Elementary Schools News

3:54 PM EST
11/12/2011 Track athlete of year Usain Bolt eyes four golds at OlympicsFresh from capturing another Track and Field Athlete of the Year award, Jamaica’s sprint sensation Usain Bolts has already set his sights on the upcoming London Games as he aims to capture four gold medals in the quadrennial meet

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Athletics, Track And Field, 100 M, Sports Event, Summer Olympics

7:16 AM EDT
10/17/2011 Potato debate in Congress as USDA mulls limit on consumptionAmerican lawmakers from potato producing states such as Maine, Idaho and Colorado will attempt to block a U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal to limit the amount of potatoes that school children could eat under the school lunch program next year.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parliament, Upper House, Health, Physical Fitness, Elementary Schools

7:02 AM EDT
8/17/2011 Survey: 79 percent of American parents give public schools high marksA survey released on Tuesday said that 79 percent of American parents approved of the kind of education their children get from public schools. They gave the country’s public school system an A or B grade.

Source:AHN Topics:Education, School, Elementary Schools, Social Issue, Family, Parent And Child, Teachers Union

1:50 PM EDT
6/29/2011 Lightning strikes Ugandan schools, kills 39 studentsLightning struck two schools in Uganda Tuesday, killing 39 students and injuring 50 others, according to Ugandan police.

Source:AHN Topics:Education, School, Elementary Schools, Disaster And Accident, Accident, Human Interest, Curiosity

10:46 PM EDT
6/25/2011 Justin Gatlin starring at U.S. Nationals; Tyson Gay out with hip injuryThe U.S men’s track and field team suffered a major blow in its preparation for the upcoming World Championship after sprinter Tyson Gay sustained a hip injury, multiple sources reported Saturday.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Athletics, Track And Field, 100 M

5:55 AM EDT
6/9/2011 Philippine authorities cancel classes, flights in Metro Manila because of bad weatherAuthorities canceled classes and flights in Metro Manila because of bad weather that hit the Philippines on Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Weather, Report, Education, School, Elementary Schools, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Air Transport

9:35 AM EDT
5/6/2011 FBI investigating white powder sent to DC schoolsSchools were set to open normally on Friday in the nation's capital, where letters containing a white powdery substance forced students to evacuate on Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Education, School, Elementary Schools, Politics, Government, National Government

8:24 AM EDT
4/28/2011 Fukushima schools remove topsoil from playgroundsSchool authorities in Fukushima started removing the topsoil from playgrounds on Wednesday. The soil was exposed to radiation leaks from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor plant.

Source:AHN Topics:Education, School, Elementary Schools, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials, Disaster And Accident, Nuclear Accident

5:37 PM EDT
4/19/2011 Three Houston school kids injured by gun brought by boy, 6Three students were injured after an accidental shooting at a Texas elementary school. Tuesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Education, School, Elementary Schools, Human Interest, Curiosity

12:40 PM EDT
4/7/2011 Brazil school shooting rampage kills 10 studentsA former student went on a shooting rampage inside a Rio de Janeiro school Thursday, killing at least 10 students and wounding 20 others. The gunman then committed suicide by shooting himself.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Homicide, Education, School, Elementary Schools, Human Interest, Curiosity