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Education
Bilingual Principals Required
The Dallas school board recently approved a policy that will require some elementary principals--in schools where at least half the students are English-language learners--to learn how to speak Spanish.
Education
Fast-Food Neighbors
A recent study by Harvard University's School of Public Health suggests that fast-food chains in the Chicago area tend to set up shop near schools.
Education
Laptop Riot
The Henrico County school district's one-time sale of about 1,000 Apple iBooks for $50 each turned into a potentially dangerous stampede in which potential buyers shoved others to the ground, in an attempt to get an edge on the deal. The embarrassing display of human nature attracted the attention of national media such as ABC and NBC News.