Jerome Kersey, Former Trail Blazers Player, Dead At 52
Jerome Kersey, the versatile small forward who helped the Portland Trail Blazers reach two NBA Finals and won a title with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999, died Wednesday. He…
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Maui Football Coach Arrested For Allegedly Sexting High School Student
A Maui High School faculty member was arrested Thursday for allegedly exchanging explicit text messages with a high school student for more than a year. – Bui has been released…
3 Reasons Why Kentucky Might Not Win The National Championship
John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats are trying to become the first team to go undefeated since Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers in 1976. There are a few reasons this feat is so…
These Schools Made A Commitment To Black Boys And Are Now Seeing Big Results
Schools in Oakland, California, may have found the key to closing the achievement gap between African-American males and other groups of students, according to a recent report. In 2010, Oakland…
Ohio Debuts New Digital Standardized Test This Week
STOCKPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sixth-grader Kayla Hunter considers herself pretty tech savvy. She has a computer at home unlike about half her classmates at her elementary school. And it matches…
Kindergarten Teacher Jennifer Rich Charged After Drinking Beer In Class
Taking the edge off with a few beers after work is one thing — drinking beer at school when you teach a group of kindergarteners is illegal. – East Elementary…
Brutally Honest: How to keep your teens from texting and driving
Barb Dunn was doing everything right. She talked to her then 16-year-old son Daniel repeatedly about the dangers of texting and driving and she rode with him as he drove…
How This Mother, 70, Plans To Move Past Her Daughter’s Suicide
This is one story from HuffPost Fifty’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout…
Amid Measles Outbreak, Few Rules On Teacher Vaccinations
While much of the attention in the ongoing measles outbreak has focused on student vaccination requirements and exemptions, less attention has been paid to another group in the nation’s classrooms:…
10 Absolutely Gorgeous Photos Of Rio’s Carnival
Thousands of dancers hit the streets of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro this weekend to celebrate the first days of the country’s Carnival festivities. The 5-day long party kicked off on…
Nearly Half Of Low-Income Kids Don’t Eat Breakfast. Here’s 1 Way To Fix That
Hunger is on the rise among children in the U.S., and though there are systems in place to make sure low-income kids are fed at school, a concerning number of…
Eddie Murphy’s Grand Return To ‘Saturday Night Live’ Barely Lasted A Minute
Eddie Murphy was one of the “Saturday Night Live” alumni that people were most excited to see at Sunday’s 40th-anniversary special, largely because the comedian hadn’t returned to Studio 8H…
Dan Williams, Oklahoma Teen, Surprises All 1,076 Girls At His School With Valentine’s Day Gifts
Wanting every girl at his high school to feel loved on Valentine’s Day, one big-hearted Oklahoma teen decided to surprise all of them with cards and candy this year —…
No One Understands Your Feelings About Winter Like This Cat
When the air was crisp and brightly-colored leaves were falling all around us, we were excited for snow. The temperature was relatively warm then, and the chill that came at…
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Illinois Imam Stir Divisions in Insular South Asian Community
ELGIN, Ill. — Ordinarily, she never wore a veil. But it was required at the Islamic school where she worked, and she remembers being surprised when the head of the…
In New York, Uzbek Immigrants Invigorate High School Wrestling
At least nine high schools in Brooklyn and one in Queens have Uzbek immigrants on their wrestling squads.rn Jahongir Davronov, 14, who came to New York in 2010, said his…
Oregon High School Takes On Week-Long ‘Survivor’ Competition, We All Win
“Survivor” may be in its 30th season, but a high school just put a whole new spin on it. – H/T MTV
Turkish Students And Teacher Protest Increase Of Religion In Schools
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of students and teachers across Turkey have boycotted school to protest the government’s moves to increase Islamic teachings in education. – Some students in the…
Turkey Rolls Back Secular Education To Raise ‘Pious Generation’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pastor Ahmet Guvener managed to get his daughter, a Christian, an exemption from mandatory religious classes in her Turkish school. But he soon found that the…
School Bus Driver Fired For Beer-Drinking Selfie
A school bus driver in Princeton City, Ohio, has been canned after posting a selfie that looks as if she’s drinking a bottle of beer on her bus. – “She…
School Says Rape Victim Allegedly Used As Bait Must Reveal Name To Pursue Lawsuit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A teenager who says she was raped after a school worker tried to use her as bait to catch an alleged sexual predator should be forced…
Alyson Stoner Dances Her Butt Off In This Killer Tribute Video To Missy Elliott
You know Alyson Stoner as the little girl in Missy Elliot’s “Work It” and “Gossip Folks” videos. You also probably know her from her role in the “High School Musical”…
Love In Solitary
In July 2012, Lori Wallace, a wellness consultant, wanted to reconnect with her high school boyfriend, Sonny Wilson, whom she hadn’t seen in 34 years. Read the whole story at…
Thailand Urges Young Lovers Not To Have Sex On Valentine’s Day
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Call the police, or better yet the Moral Promotion Center. In most countries, Feb. 14 is a highly commercialized day of romance. In Thailand, it’s also a…
David Geffen Fast Facts
Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: David Lawrence Geffen Father: Abraham Geffen, pattern maker Mother: Batya (Volovskaya) Geffen, shopkeeper Education: Attended University of Texas, Austin; Brooklyn College, City University…
University Of Arkansas Expels Ex-Olympic Athlete For Sexual Assault
The University of Arkansas has expelled an Olympic athlete who was found responsible for sexually assaulting and harassing a female student. Raymond Higgs, 24, a senior who competed in the…
Patricia Prue Pleads Guilty To Killing Vermont Teacher
A Vermont woman has pleaded guilty to the 2012 choking death of a prep school teacher. – Prue is to be sentenced Friday. She faces life in prison.
15 New Orleans must-do’s
Flexibility, a strong sense of adventure and a costume on Fat Tuesday will help Mardi Gras visitors make the most of it. While the Crescent City is never entirely predictable…
Federal court to hear Alabama school ‘rape bait’ case
The girl’s life was changed forever, she said, when the accused predator, a fellow student, allegedly sodomized her in a school bathroom. “I just felt like I was set up…
U.S. High School Graduation Rate Reaches High Of 81 Percent
The U.S. high school graduation rate reached a new high of 81 percent for the 2012–2013 school year, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Education. Since 2010,…