero-results-due-to-anti-copying-measures/story-4tlichoqltsxlpgw1c4jin.html 25 comments india
- Florida just passed gun control measures — and a plan to arm some school employees https://www.vox.com/2018/3/7/17093142/parkland-florida-gun-control-guardian-program 5 comments politics
- Indiana lawmakers OK bill to allow guns in school parking lots, send measure to governor http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/12/ind-lawmakers-revise-bill-to-allow-guns-on-school-land/6352927/ 28 comments politics
- A ballot measure in Florida could give taxpayer money to religious schools http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/23/a-ballot-measure-in-florida-could-give-taxpayer-money-to-religious-schools/ 3 comments politics
- AAP govt to audit private schools’ accounts, punish those seeking capitation fees. Some of the measures include levying heavy fines on schools charging a capitation fee, scrutinising the accounts of private schools and even centralising EWS admissions. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/aap-govt-to-audit-private-schools-accounts-punish-those-seeking-capitation-fees/ 94 comments india
- Quebec schools to receive $85M to fund pandemic measures https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-schools-receive-85-million-pandemic-1.5740598 3 comments worldnews
- Masks and disinfectant for schools will no longer be paid for by FEMA, which says they're not a 'direct emergency protective measure' https://www.businessinsider.com/school-courthouse-masks-disinfectant-costs-no-longer-paid-by-fema-2020-9 18 comments politics
- Netherlands will open primary schools in May; Other lockdown measures continue https://nltimes.nl/2020/04/21/netherlands-will-open-primary-schools-may-lockdown-measures-continue 7 comments worldnews
- Young German activists demand earlier coal-burning deadline | German activists who have staged weekly "school strikes" to bring attention to climate change issued demands Monday that would require Germany's government to adopt measures far more ambitious than current plans for curbing emissions https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/climate-protest-organizers-demand-faster-125258691.html 7 comments worldnews
- Girls' high school in Australia bans teachers calling students girls, women or ladies as pro LGBT measure (Safe School's Program). http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/calls-for-intervention-over-sydney-girls-school-gender-neutral-language-policy/news-story/37c0d140a109d9c6a592b1a80ec0af6e 209 comments worldnews
- Idaho Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have expressly permitted the use of the Bible in public school instruction, calling the measure unconstitutional. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/idaho-governor-vetoes-unconstitutional-bill-teach-bible-public-schools 11 comments politics
- Texas students may soon be reading in their history textbooks that the American system of democracy was inspired by Moses, segregated schools weren’t all that bad and taxes imposed for programs like Social Security haven’t measurably improved society. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/texas-textbooks-criticism-110809.html 221 comments politics
- GOP Rep. Devin Nunes again questions coronavirus distancing measures, calls California school closures 'way overkill' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/01/devin-nunes-questions-covid-measures-calls-school-closure-overkill/5106069002/ 94 comments politics
- Italy extends emergency measures nationwide. National movement ban. Ban on public gatherings. Serie A is suspended. Schools and Universities closed until 3th of April. https://www.corriere.it/cronache/20_marzo_09/coronavirus-l-estensione-tutta-italia-restrizioni-spostamenti-solo-comprovati-motivi-salute-o-lavoro-ddea9980-623d-11ea-9897-5c6f48cf812d.shtml 3 comments worldnews
- Twelve million French children have gone back to school with new security measures in place because of recent jihadist attacks.Pupils will be taught to hide, escape and help each other and there will be three security drills a year including simulated attacks. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37243544?ocid=socialflow_twitter 337 comments worldnews
- Ohio Tea Party survey: "The regulation of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere should be left to God and not government and I oppose all measures of Cap and Trade as well as the teaching of global warming theory in our schools." http://climateprogress.org/2010/09/01/tea-party-candidate-survey-global-warming-denial/ 66 comments politics
- "Far too many students — especially students of color and children with disabilities — are being denied educational opportunities because they are pushed out of school by overly negative environments and harsh disciplinary measures that undermine their learning." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-j-vagins/teach-and-treat-our-child_b_378794.html 9 comments politics
- Schools to close, rail network to shut down in austerity protest. Finnish teachers are set to join the biggest labour movement demonstration in decades on Friday, shutting down schools and daycare centres across the country as they protest in Helsinki against government austerity measures. http://yle.fi/uutiset/schools_to_close_rail_network_to_shut_down_in_austerity_protest/8302409 88 comments europe
- TN passes anti-mask measures, partisan school boards and bill targeting progressive district attorneys in middle of the night. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-targets-virus-measures-stop-at-mask-mandate-bans 40 comments politics
- Teaching children in a way that encourages them to empathise with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other beneficial learning outcomes. Results showed a statistically significant increase in creativity among pupils at the intervention school https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/teaching-pupils-empathy-measurably-improves-their-creative-abilities-study-finds 3 comments science
- At a large Midwestern high school, almost 40 percent of low-income biology students were poised to fail the course. Instead, thanks to simple measures aimed at reducing test anxiety, that failure rate was halved. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/easing-test-anxiety-boosts-low-income-students-biology-grades 887 comments science
- Repeated impacts to the heads of high school football players cause measurable changes in their brains, even when no concussion occurs, according to new research. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/neu.2015.4267 5 comments science
- World’s Most Polluted City Urged to Close Schools on Bad Air Days - The rapidly worsening air quality in the Indian capital of Delhi has officials calling for drastic measures to address the growing public health emergency. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/11/30/3597632/delhi-air-pollution/ 52 comments worldnews
- Kids in poor, urban schools learn just as much as others. National study finds that if you measure how much students are learning during the school year, the difference between schools serving mostly advantaged students and those serving mostly disadvantaged students is essentially zero. https://news.osu.edu/kids-in-poor-urban-schools-learn-just-as-much-as-others/ 29 comments science
- NY Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders have a tentative deal to enact the nation's first gun control measure following the Newtown school shooting. The agreement would further restrict New York's ban on assault weapons and limit the size of magazines to seven bullets, rather than the current 10. http://abcnews.go.com/us/wirestory/ap-sources-ny-tentative-deal-gun-control-18211313 23 comments politics
- The US ranks 39 out of 180 countries in children’s well-being, finds a new report; The "child flourishing index" measured various factors including child survival rates, years of school, teen birth rates, maternal mortality, prevalence of violence, growth and nutrition. https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/18/health/children-health-rankings-unicef-who-lancet-report/index.html 608 comments science
- All schools in Nigeria have been ordered to remain shut until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The new academic year was due to start on Monday. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28950347 82 comments worldnews