Tag Archives: school

• News

  Children among those killed in Connecticut school shooting

  A law enforcement source said at least ten of the people killed at a shooting in a Connecticut elementary school were children.
• Education / News

  Longer school day coming for thousands of students

  School’s going to be a little longer for about 20,000 U.S. students next year.
• News

  Davenport schools to host Sandy Relief Drive

  Davenport Community Schools are hosting a super Storm Relief Tuesday, November 27th and Wednesday, November 28th.
• Education / News

  Iowa teacher accused of using spitting as discipline

  An Iowa elementary teacher is accused of telling students to spit on a child who was making a distracting noise in class.
• News

  Talks resume in Day 3 of Chicago teachers’ strike

  Negotiations resumed on Wednesday between Chicago’s school board and striking teachers with both sides apparently far apart on a deal.
• Health

  Watch: Flu Free QC

  If you would like to help or you missed any part of our Flu Free QC program, you can see it all right here!
• News

  Chicago teachers strike in second day

  The Chicago public schools strike enters second day after officials huddled but failed to broker a deal to get the city’s 350,000 students back into the classroom.
• Education / News

  It can pay to be a kid

  In the world of increasing pressure to succeed in the classroom, some parents are using cash as an incentive to get good grades from their kids.
• News

  Fighting bullies through music

  Students are saying ‘no’ to bullying in a song at Denkmann Elementary.
• News

  JB K8 offers education for the future in Davenport

  Inside a classroom at J.B. Young School in Davenport, there’s a lot of learning taking place. “They’re really smart,” said…
• Health

  How to shoulder a backpack

  Some medical experts are concerned about the weight that students shoulder from their backpacks.
• News

  Child hit by car on first day of school

  A child pedestrian was hit by a car about a block and a half from a Rock Island elementary school.