On the Miss America email scandal
Vulgar emails about women's body parts have scandalized the Miss America pageant (I mean, scholarship competition).
Santas, some secret, pay off student meal balances
A growing holiday tradition is to give schools money to help them pay off past-due student lunch bills.
Want trumps need as Congress passes tax reform
The new tax law passed, and most Americans can be expected to get a few more dollars every paycheck. What will it cost us?
DeVos graduation speech in Baltimore draws protest
The US ed. sec. delivered a graduation speech at the U. of Baltimore Monday, but several people protested her appearance.
Things old and new in Austin in late fall
A $1bn bond issue, new technology, old and new books, movies, and a Texas Teacher of the Year who used to work in Hollywood.
Gunshots hit Niles North after basketball game
Shots rang out outside a basketball game Friday in Skokie, IL. No one injured, no one arrested, some damage to the school.
New Amtrak train derails, killing 3
A train derailment in Washington caused some transportation issues for local schools and major tragedy in the lives of Amtrak commuters.
School shuts down over racist graffiti
A project by ProPublica seeks to reliably record hate-related crimes and incidents around the country. Schools can help.
Hazing deaths spur change in fraternity parties
Several recent hazing deaths involving alcohol at fraternity parties on college campuses have caused several colleges to rethink Greek life.
4 students die in French bus-train accident
A passenger train hit a school bus in the south of France Thursday, killing 4 students and injuring about 20 others, some critically.