Outrageous School Bans of the Year There’s nothing like a seemingly illogical school rule to drive parents nuts — regardless of whether it affects their own kids or not. Between bizarre clothing bans, unbendable safety policies, or kid-shaming edicts about hairstyles, Yahoo Shine readers were given reason to launch into antiauthority rants again and again in 2013, thanks to school-board head-scratchers of the most frustrating kind. — Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff

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TEACHING STRATEGIES In Teaching Algebra, the Not-So-Secret Way to Students’ Hearts Katrina Schwartz | December 9, 2013

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Latino Kids Use Computers More Than Their Non-Hispanic Peers: Study EFE | Posted: 12/27/2013 2:19 pm EST | Updated: 12/27/2013 2:19 pm EST www.huffingtonpost.com

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Texas high school teachers fight plan to scale back social studies By WENDY HUNDLEY Staff Writer whundley@dallasnews.com Published: 26 December 2013 10:40 PM Updated: 27 December 2013 11:16 AMhttp://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20131226-texas-high-school-teachers-fight-plan-to-scale-back-social-studies.ece

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Kids Not Cuts outlook for 2014

Kids Not Cuts outlook for 2014

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Go Red Multicultural Scholarship - Go Red For Women

Go Red Multicultural Scholarship - Go Red For Women

In Mariachi Music, Students Find Path To College By MANUEL VALDES 12/20/13 02:19 AM ET EST AP www.huffingtonpost.com

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THIS Is The Type Of Holiday Gift Every Teacher Wants The Huffington Post | By Rebecca Klein Posted: 12/20/2013 2:14 pm EST

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Pennsylvania School Tries To Kick Out Two Students After Their Families Became Homeless BY SCOTT KEYES ON DECEMBER 16, 2013 AT 1:35 PM

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Teachers, Parents Call North Carolina Vouchers Program Unconstitutional In New Lawsuit The Huffington Post | By Rebecca Klein Posted: 12/16/2013 4:35 pm EST | Updated: 12/17/2013 10:16 am EST http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/16/north-carolina-vouchers-lawsuit_n_4454624.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

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Butt slapping! The new threat in our schools 8:48 AM 12/10/2013 Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/10/butt-slapping-the-new-threat-in-our-schools/#ixzz2n89sG63q

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The 10 Worst States for Student Homelessness New data from the Department of Education demonstrates how poverty in the U.S. affects kids and which states have the fastest-growing issues. November 26, 2013Suzi Parker

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North Carolina's Myrtle Grove Christian School To Refuse State Money Over Anti-Gay Policy Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. | By Pressley Baird Posted: 12/07/2013 1:10 pm EST

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School bans Christmas trees, the colors red & green By Todd StarnesTodd's American DispatchPublished December 05, 2013FoxNews.com

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Our Schools national day of action December 9

Our Schools national day of action December 9