W. Chgo. volunteer teachers suspend a few clubs
Teachers in West Chicago have been working without a contract, and now they have decided not to volunteer their time to sponsor some student clubs.
How is lung cancer like Hurricane Harvey?
We didn't deny the connection between long-term smoking and lung cancer. Why do we continue to deny the effect of climate change on weather?
Federal rule change could make grad rates fall
States that offer different levels of high school diploma may need to adjust their graduation rates pursuant to a federal rule change.
Teacher-student sex law in Ala. unconstitutional?
In Alabama, a state law prohibits 18-year-olds (or younger) from consenting to sex with someone who works at a school—any school.
San Francisco is hot, with wildfires blazing nearby
Extreme and record-setting heat came to the San Francisco area late last week, and wildfires continue to threaten lives and national treasures.
6th nuclear test rumbles out from North Korea
Tremors prove that North Korea detonated a thermonuclear device 5 or 6x stronger than what the US dropped on Japan in WW II.
New staff and policy at a few IL high schools
As the school year opens, several schools welcome new staff members, teachers, and so on. Others have new policies for student success.
IL schools pitch in for Houston’s Harvey victims
In a "We Are One America" way, schools across IL are reaching out to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Proud.
Hurricane Irma churns as fake forecasts abound
Don't trust every hurricane forecast you read on social media. Irma is a dangerous storm, but the Nat'l Weather Service says it may not hit land.
Ethical for teachers to promote tech products?
Teachers use their classrooms to promote commercial products in exchange for freebies tech companies offer them.