Do young people squander learning opportunities?
Teens sure do use technological devices a lot. The question is: What are they learning from them? And how can teachers learn what they're learning?
Magazine declares top high schools in America
Based on its own criteria, well established as they may be, a news magazine once again ranked high schools in America.
IL needs to pass a state budget and quick
The state of Illinois has failed to pass a budget, and schools are drawing on reserves and finding other ways to cut expenses—just to stay open.
They come, 1 last time, to the greatest show on Earth
The greatest show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, is in Baltimore for its final run in a long history.
Worst semester of life at a competitive high school
Being a student at a highly competitive high school has its good points, but many students bail out at the first sign of stress.
Teachers accused of sexually abusing Balto. students
2 teachers in Baltimore have been charged in connection with the sexual abuse of 13-year-old students, and the madness must stop.
Passenger hauled off a United flight in Chicago
Business classes (CTE) in the hospitality industry will learn a thing or two from United Airlines' (mis)handling of a passenger removal.
8-year-old dies in murder-suicide crossfire
A murder-suicide in San Bernardino, Calif., resulted in the death of a married couple and a student who was simply caught in the line of fire.
Dangerous fugitive at large & packing in Wis.
A manhunt in Wis. intensifies as police seek a man who stole guns from a gun shop & wrote a 161-page manifesto threatening schools.
Nebraska juniors will take the ACT on April 19
Should states replace their high school tests, used for meeting federal accountability requirements, with a test that matters for their students?