Illinois’s top cheerleading teams of 2016-17
IL has cheerleading champions: Belvidere North, Lincoln-Way East, Lemont, Central (Breese). Congrats to the 100 teams that competed in Bloomington.
Lake Zurich coaches resign over hazing charges
Bad hazing allegations, spanning about 20 years, have surfaced at Lake Zurich HS in Chicago's north-shore suburbs.
World Hijab Day in Minnesota, Champaign
World Hijab Day Wednesday allowed people unfamiliar with Islam to engage their Muslim neighbors, co-workers, and friends, and share what they learn.
Severna Park band volunteer charged in sex crime
A volunteer at a Maryland h.s. has been charged with sexual assault. Police say he engaged in a sexual relationship with a female student in the band.
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.