Watch: Teacher Delivers Incredible Lecture to Students on Meaning of Life

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 High school teacher Jeffrey Wright has turned his own life experience parenting a special needs child into a lecture that profoundly impacts his students' lives. “When you start talking about physics, you start to wonder, ‘What is the purpose of it all?’ he says. “Kids started coming to me and asking me those ultimate questions." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Student-Run ‘Fantasy Slut League’ Uncovered at California High School

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 23, 2012 In a letter sent to parents Friday, Piedmont High School Principal Rich Kitchens wrote that the league was set up by a group of the school's varsity athletes, who would secretly "draft" female students and then get points for engaging in sexual activity with them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Whites Only’ High School Reunion Party Stirs Outrage

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 3, 2012 A Louisiana high school class' plan for its 40th reunion is being met with outrage after a letter leaked on the Internet revealed that a party was for only white graduates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School All Over Again

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 10, 2012 Washington journalism is like high school It has the same cool kids, mean girls, social rankings and the big prom—the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner But unlike what happens in high school, the insular behavior of the Washington media affects the whole nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brits Are Crackers for the American-Style Prom

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2011 The once-mighty British television empire has fallen to the blitzkrieg of inane American tele-teens. At least that's the conclusion we're drawing from this Guardian report, which says shows such as "90210" and "Glee" are responsible for a 500 percent explosion in prom bookings at just one hotel chain. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Teachable Moment From an Esteemed Teacher

BLANK Jul 12, 2010 At a time when our country's educational system is sliding down our government's priority list, it takes reminders like this one, by noted California educator Jim Mamer, to set us straight and offer some much-needed inspiration.Educator Jim Mamer offers some much-needed inspiration and a timely reminder about the need to keep our nation's educational priorities straight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

High School Dropouts Aren’t Helping

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 A smaller percentage of American high-schoolers are making it through all four years, reports The Christian Science Monitor. Lower graduation rates add up to an economic loss of billions in wages and tax revenue and a gloomy future in competing with those overachieving brainiacs in China and India. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ACLU Sues School for Nixing Prom in Dispute With Lesbian Student

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2010 The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Thursday against Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Miss., after the school district decided to cancel this year's prom rather than let a lesbian student, Constance McMillen, don her choice of formal wear and take her girlfriend to the dance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘3, 6, 9, 12, Budgets Cuts Can Go to Hell’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 In retaliation against California's tuition hikes and education budget cuts, students from across the state kicked off a "Day of Action and Strike in Defense of Public Education" on Thursday with assemblies, walkouts and teach-ins. The action was part of a national protest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Abortion Protester Shot Dead Near Michigan School

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2009 A 63-year-old anti-abortion activist who had been staging a protest, reportedly involving graphic images of fetuses, in front of a Michigan high school was killed in a drive-by shooting Friday, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2009 Pointing to a dramatic structural problem with schooling in Los Angeles, California's Department of Education reported Tuesday that the dropout rate of students in the L.A. Unified School District has risen to a whopping 34.9% for the 2008-09 school year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cutting Classes to Cut Costs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2008 Although this might strike the kids involved as a good deal, it's a definite sign of the times for the adults: A rural Minnesota school district has decided to strike Mondays from the calendar this fall in order to save money, making classes slightly longer on other days to make up the lost time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )