An initiative by some Atlanta schools is raising eyebrows across the nation. Two schools are launching programs that will pay struggling students 8 dollars an hour to study with a tutor.Forty students at Bear Creek Middle School and Creekside High School, both in the Atlanta…
A man wanting his son to be the toughest cage fighter ever was convicted of using a stun gun more powerful than a law enforcement tazer on his 18 month old son.See?Two big issues: child abuse, and parents imposing their dreams on to their kids.This…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
