Student science experiments going to space station
If we're planning to go back to the moon, to Mars, or beyond, we need some basic science experiments to pave the way for long space flights.
Girls’ basketball and prom are tops in Geneva
IL crowned girls' basketball champs: Geneva, Morton, Byron, and Annawan. Still, for some students, prom takes priority right now.
Some schools close on “Day Without Women”
A general strike and a few closed schools marked International Women's Day in the US this year, following Trump's election.
A high school eagerly gobbles up Snap Inc. stock
An exceedingly hot stock right now is Snap Inc. Founders of Snapchat, Generation Z, and even a high school in Calif. are making money.
For want of a snow day at winter’s warm end
Warm winters like this leave students & teachers wanting that random day off for snow. It just hasn't happened, but there's an upside.
Supreme Court will not hear transgender case now
SCOTUS decided not to hear the case of a transgender boy in Va. who is suing for his right to use the boys' bathroom at his school.
Text alerts spur parental engagement
Parents who get text messages about their kids' missing school work or cut classes are more likely to follow up with the school or the kid.
Students react in print to a few Trump issues
Many Jewish cemeteries have been vandalized; some students remain optimistic despite bigotry Trump's campaign may have encouraged.
Because of casting, “13” at Atholton is “lit”
The success of a musical depends on many things, but especially on the people who make it happen. Students and teachers. In memory of Robbie Babbitt.
In Oklahoma, a voucher bill dies like poor Jud
Another voucher bill goes down in the state legislature, this time in Oklahoma. Yeeow! Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay! Yeeow!