Read more high school students stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25743/high-school-students.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71025/chicago-teens-fighting-is-what-we-do.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFighting is a way of life in the impoverished Chicago neighborhood where 16-year-old Derrion Albert was beaten to death in a videotaped brawl two weeks ago, local students say. "How many times you want me to walk away?" asked one teen whose brother was charged with murder after the incident....http://www.newser.com/story/71025/chicago-teens-fighting-is-what-we-do.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 4:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70797/colleges-use-student-blogs-as-free-pr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColleges are loosening the reins on student bloggers in hopes that a dose of candid commentary will lure prospective applicants. At MIT, for instance, bloggers paid by the admissions office go about their work with no fear of censorship. That policy has caused some friction—including a spat between the...http://www.newser.com/story/70797/colleges-use-student-blogs-as-free-pr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 12:10:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70604/bomb-explodes-in-home-of-ny-teen-columbine-fan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Long Island teenager who apparently idolized the Columbine killers has been hospitalized after a pipe bomb he was making blew up. The boy, 17, had photos of the students responsible for the Coumbine massacre in his bedroom. He's in stable condition and will likely face charges, reports the New...http://www.newser.com/story/70604/bomb-explodes-in-home-of-ny-teen-columbine-fan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 2:07:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68343/no-child-left-unrecruited.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe military is using a host of behind-the-scenes methods—including the No Child Left Behind Act—to gather information on high school students for recruitment, writes David Goodman in Mother Jones . A little-known provision in NCLB, for instance, requires schools that get funding to supply recruiters with info on all...http://www.newser.com/story/68343/no-child-left-unrecruited.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 15:32:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52842/spokane-school-jams-cells-during-class.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStudents in Spokane, Wash. couldn't could call or text during class for 3 whole days, KHQ-TV reports. A school there recently tested a cell phone jammer to get kids focused on academics, but admitted the move may not be legal. They're checking with the FCC. "We just thought it was...http://www.newser.com/story/52842/spokane-school-jams-cells-during-class.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Mar 2009 17:18:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51312/rent-for-kids-too-risque-blast-parents-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe long-running Broadway musical Rent has been edited for the school stage, but the truncated version retains themes of drugs, AIDS, and homosexuality that have some administrators running scared, the New York Times reports. High school productions around the country have met with administrative and parental resistance, forcing organizers to...http://www.newser.com/story/51312/rent-for-kids-too-risque-blast-parents-schools.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 10:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50553/teen-couch-potatoes-eat-poorly-later-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeenage couch potatoes grow into adults who consume more junk food than their peers, Reuters reports. Kids who reported watching 5 or more hours of TV daily later ate more fast food and fewer fruits and veggies than teens who tuned in for 2 hours or less. The lead researcher...http://www.newser.com/story/50553/teen-couch-potatoes-eat-poorly-later-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 15:07:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46654/gap-year-gains-favor-among-high-school-graduates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs more high school graduates decide to take a so-called “gap-year” before college, a veritable industry has sprung up to offer these seekers advice on how to go about it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Given the increased popularity of a year off, which some educators advocate because “not every...http://www.newser.com/story/46654/gap-year-gains-favor-among-high-school-graduates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 19:08:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44021/high-schoolers-cheat-steal-say-morals-a-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlmost a third of US high schoolers are thieves and two thirds are cheaters, a new study says. Among nearly 30,000 students surveyed, 64% admitted to cheating on a test, 30% to shoplifting, and 23% to stealing from family. "The competition is greater," said one education official. "The pressures...http://www.newser.com/story/44021/high-schoolers-cheat-steal-say-morals-a-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Nov 2008 20:53:40 CST