Plus, news on college admissions, recess and student loan debt.
Plus, news on pepper-spraying police, questioning science and accidental admissions
Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
This year, the usual pushing and shoving escalated into outright mayhem in many locations as shoppers literally came to blows.
So much for not shooting the messenger
Apparently the cop who can pepper spray peaceful college students can pepper spray everything else as well.
Pepper spray find itself in the same force category as a baton or taser. Was it really necessary for police to spray the non-violent protesters at UC Davis?
Videos shot at the scene show a policeman walking up to the protesters, pulling out his can of pepper spray to display to the crowd, and liberally sweeping the protesters with the stinging substance.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s self-styled ‘superhero’ Phoenix Jones wearing his crime-fighting costume, complete with mask, as he enters a Seattle courtroom.
A week after this largely peaceful sit-in in New York City’s financial district began, the Occupy Wall Street protest turned violent on Saturday when demonstrators clashed with cops, leading to dozens of arrests.
