Details emerge about the N.M. school shooter
The shooter in a N.M. high school was a 21-year-old former student at the school who apparently thought work, school, and life sucked.
31 Republicans challenge tax on grad tuition waivers
The provision in the tax reform act that makes graduate tuition waivers taxable might go away, thanks to 31 Republican reps.
2 students dead, more than a dozen injured in N.M.
2 students and the student attacker are dead in a shooting at a high school in N. New Mexico Thursday morning.
School cancelled in Litchfield IL over flu outbreak
Because several students have been absent due to a flu outbreak in S. Ill., one district just cancelled school to make a 4-day weekend.
Federal Title IV, Part A funding should increase
Funding for the arts has been less than what Congress authorized under ESSA, but the new budget could cut a key block grant to zero.
Zuckerberg shows keen interest in Okla. dreamers
A few h.s. and college students, all DACA recipients, had a chat with Facebook's co-founder and current CEO in Nov.
Wildfires consume 100s of Southern Calif. buildings
Wild fires are raging around Los Angeles, causing school officials to close several schools & offer advice about staying safe.
Hirsch H.S. & others in Chicago dropped football
Charter schools are common in Chicago. The city wants to put another one inside an existing h.s. that has had its budget cut.
Noticeable yaw during a windy O’Hare landing
It's windy today in Chicago, which can cause problems for buses. It certainly caused issues for planes at the airports.
IL students now have to study cursive writing
IL schools will have to teach cursive writing by the time students finish 5th grade. Gov Rauner called the new law an unfunded mandate.