In a bid to prevent beach-loving students from skipping classes, an Australian high school makes surfing an approved subject. Byron Bay High School will introduce surfing as a recreation course starting next year, reports The Associated Press.

A new magnet school specializing in peace education opens Tuesday in northwest Philadelphia, in response to the city's district military academies. The newly converted Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice was developed by community activists seeking an alternative to those lessons being taught at neighboring military academies.

A skinned human exhibition opened at Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry, known as MOSI. The exhibit features 20 human bodies and 260 human organs. The Florida Anatomical Board, which regulates the distribution of cadavers for research and education, voted 4-2 in Gainesville to deny approval for the exhibit because board members did not agree with the way in which the bodies were preserved and displayed.

A Ugandan lawmaker is attempting to keep young girls in school and out of trouble. Parliament member, Sulayiman Madaada, is planning to offer virgins college scholarships.

A survey conducted by The Space Foundation reveals more than three-fourths of the total population - 77 percent - of Americans support a new plan for space exploration; an increase from last year's 68 percent support result. Such a plan would include returning the space shuttle to flight, completing assembly of the International Space Station, the building of a replacement shuttle, and missions returning to the Moon and Mars.