The president-elect rattles our nuclear saber
Donald Trump said the US needs to expand its nuclear capabilities until the "other" people in the world come to their senses. It's getting interesting.
Reading Now Network is a West Mich. positive
Reading at grade level, by third grade, has been shown to predict success throughout a student's school life, and one group of Mich. schools is meeting the challenge.
Wooten can break it down for environmentalists
Jazz musicians can really deliver a graduation speech, as Victor Wooten proved when he talked to environmental science grads in Vermont last spring.
Some words in praise of Betsy DeVos
Editorials and commentators have been harsh in their treatment of the designation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary. A closer look.
Should you bring a baby to a concert?
We reflect on some of this year's best (and worst) behavior. By which I truly mean behavior at concerts. Truly. Well, maybe a little politics.
Truck thief kills 12 at Berlin Christmas market
A dozen people were killed and more than 40 injured as a stolen truck plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin. The markets are a centuries-old tradition.
Should IL require seat belts on school buses?
A few lawmakers in IL wonder whether it would be effective to require large school buses to come equipped with seat belts. Would it save lives?
Pro-life club may sue Ind. H.S. for censorship
A pro-life club at an Ind. H.S. says the school showed viewpoint discrimination in banning its poster, which opposes abortion. Lawsuit possible.
Md. man gets probation for threatening school
A 20-yr-old man will serve 2 years probation for threatening, allegedly as a joke, to bring a bomb to a high school stadium.
Hogan wants to double private school scholarships
Gov Hogan wants to double the amount of money Md. taxpayers spend to help low-income students pay tuition at private schools.