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How tiny homes are helping cash-strapped teachers in Arizona
After recent walkouts by educators demanding pay increases, one school district is getting creative in helping teachers' living costs
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Tips to improve your child's performance
Dr. David Agus offers some simple lifestyle advice that has been scientifically proven to help maximize a student's productivity
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What are the most valuable college majors?
An analysis by the financial site Bankrate has revealed which college majors turn into the most lucrative opportunities for grads.
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Khan Academy founder on "common sense" mastery learning
Educator and entrepreneur Sal Khan is working to bring free education to the world
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Bulletproof backpack sales on the rise
A backpack that helps deflect bullets is a new item on some parents' back-to-school lists. Hilary Lane of CBS affiliate WUSA-TV reports.
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Solar power may cut this college's tuition bill
Madison College in Wisconsin is taking a novel approach to keeping costs down. It's installing a 5,000-panel solar system to save on its massive electricity bill -- which could mean savings for students.
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National Education Association president slams idea of arming teachers
NEA president Lily Eskelsen García joins CBSN and said the idea of arming teachers is a "distraction" -- and the problem is dangerous people getting their hands on weapons.
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A war of words on college campuses
Free speech and debate are under fire at educational institutions, where students have protested controversial speakers on the right and the left
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How Sandy Hook changed Americans schools
Five years after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, shook the country, CBSN spoke to two parents about how things have changed.
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At one high school, lunch is a feast for the soul
When the lunch bell rings at Boca Raton High School in Florida, 3,400 kids spill into the courtyard and split into their social groups. But at this school and at schools across the country, someone always sits alone. That's why Denis Estimon, a Haitian immigrant and student at Boca High, started a club called "We Dine Together." Steve Hartman has the story, On The Road.
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Feeding the need: Expanding school lunch programs
To combat food insecurity and "lunch shaming," some schools are helping kids who can't afford lunch by offering free meals to all students
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Student and credit card debt: How to manage it
Personal finance experts detail strategies to manage burdensome student loan and credit card debt. The advice is part of CBSN: Making Your Money Matter -- a special program dedicated to personal finance.
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"Teach Us All" exposes segregation and inequality in U.S. schools
"Teach Us All" is a new documentary that looks at the continuing problem of segregation and inequality in America's schools. This comes 60 years after 9 African-American students first entered an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. The film's director, Sonia Lowman, joins CBSN with more.
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Education inequality is focus of film "Teach Us All"
Director Sonia Lowman and producer Ava DuVernay discuss Netflix film about how children living in poverty continue to suffer from disadvantaged schools
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Student outsmarts teacher with "3x5" cheat sheet
Anne Arundel Community College accounting professor Reb Beatty normally allows students to bring a "3x5" cheat sheet. But on the first day of the semester, one student's interpretation surprised everyone.
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Debate continues over race in college admissions
The Justice Department is investigating a series of complaints against Harvard University alleging that the school's admissions practices put Asian-American students at a disadvantage. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil joins CBSN with the story.
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UC Irvine apologizes as hundreds of admission offers are rescinded
The University of California, Irvine is apologizing to nearly 500 students whose admission offers were revoked. The school accepted around 40,000 first-year and transfer students, and more than 7,000 said they would enroll as freshmen -- hundreds more than the university expected. Tony Dokoupil reports.
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Students using site powered by A.I. to cheat?
New technology and artificial intelligence are making it even easier for students to cheat. CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how the search engine, Wolfram Alpha, works and why teachers should look at the future of artificial intelligence and students' access to it as a way to inform their curriculum today.
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Recent graduates' commencement wisdom
Graduation season is just about wrapped up, and instead of focusing on the famous speeches this year, we thought we'd share the fresh wisdom of the graduates themselves.
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How big a problem is student debt?
Loan loads are high for recent U.S. college grads, but there is a bright spot
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Pregnant teen barred from graduation has her own ceremony
Maddie Runkles was barred from her graduation at a small Christian school because she's pregnant, but she was able to celebrate during a private ceremony.
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Harvard withdraws acceptance offers over offensive memes
According to a report in The Harvard Crimson, at least ten students who were going to Harvard in the fall were told to forget it -- after the university came across their Facebook messages. Harvard declined to comment. Don Dahler reports.
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Student never thought he'd graduate, then teacher surprises him
Jamias Howard, a 19-year-old senior, never thought he was going to graduate from Griffin High School in Georgia. But then he met Kimberly Wimbish, a special education teacher at the school, and she changed his life.
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Fidget toys are big in this school district
Pocket-sized spinning toys are becoming a major distraction for kids, with some school districts banning them altogether. In Wichita, Kansas, though, one district says they are actually benefiting students.
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Study reveals reason behind drop in school bullying
A 10-year study on bullying in Maryland schools found that nationwide efforts to stop school bullying are beginning to pay off. The percentage of kids being bullied dropped from 29 percent in 2005 to 14 percent in 2014. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
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How tiny homes are helping cash-strapped teachers in Arizona
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What are the most valuable college majors?
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A war of words on college campuses
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How Sandy Hook changed Americans schools
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Education inequality is focus of documentary "Teach Us All"
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Debate continues over race in college admissions
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UC Irvine apologizes as hundreds of admission offers are rescinded
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Students using site powered by A.I. to cheat?
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Recent graduates' commencement wisdom
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How big a problem is student debt?
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Pregnant teen barred from graduation has her own ceremony
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Student never thought he'd graduate, then teacher surprises him
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Study reveals reason behind drop in school bullying
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Sydney Chaffee honored as 2017 National Teacher of the Year
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Student journalists force principal to resign
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