The black Panthers' iconic black power movement had a profound impact on many generations of African Americans.But how to teach black power to children who are struggling with their own feelings of powerlessness?That's what New York University's Jill Darrig, who studies the history of education in America, is working on.The idea of learning about race in schools came up while
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A high-school student's nude videos have gone viral on the Internet after they were posted on her YouTube channel.The video shows the 14-year-old girl performing sex acts on herself, and her friends, in the video titled "I'm a Pornstar, I'm Sexy."The girl's friends, including her best friends, were not charged in connection with the videos, and the school district said
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By ALAN FOSTERAPAAP, AP Public Schools Superintendent Tim Pincus says the state has put together plans to prepare for the storm.Pincuses, who is the state's superintendent of public instruction, told The Associated Press on Friday that he will hold a news conference Friday to discuss plans for dealing with the potential effects of the hurricane.He also said that schools will
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An elementary school principal in Lincoln, Iowa, was arrested for allegedly stalking students, the Lincoln Star-Herald reported Thursday.Principal J.T. Allen Jr. is accused of harassing and stalking a student for years, the paper reported.Allen is accused, along with three other Lincoln elementary school principals, of harassing the students on Facebook and text messaging, and making threats of violence, according to
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