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College Hopes To Snuff Out 4/20 Pot Event…With Fertilizer

April 20, 2012 at 8:01 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags: ,

College Hopes To Snuff Out 4/20 Pot Event…With Fertilizer

The University of Colorado is trying to prevent a popular pot smoking event called 4/20. Last April 20th approximately 10,000 people attended the annual smoke fest. But this year, the university is making the campus off limits to...Continue

Should Students Get Paid To Get Good Grades?

April 19, 2012 at 8:01 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Should Students Get Paid To Get Good Grades?

A school in Indiana is now paying their students to make good grades. No, not rewarding them with pizza parties or coupons - actual cold, hard, cash. High schoolers who take advanced  classes are eligible to get paid for good grades....Continue

Teachers Make Rap Video To Get Students To Study For Standardized Tests

April 19, 2012 at 7:14 am | Category: Previous Shows, Video | Tags: ,

Teachers Make Rap Video To Get Students To Study For Standardized Tests

Teachers at Jennings High School in St Louis, Missouri created a rap video to get kids to study...using Ace Hood's "Hustle Hard." Which do you think would be more effective, this or paying students to get good...Continue

The New School Yard Bullying: Blackmail. 20% Of Teachers Have Been ‘Cyberbaited’ – Why It’s Becoming A Serious Issue

December 2, 2011 at 8:51 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: ,

The New School Yard Bullying: Blackmail. 20% Of Teachers Have Been ‘Cyberbaited’ – Why It’s Becoming A Serious Issue

20% of teachers have been 'cyberbaited,' which means that they get provoked and taunted by their students, while the reactions are captured on a mobile recorder. Then, the students threaten to upload the footage to the Internet. To sum it...Continue

Producer Carl Wants Some More Information On Boarding Schools – He Thinks They’re A Parenting Cop Out!

November 18, 2011 at 7:15 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Producer Carl Wants Some More Information On Boarding Schools – He Thinks They’re A Parenting Cop Out!

One of Producer Carl's neighbors is sending his child to boarding school, and that threw Carl for a loop - he thought they were on the same page about boarding schools. His neighbor said he was sending his kid away to be exposed to more...Continue

Do Teachers Dock The Grades Of Students They Don’t Like? Intern Marisa Thinks It’s Happening To Her Now!

November 8, 2011 at 8:29 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Do Teachers Dock The Grades Of Students They Don’t Like? Intern Marisa Thinks It’s Happening To Her Now!

Intern Marisa has a hunch - she thinks that her teacher doesn't like her, so she docked Marisa's grade in class.  From time to time...do you think it's true that teachers take it out on students if they don't like them? 110811 - 0635 -...Continue

Intern Marisa Is Faced With A Decision That Could Change Her Whole Future: What Should She Do?

October 7, 2011 at 6:20 am | Category: On-Air | Tags: , ,

Intern Marisa Is Faced With A Decision That Could Change Her Whole Future: What Should She Do?

Intern Marisa is facing a really big decision - whether or not to drop out of College. She has about a year left, but doesn't know if she wants to stay in school; her dream is going into radio, but school right now isn't teaching her what...Continue

Celebrities Seek To Boost School Attendance With Wake-Up Calls

October 5, 2011 at 9:39 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: , ,

Celebrities Seek To Boost School Attendance With Wake-Up Calls

New celebrity wake-up calls are being rolled out to several cities to try and increase school attendance. Students can sign up to get prerecorded wake-up calls reminding students of the importance of going to class from celebrities...Continue

High School Senior With Down Syndrome Crowned Homecoming Queen

October 3, 2011 at 8:56 am | Category: On-Air, Video | Tags: ,

High School Senior With Down Syndrome Crowned Homecoming Queen

Mariah Slick, a senior at Azle High School in North Texas with down syndrome, was named Homecoming Queen. Check out her story in the video, but before you do, we're issuing a mascara alert: it's a tear inducing video. video...Continue

Soulja Boy: Is College Worth it?

August 29, 2011 at 9:56 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Soulja Boy: Is College Worth it?

Soulja Boy turned 21 last month, and that age means two things for guys who aren’t successful rappers already:  1.)  They're in college.  And 2.)  They can now legally buy alcohol for female underclassmen. But Soulja is in a very...Continue

Atlanta Public School Cheating Scandal 101: Karyn Greer From 11 Alive Tells Us Everything We Need To Know

July 12, 2011 at 8:00 am | Category: On-Air | Tags: , , , ,

Atlanta Public School Cheating Scandal 101: Karyn Greer From 11 Alive Tells Us Everything We Need To Know

The Atlanta Public School's CRCT Cheating Scandal has now blown up nationally, and 11 Alive's Karyn Greer joins the show to give us the Cheating Scandal: 101 rundown. From resignations to test correction parties thrown by teachers, 11...Continue

University of Florida Threatens Students For Partying With The Cast Of ‘Jersey Shore’

May 19, 2011 at 9:20 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: , ,

University of Florida Threatens Students For Partying With The Cast Of ‘Jersey Shore’

One University of Florida student studying abroad in Italy could be facing some serious consequences after they were caught on camera partying with the cast of Jersey Shore.  The university is in such an uproar that they’ve issued an...Continue

Sandra Bullock’s “Adopted” School: 100% Graduation Rate

May 18, 2011 at 9:06 am | Category: EBuzz | Tags: ,

Sandra Bullock’s “Adopted” School: 100% Graduation Rate

A New Orleans high school that Sandra Bullock "adopted" back in 2007 is celebrating a major achievement. Every single student in Warren Easton Charter High School's 220-member senior class graduated: a 100 percent graduation...Continue

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