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• How Much Do Kids Love Their Teachers? Just Ask These Los Angeles Students
• Massachusetts: Pledge of Allegiance not religious
• White House Tells Public Schools To Enroll Illegals Despite Lack Of Age Or Address Evidence
• Pomp and decorum: U.S. colleges say no to graduation 'selfies'
• Prosecutors seek to arrest head of ferry company
• Prosecutors seek to arrest head of ferry owner

How Much Do Kids Love Their Teachers? Just Ask These Los Angeles Students Posted: 09 May 2014 04:44 PM PDT Sixth-graders enrolled in the Film and Media Magnet at Thomas Starr King Middle School in Los Angeles certainly had those kinds of queries about their teacher Joel Laguna. "He's been a breath of fresh air and brought a lot of enthusiasm and excitement," said Naulls.

Massachusetts: Pledge of Allegiance not religious Posted: 09 May 2014 12:39 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The Pledge of Allegiance does not discriminate against atheists and can be recited at the start of the day in public schools, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Friday.

White House Tells Public Schools To Enroll Illegals Despite Lack Of Age Or Address Evidence Posted: 09 May 2014 08:18 AM PDT The Obama administration pointedly told American public schools on Thursday that they must enroll the children of illegal immigrants despite little to nothing in the way of legitimate documentation concerning how old the kids are or where they live. The lecture came from Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, according to a Department of Justice press release obtained by The Daily Caller. The updated guidance stresses the need for flexibility in choosing which documents illegal immigrant parents can submit to show a child's age or whether the child actually even lives within a school's attendance boundary. The new guidance specifically stresses that school districts cannot require certain legal documents including a parent's state-issued driver's license any time it might prevent a child from enrolling because of a parent's illegal immigration status.

Pomp and decorum: U.S. colleges say no to graduation 'selfies' Posted: 09 May 2014 06:55 AM PDT Ellen DeGeneres snapped \"selfies\" at the Oscars and President Barack Obama posed for one at Nelson Mandela's funeral, but some U.S. colleges have asked students to keep their cell phones tucked away during graduation season this month when they walk on stage for their diplomas. Officials at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, one of several colleges trying to limit the spontaneous self-portraits that proliferate social media sites, said they asked graduates to preserve decorum at its May 17 commencement. A handful of students drew laughs - and caught administrators by surprise - when they whipped out their smartphones for selfies on stage at last year's graduation, said university relations director Elizabeth O'Neil. With 758 students due to graduate this month, the school decided to take action before things got carried away.

Prosecutors seek to arrest head of ferry company Posted: 08 May 2014 11:47 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors are seeking to formally arrest the head of the company that owns a doomed ferry in part of their investigation into its sinking last month that left more than 300 people, mostly high school students, dead or missing, officials said Friday.

Prosecutors seek to arrest head of ferry owner Posted: 08 May 2014 07:17 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors are seeking to formally arrest the head of the company that owns a doomed ferry in part of their investigation into its sinking last month that left more than 300 people, mostly high school students, dead or missing, officials said Friday.

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