Parties Aim to Draw Attention to Schools
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BETHESDA, Md. Sept. 23, 2004 - Carol Brody, an elementary school guidance counselor, has some advice for those wonder why educators are frustrated.
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Congressional Democrats say when they take the gavel from Republicans next month, they will put money in the pockets of college students and closely examine a law reforming elementary and secondary schools. How they will pay for their plans isn't clear.
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Prime minister Gordon Brown announces an initiative to encourage children to do more sport in school.
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Representatives of both political parties Wednesday converged on Crawford Middle School in attempts to deliver messages -- in letter form -- about a campaign that is critical of the military record of Sen. John Kerry.
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Hoping to prevent the loss of children, a few schools have begun monitoring student movements using technology similar to that used to track livestock and retail shipments.
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Bridgewater and Raynham share a regional school system, but they do not always share an education vision. And once again, their uneasy partnership is being put to a test.
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MPs are to debate plans which will require schools to give unbiased advice about course options.
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Schools in England are urged to "twin" with those overseas as part of a strategy on  international collaboration.
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President Bush is promising to make secondary schools a priority in a second term, broadening an education agenda that critics say has left high schools behind.
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High school students across the country are increasingly tuned in to politics, and turned on by the election.
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The principal at Benjamin Franklin High School wanted a speaker who would get students' attention.
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Democratic party leaders and presidential candidates have been taking swipes today. Their targets? One another.
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Children, parents, teachers and adult fans are throwing parties on Wednesday to celebrate what would have
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Washington (Billboard) - While the race for the White House  draws most of the public's political attention between now and  Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector  industries will focus a good deal of effort on state races.
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The major political parties are hoping bilingual phone banks, booths at Latin street festivals and television ads on Spanish-language networks will boost voter turnout among the nation's largest minority group.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 4 -- After a spate of bloody schoolhouse attacks in the past month, school districts around the country are reviewing their emergency plans. Some are looking for ways to tighten security even as they acknowledge the limits on their ability to stop a determined killer.
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A government campaign will seek to encourage people to upgrade their skills through education and training.