School funding moves slap Lansdowne in the face
People who go to Lansdowne HS in Balto. Co. say they need a whole new school building, not piecemeal renovations that only address a few issues.
Rauner vetoes the cursive writing bill
The IL gov. vetoed an unfunded mandate that would have required 5th graders to be taught at least 1 unit on cursive writing.
PARCC 8th-grade math: infinite solution set
On the PARCC 8th grade math test, students will be required to analyze systems of equations and determine if there are no, 1, or infinitely many solutions.
Art. Leaving a legacy. In a school. Does what?
The school environment plays a role not only in how much students enjoy school but, as a factor in stress and joy, in how successful they are.
No reasonable expectation of privacy in a classroom
A teacher who changed in his classroom for after-school activities was videotaped by the school; he can't sue them under the 4th or 14th Amendment.
S. Car. worries, a little, about a vaccine exemption
Despite evidence to the contrary, some people still think immunizations cause autism. They don't, but even the president has said they do.
Feds withdraw sexual assault investigation rules
The US Ed. Dept. issued interim guidance that will replace some Obama administration rules for how schools investigate sexual assault.
On protesting the national anthem in the NFL
What do you think of NFL (and even HS) football players who kneel in protest during the playing of the national anthem?
Word of the day: ‘dotard’
US and N. Korea are engaged in a war of words that we hope will not escalate into a nuclear threat. The words are becoming personal, though.
Chicagoland’s oldest marching band festival turns 50
The longest-running marching band festival in the Chicago area will put on its 50th annual show this Saturday in Wheeling.