Can the president destroy a law?
Pres Trump promised Wednesday to "destroy" the Johnson Amendment which prohibits tax-exempt organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates.
Why Republicans should oppose Betsy DeVos
The Senate could vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary as early as Feb. 7. Here's what they will get.
Texas board will vote on science in April
Does Betsy DeVos believe we should teach creationism? the Bible? What would science teachers experience with her at the US Dept of Ed?
Does class rank matter?
How open you are to new experiences and how conscientious you are might be more important than your GPA, and colleges know it.
Opening students’ eyes to a world of art in Ghana
Students from Baltimore recently returned from a field trip to Ghana, where they immersed themselves in local art and culture.
Algebra 1 PARCC: points on a line
Is a given ordered pair on the graph of a function? Algebra 1 students should be able to figure it out, esp. those who will take the PARCC test this year.
Algebra 1 PARCC: find real zeros
The zeros of a polynomial are the <em>x</em> values when the polynomial equals 0. Do you know how to find the zeros?
Kids at Md. bus stop witness shooting
Students witnessed a domestic violence incident that involved a shooting near their bus stop. Even biological changes come from neighborhood violence.
Md. bill would allow animal dissection opt-out
Should students in Md. be protected by law if they want to skip out of class during the dissection of live animals? There could be a law.
Libertyville stands strong after 4 students die
Deaths of 3 students at Libertyville HS over Thanksgiving shook the community, but teams, along with a whole community, stand strong in their wake.