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Serial Bully Banned From School – Do You Agree? [VIDEO]

Clay Miller — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:03 +0000

When you send your kids off to school in the morning, you are thinking about the education that awaits them. What you are not expecting is for your child to be bullied, or even worse hurt. Such as the case of a young girl in Jacksonville, Florida. The 14 year old eighth grader (Aria) was attacked outside of [...]

Second Graders Suspended for Pretending Pencils are Guns

Clay Miller — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:00:18 +0000

Two Virginia second graders were suspended from school last Friday, after the boys were playing a game in which they pretended pencils were guns. According to WNEW-TV, the kids were called out for violating Suffolk school system’s zero-tolerance policy on carrying weapons. Paul Marshall, one of the boys’ fathers and a former Marine said thought [...]

School Cafeteria Food – Is Going Vegetarian The Answer?

Clay Miller — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:15:39 +0000

Do you remember the excitement you had going to the cafeteria in school? Remember the good smells that greeted you as you walked in the door? That might be changing for some schools in the near future. A New York City elementary school cafeteria is one of the first in the nation to go meatless. Students at P.S. 244, the Active Learning [...]

After 51 Years of Marriage, Retired Great-Grandparents Are Going Back to College

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:42:53 +0000

You’re never too old to learn. A retired couple that’s been married for 51 years is certainly proving that by going back to school. Harold and Frances Gates have enrolled at Lone Star College in Kingwood, Texas and are currently rocking perfect 4.0 GPAs. When it comes to what he’s most excited about regarding their [...]

Oklahoma City Public Schools Adopt District-Wide Uniform Policy

Nancy Mace — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:18:09 +0000

The Oklahoma city school board voted 5-3 on Monday to require school uniforms starting with the 2013-14 school year. The vote will affect 17 schools in the district that currently do not require uniforms. Under the new policy, each school can designate colors and shirt styles. However, one choice must be white. The schools can [...]

My First Experience With a Paintbrush – Check Out My Painting! [PHOTOS]

Jeri Anderson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:15:17 +0000

This week, my friends and I became artists. Well, very amateur artists. We, along with about 35 other guests took part in the latest session of Wine and Palette, a business out of Oklahoma City that specializes in taking people with little or not artistic experiences, as well as seasoned artists, and leading step by step through the process of creating a personal masterpiece.

This was my first experience with a paintbrush in my

Texas Battles High Tuition Costs With Controversial Degree Program — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:09 +0000

Lawmakers in Texas are exploring affordable-education options for people under the financial hammer of the nation’s exploding tuition rates. The most controversial option is a bachelor’s degree for $10,000, which would cover tuition costs and textbooks.

KLAW Celebrates Freedom with Fletcher Elementary School [PHOTOS]

Jeri Anderson — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:57:07 +0000

I love to read, so when Mrs. Camerena asked if I would read to her 4th grade class at Fletcher Elementary as part of their Celebration of Freedom, of course I said, “Yes!” Last weeks’ recognition of Patriot’s Day on September 11 was the inspiration for the first book that I read. It was titled [...]

Lawton Educators Named to Hall of Fame

Frank Seres — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:33:12 +0000

The Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society recently announced this year’s inductees into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame, and two Lawtonians – Dr. Bill W. Burgess, Jr. and Dr. Don C. Davis - are among the class of 2012. Burgess was appointed to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in 1993. He was reappointed in 2002 [...]

Should Kids Go to School Year-Round? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:47:34 +0000

The two-and-a-half-month summer vacation that kids get was a mid-19th century compromise between rural school districts, which had children who needed to help out on the family farm, and urban districts, which often dealt with extreme heat in the summer. These days, air conditioning can solve the heat problem and there are far fewer farms which [...]

Can Too Much Homework Lead to Bad Grades?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:53:36 +0000

It may seem like summer’s just begun, but parents are already focused on the upcoming school year — and some are even encouraging their kids to study now and get a head-start on all the work ahead.

But does all that extra time with the books pay off?

School Bans 'God Bless the USA' From Kindergarten Graduation, Lee Greenwood Reacts

Cory Stromblad — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:30:18 +0000

How young is too young to sing Lee Greenwood‘s patriotic anthem ‘Proud to Be an American’? According to PS90 principal Greta Hawkins, the country classic is not “age appropriate” to be performed during the Brooklyn, N.Y. elementary school’s kindergarten graduation. So what, exactly, about the song does Hawkins deem inappropriate for 5-year-olds? A Department of [...]

Principal Causes Uproar By Banning Kindergarteners from Singing 'God Bless the USA' at Graduation

Shauna Wright — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:43:57 +0000

The principal at a Coney Island, NY elementary school is under fire from both parents and some members of the community after she banned the kids from singing Lee Greenwood’s patriotic anthem ‘God Bless the USA’ at a kindergarten graduation.

But you won’t believe what she says they can sing.

Katie Burk of Sterling High School Named High School Counselor of the Year

Frank Seres — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:30:26 +0000

The Oklahoma School Counselors Association recently announced it’s School Counselors of the Year, and Sterling High School’s Katie Burk was named High School Counselor of the Year. Sterling High teacher Brenda Huitt describes Burk as a special counselor who is involved in many activities and always has a smile and positive attitude. “She enjoys her job [...]

KLAW Congratulates Graduates – Of All Ages!

Jeri Anderson — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:37:21 +0000

Schools all over Southwest Oklahoma have been promoting students from Elementary Schools to Middle Schools, and Middle Schools to Secondary Schools and Graduating Seniors. The Great Plains Coliseum was home to last nights Lawton High School commencement exercises, with MacArthur High and Eisenhower High to follow tonight and Saturday afternoon. KLAW wants to share in congratulating [...]

KLAW Salutes Seniors With Messages From Family!

Jeri Anderson — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:25:24 +0000

Graduations of all levels of school are happening all over Southwest Oklahoma. My friend Taira’s son graduated from High School just two nights ago. She was a basket case, and had been crying for a week. Believe me, I know just exactly how she felt! When my son Tyler graduated from MacArthur in 2007, I [...]

What Are the 10 Best High Schools in America?

Mike Adams — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:25:07 +0000

US News & World Report has released its list of the best high schools in America, teaming up with the Washington, DC-based American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world.

Texas School Has Been Misspelling Its Own Name for Nearly Nine Years

Don Deane — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:15:25 +0000

An elementary school in Forth Worth, Texas, is finally correcting its name after having misspelled it for nearly nine years. Oops! That can’t bode well for literacy rates. Sunrise Elementary School added “McMillan” to its name in the 2003-2004 school year as a way to honor its first teacher, Mary McMillan. Problem is, the school [...]

If You're an American, There's a Good Chance You Would Fail a Citizenship Test

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:03:12 +0000

Nearly a third of Americans would get a big fat “F” on a citizenship test, according to a new study. The lack of knowledge mostly pertains to civics questions. The Center for the American Dream at Xavier University came up these findings via a survey that posed 10 random questions from the actual citizenship exam [...]

Heartbreaking Video Of Autistic Boy Bullied By Teacher Outrages The Nation! [VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:45:11 +0000

The internet is filled with cute videos that will warm your heart and funny videos that will make you laugh until you cry. And then there is this video that will make you angry and make you cry.With anti bullying campaigns in just about every school these day , the last person you would expect [...]