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Police: Carnation 12-year-old plotted murder of 20 classmates, teachers

Carnation Police are investigating accusations that a 12-year-old boy planned to kill at least 20 students and teachers at Tolt Middle School. They...
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Set goals in middle school for future success

A new review of research shows that the best way to help your middle-school child succeed is not by helping him with his homework.Instead, parents...
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Study: Multiplication is vexation

Multiplication is vexationDivision is as badThe Rule of Three doth puzzle meAnd practice drives me mad!- Traditional rhymeA working paper from the...
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School district bans Uggs to prevent cell phone smuggling

It's no secret that many schools ban cell phones, because of the disturbance they cause in class. It's also no secret that teens will do...
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Mommy, are you the tooth fairy?

The day she was born was a whirlwind. I had wanted a child for so long. The pregnancy was rough but I was happy every day. Two weeks after her due...
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Georgia middle schoolers learn ‘positives’ of Sharia law

“The United States is not and never will be at war with Islam.” So said President Obama on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks....
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How to deal with problems and issues at school

Parents have survived the back to school drama. They’ve filled out the seemingly endless papers and sent in all the supplies. They’ve...
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Just the books you need to tackle middle school

I recently had the opportunity to interview Annie and David Fox about turning books into native iPad apps. It was fascinating to learn how they'...
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Middle schooler's forced to take sex survey without parent's consent

  • sex study
  • June 17, 2011
A mother from Massachusetts is going after the Department of Education after they forced her two daughters to fill out a questionnaire regarding...
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The Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas

The Wish Stealer by Tracy Trivas is a charming story about a young girl trying to navigate the dangerous waters of her first year of middle school....
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