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Davenport schools to host Sandy Relief Drive
Davenport Community Schools are hosting a super Storm Relief Tuesday, November 27th and Wednesday, November 28th. Wilson Elementary School students sent a school bus full of supplies to the east coast...
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Longer school day coming for thousands of students
(CNN) — School’s going to be a little longer for about 20,000 U.S. students next year. On Monday, The U.S. Department of Education, the Ford Foundation and the National Center for Time and Learning...
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Children among those killed in Connecticut school shooting
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (CNN) — In one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, a gunman opened fire Friday in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 26 people, 20 of them children, police...
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Embattled Durant principal settles with district
After several years of legal battles over her job, Durant High School Principal Monica Rouse and the school district have settled the last details of their dispute. Monica Rouse was fired in 2010 from...
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Sandy Hook students return to class for first time since Newtown shooting
(CNN) — For the first time since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Christine Wilford plans do something remarkable on Thursday that once was routine: drop her child off at school. The last...
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Iowa school enrollment climbs but some local districts drop
Despite a significant jump in enrollment in Iowa public schools statewide, some local districts saw enrollment numbers drop. The Iowa Department of Education reports Iowa public schools have seen their...
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Gas leak forces R.O.W.V.A. schools to close early
Construction crews hit a two-inch gas line that caused a precautionary early dismissal of R.O.W.V.A. schools. Crews were working Monday morning, January 7, 2013 on an addition to the education complex...
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It’s now illegal to stop, stand or park around Davenport Central High
DAVENPORT – The city council voted Wednesday night to carry out a “No Stopping, Standing or Parking” ordinance on the north and east sides of Central High School. Neighbors say the congestion near the...
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Transgender teacher sues Catholic school for alleged discrimination
(CNN) — Mark Krolikowski has shoulder-length brown hair. He likes to wear multiple earrings and French manicure his nails. Students call him Mr. K. Krolikowski, 59, taught for 32 years at St. Francis...
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Abducted 5-year-old found safe
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — A 5-year-old girl abducted Monday from a West Philadelphia elementary school was found early Tuesday barely dressed and crying under a slide at a playground, police said. A...
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Mom puts gun and ammunition in 7-year-old’s backpack
NEW YORK (CNN) — Things a 7-year-old boy expects Mom to put in his backpack: A peanut butter sandwich. Pencils. Maybe even a nice note with a little heart scrawled on it. Things he doesn’t: a flare...
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Kindergartner suspended for talking about bubble gun
(CNN) — A 5-year-old girl chats up classmates while waiting for the bus after school. The topic: Playing with a Hello Kitty “bubble gun” that, with the flick of a finger, blows bubbles everywhere....
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Mother gives $11,000 so deputies can patrol her child’s school
(CNN) — A Florida mother concerned about safety has donated more than $11,000 so that armed deputies can patrol the elementary school where her child attends, Flagler County Public Schools said...
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More Than 100 Attend Davenport School’s 2nd Public Forum
With just two months until they need to make some big decisions, leaders with the Davenport Community School District say they need the public to tell them what they think of budget cuts and boundary...
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Education Dept. says schools must provide sports for students with disabilities
(CNN) — Schools must give students with disabilities equal opportunities to participate in extracurricular athletics, including varsity sports, the U.S. Department of Education said Friday. And if...
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School suspends second-grader for throwing imaginary grenade
A seven-year-old who threw an invisible, imaginary grenade as he pretended to save the world has been suspended from school. KDVR reports Alex Evans said he was playing “rescue the world” at recess...
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Rock Island/Milan schools face millions in budget cuts
The Rock Island/Milan School District is facing a $4.1 million budget deficit for the next school year. In a presentation at its February 12, 2013 meeting, the Board of Education heard details of the...
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No More Trans Fat for Illinois School Lunches Possible
If a group of Illinois lawmakers have their way, trans-fats would be off the menu at public schools. Lawmakers in Springfield are debating a bill that would prohibit schools from serving any food or...
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Colorado school bars transgendered 1st-grader from using girls’ restroom
(CNN) — Just like she did during the first half of the school year, first grader Coy Mathis wants to use the girls’ restroom at her Colorado elementary school. But school officials won’t let her. The...
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Length of typical Iowa school day could grow by a half-hour
The Iowa House passed a bill that would make the typical school day a half-hour longer. HF352 passed the Iowa House on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The bill would change the school calendar so students...
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