School News

• Primary school becomes first in Britain to be powered by geothermal energy
  
  The ancient spring at Taff's Well near Cardiff will provide enough geothermal energy to power lights and computers at Ffynnon Taf Primary School.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Dallas ISD Trustees to Decide Fate of Schools Damaged by October Tornado
  
  Dallas ISD schools still hang in limbo three months after being severely damaged from the tornado that ripped through Northwest Dallas in October. ...
  NBC.  Thursday, Jan 23 2020.
• Police search for missing 13-year-old girl who 'willingly' got into someone's car
  
  Amberly Nicole Flores left her home in Pelham, Alabama, on Tuesday morning to walk to the school bus stop. But police say she never made it to school that day.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Custodian sues school after he was fired for stealing a box of candy he thought was a gift
  
  Peter Marro, a former middle school custodian in Readington, New Jersey, was fired for mistakenly taking a candy box he thought was a Christmas gift. He is now suing the school district.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Teen told no graduation because of dreadlocks
  
  Controversy erupted at a school board meeting on MLK Day.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Gaelic to be 'default' language for new pupils in Western Isles schools
  
  Children starting school this summer will be taught in Gaelic, unless their parents opt-out.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Supreme Court Could Be Headed To A Major Unraveling Of Public School Funding
  
  At Wednesday's arguments, a majority of the justices suggested a major expansion of public funding for parochial schools.
  NPR.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Private university offers tuition cut to regional students
  
  HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Students who live near a private university in South Carolina could receive at least 50% off their tuition to attend the school, bringing costs down near the price of public universities in the state. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Threat of a global pandemic unlikely as new coronavirus does not 'spread as effectively'
  
  Like the SARS virus, the new strain also originated from animals and can spread in similar ways, according to Hsu Li Yang from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Bernie Sanders' wealth tax would raise $1 trillion less than he estimates, Wharton study shows
  
  A study from the Wharton School finds that Sanders' wealth tax on will generate $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion less than claimed.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Father, Daughter Discuss Visiting Chinese Students
  
  Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Virginia, canceled a visit by a group of 20 students from Yichang, Hubei province, China, about 321 kilometers from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak is occurring.
  Voice of America.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• Boy, 16, Petitions to Move Super Bowl to Saturday
  
  A New York teen has stated a Change.org petition to move Super Bowl Sunday to Saturday."I'd like for the Super Bowl to be on Saturdays because of schools are not open the next day, no school the next morning, no work," ...
  Newsmax.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• One in four children 'has too little sleep'
  
  A lack of rest leaves youngsters unable to focus at school, a World Health Organization study says.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 23 Jan 2020.
• Poor mental health 'both cause and effect' of school exclusion
  
  Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.
• University of Michigan provost placed on leave amid sexual misconduct probe
  
  Philbert also serves as the school's executive vice president of academic affairs.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020.

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