Fired worker kills 5 in Aurora
A fired worker shot up his former employer’s warehouse near Chicago, causing a soft lockdown at West Aurora HS.
Articles by Paul Katula
Md. takes post-Labor Day start to the House
The Md. Assembly moved half-way to undoing an executive order that forces schools to start the school year after Labor Day.
Count Basie Orchestra runs a clinic at New Trier
When Count Basie’s Orchestra came to New Trier HS, students from 45 schools got a swinging master class & a history lesson.
Denver teachers on strike Monday
Teachers will walk out on strike Monday in Denver, as last-minute talks broke down Saturday; teacher base pay is the issue.
Hall monitor injured in Baltimore school shooting
A staffer was shot Friday at a Baltimore high school; no students were injured, but the school was locked down.
President calls on U.S. to ‘pass school choice’
As expected, very little was said about education in the State of the Union address, & even less about DACA and school safety.
Openings for good math teachers can be found
Should schools that have trouble finding good math teachers pursue alternative-certification pathways to fill their ranks?
Weird things this polar vortex brought
Unusual things have happened during the polar vortex that sent temps in the Midwest plummeting to well below zero.
Lunar occultation of Venus occurred today
Under cold, cold skies, when they’re clear, people could see the moon, Venus, and Jupiter lining up for a nice show.
Weather extremes envelop the Earth
Extreme weather (drought and heat in the summer, cold in the winter) sweeps the planet. A result of climate change?