Zero Tolerance = Big Zero
Originally intended to make schools safer by taking action against youth caught with guns or drugs, sometimes the policy has gone too far, punishing students carrying headache medicine, for example
Cops on Campus?
School should be a safe place for students where there are no guns because it’s a place to learn
The Case for Sex Ed in Schools
Opponents say that teaching sex ed in school will encourage young people to become sexually active before they are really ready
School Agenda: Getting Parents On Board
They often don’t help their kids with homework or participate in school activities such as open houses, parentteacher conferences, and college fairs
The Long Trek Toward Useful Classroom Tech
Teachers use email to stay in contact with students
School of Rock-And-A-Hard-Place: Public or Private College
Backers of public colleges say private schools are not worth the outrageously high tuitions and can lead to a lifetime of student debt
Language Lessons
Some schools are addressing the situation by giving students courses in their native languages
College Testing 1, 2, 3
More known in today’s world are those SATs and ACTs used by colleges to measure student achievement