Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » school http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Are Richland Schools Segregated? [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/are-richland-schools-segregated-by-real-estate-development-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/are-richland-schools-segregated-by-real-estate-development-poll/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:56:48 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://keyw.com/?p=144020 Richland parents don't want their kids going to Chief Joseph Middle School because that's where the poor kids and minorities are. The school has a stigma. According to the story in the Tri-City Herald, the school district has hired great staff at the school. The only difference is the student body. Are the parents keeping their kids out promoting segregation? Tell us what you think:

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/are-richland-schools-segregated-by-real-estate-development-poll/feed/ 0 Maegan Murray 13-Year-Old Girl Suspended for Bringing Butter Knife to Cut Fruit at Lunch http://newstalk870.am/girl-suspended-butter-knife/ http://newstalk870.am/girl-suspended-butter-knife/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:00:29 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159148 A butter knife is causing some major controversy in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Yes, a butter knife.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/girl-suspended-butter-knife/feed/ 0 Did an Oregon Kindergarten Teacher Make Students Wear Diapers as Punishment? http://newstalk870.am/boardman-teacher-wont-be-charged-for-allegedly-using-diapers-as-punishment/ http://newstalk870.am/boardman-teacher-wont-be-charged-for-allegedly-using-diapers-as-punishment/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:35:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124383 Morrow County officials say there's not enough evidence to charge a Boardman elementary school teacher.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/boardman-teacher-wont-be-charged-for-allegedly-using-diapers-as-punishment/feed/ 0 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Student Shot at Atlanta Middle School http://newstalk870.am/student-shot-at-atlanta-middle-school/ http://newstalk870.am/student-shot-at-atlanta-middle-school/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:00:53 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154774 A 14-year-old student at Price Middle School in Atlanta was shot in the head or neck on Thursday afternoon. The student was taken to the hospital; his condition has not been officially released, but reports say that he is alert, conscious and breathing.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/student-shot-at-atlanta-middle-school/feed/ 0 The Library of the Future Is Here, But Missing One Crucial Element http://newstalk870.am/library-without-books/ http://newstalk870.am/library-without-books/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:00:14 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153870 Getting books from the library is about to get a whole lot e-sier.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/library-without-books/feed/ 0 ABC What ?!? Dutch Can't Smoke Pot In School Anymore? http://newstalk870.am/what-dutch-cant-smoke-pot-in-school-anymore/ http://newstalk870.am/what-dutch-cant-smoke-pot-in-school-anymore/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:16:12 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=111655 So how will students get through those long science lectures now?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-dutch-cant-smoke-pot-in-school-anymore/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Tri-City Fourth Graders Petition to Cancel School Day After Halloween http://newstalk870.am/tri-city-4th-graders-petition-to-skip-school-the-day-after-halloween/ http://newstalk870.am/tri-city-4th-graders-petition-to-skip-school-the-day-after-halloween/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:30:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=103664 You gotta hand it to them, it takes guts to ask.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tri-city-4th-graders-petition-to-skip-school-the-day-after-halloween/feed/ 0 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Start of School Fuels Whooping Cough Outbreak http://newstalk870.am/whooping-cough-spreading-due-to-start-of-school/ http://newstalk870.am/whooping-cough-spreading-due-to-start-of-school/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:30:56 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=93746 The Washington Department of Health is reporting the whooping cough, or pertussis, outbreak is spreading because of the start of schools across the state.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/whooping-cough-spreading-due-to-start-of-school/feed/ 0 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Labor Day 2012 What's Open & What's Closed http://newstalk870.am/labor-day-2012-whats-open-whats-closed/ http://newstalk870.am/labor-day-2012-whats-open-whats-closed/#comments Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:00:59 +0000 Jene Iceberg http://975koolfm.com/?p=52050 Memorial Day this year is on Monday, September 3rd. Looking to see what’s going to be open? Check out what we found is open & what is closed on Labor Day in the Tri-Cities below.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/labor-day-2012-whats-open-whats-closed/feed/ 0 What Does WA Supreme Court Ruling Mean For Schools? http://newstalk870.am/what-does-wa-supreme-court-ruling-mean-for-schools/ http://newstalk870.am/what-does-wa-supreme-court-ruling-mean-for-schools/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:52:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=33651 Court says legislature violating constitution on school funding.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-does-wa-supreme-court-ruling-mean-for-schools/feed/ 0 (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) School Closure Information HERE With Newstalk 870 http://newstalk870.am/school-closure-information-here-with-newstalk-870/ http://newstalk870.am/school-closure-information-here-with-newstalk-870/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:31:23 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=22934 Yes, it's THAT time of year...school closures become a possibility.  So check with Newstalk 870 right here when the weather turns bad...All of your updated information.

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