Fla. schools may need to make up hurricane days
Make-up days for students in IL and sometimes Md. come when schools have snow days or cold-weather days. In Fla., days are made up for hurricanes.
Police shoot knife-wielding Ga. Tech student
Ga. Tech police fatally shot a 21-year-old engineering student who was wielding a knife and had reported a drunk, armed man on campus.
Caribbean braces for Hurricane Maria, now a Cat. 5
Puerto Rico is in the direct path of Hurricane Maria, expected to be the strongest storm to hit the island in about 85 years.
Chemistry can fix a statue honoring Francis Scott Key
Vandals damaged the statue that honors the Star-Spangled Banner's author in Baltimore. Art conservators are working hard to clean it up.
Evolution, Darwin are not to be taught in Turkey
Turkish children will not learn about Darwin's evolution theories in high school biology classes starting next year, as the country redoes its curriculum.
Football coach can’t pray publicly after games
The Naperville North Huskies jumped to 4-0 after a homecoming win. Meanwhile, a Washington state coach can't lead prayer after games.
Will the US pull out of Paris?
There's been a hint of bipartisanship in Washington lately, but will it affect international agreements? The wall? Immigration?
Hogan won’t sign ESSA plan for Maryland
Md.'s gov. wouldn't sign off on the state board's school accountability plan, but his objections were based on the use of standardized tests.
DeVos wants US to rethink schools’ mundane malaise
US Ed Sec'y Betsy DeVos said for too many kids, school is just a "mundane malaise" that hasn't been updated in at least 2 generations. Agree?
Texas students put 9/11 in a hurricane context
It's been 16 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pa. How did your school remember those who died?