Obit: Isaiah Gonzalez; Blue Whale suicide challenge
An online game, Blue Whale suicide challenge, makes its way around the US on social media; some kids have killed themselves while playing.
An astrophysicist asks why we ask, Why?
Scientists are curious people indeed, but all humans are naturally curious about <em>something</em>. What about us makes us that way?
With approved state budget, IL looks at schools
School funding in IL is still threatened, owing to an amendatory veto power Gov Bruce Rauner may have. Lawmakers may have a special session.
This week in Washington (Trump, Sessions, DeVos)
The political banter continues, as the drama escalates in Washington, Baltimore; meanwhile, life marches on for students and Americans.
Some Utah girls want to play football
A lawsuit filed in federal court over Title IX seeks to provide a girls' football team at several high schools in Utah.
An observatory needs volunteers
How big the mirror is makes all the difference when it comes to the ability an optical telescope has of pulling in faint objects in deep space.
As budget passes in Illinois, eyes turn to recovery
IL lawmakers passed a budget, after a 2-yr impasse and unknown fallout in schools and universities, so the recovery will begin.
Students who merit scholarships get aid reduced
Students who get scholarships that they have worked hard to achieve face the very real possibility that the financial aid they receive will be cut.
Chicago schools to provide meals during summer
Lunch options for Chicago schoolkids this summer got a boost with the district's LunchStop program, providing access to nutritious meals.
DeVos looks to make predatory lending great again
An initiative at the US Ed. Dept. would eliminate the gainful employment rules that protect students from predatory lending practices.