What to Expect From Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki in MLB
The MLB offseason changed dramatically Saturday with the announcement by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Pro Baseball that ...
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Murray McCory, creator of the school backpack, dies at 80
Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and modern day backpack creator, has died at 80. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his then-future wife and later developed a way to make smaller, softer ...
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From the Archives: Okinawa Educators Tour Elementary Classes
Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G.
Calls in Japan for more suicide prevention steps targeting schoolchildren’s mental health
Japanese culture experts urge authorities to do more after new data shows suicides among Japanese schoolchildren remain high ...
The Invention That Changed School Forever
Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...
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Japanese educators sample DODEA schools’ co-teaching methods on Okinawa
Bob Hope Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Tameko Kekiwi, left, works with Futenma Daini Elementary School teacher Kotono Arasaki to prepare a lesson at her school on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on ...
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Storm Grove Middle School student found with BB gun in backpack at school; no threats made
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A BB gun was found in the backpack of a middle school student who was removed from class and questioned by school resource deputies Wednesday, said Storm Grove Middle ...
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Two Schertz students in custody after officials say a weapon was found in their backpack on school grounds
with the collaboration of Clemens High School administrators, and were able to locate the suspects. Authorities say officers found the firearm in a backpack being carried by one of the students ...
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Letters by Troy schools board president stirs debate over Asian American stereotypes
Letters sent from the board president of an Oakland County school district with a sizable Asian American population have upset some activists in metro Detroit who say it contained stereotypical ...
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Grab Bags, Food Carts, and Backpack Bar Codes: How MN Schools Feed Hundreds of Kids a Speedy Breakfast
The *Minnesota* Star Tribune's Mara Klecker has an interesting look at the "frenzy" that comes along with serving millions more free breakfasts to kids, as the state enters the second year of ...
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Chinese social media still full of anti-Japanese posts one month after boy’s fatal stabbing; malicious videos gain large number of views
On Sept. 18, a 44-year-old Chinese man fatally stabbed the boy on a road near a Japanese school. Anti-Japanese comments on social media are said to have contributed to incidents in China in which ...
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Student arrested after weapon found in backpack at Holmes High School, officials say
A student has been arrested after school officials said they found a weapon in their backpack at Holmes High School.It happened Friday morning when school officials said an administrator found a ...