Should Chicago schools provide arrest info?
A civil rights group sues the Chgo. Public Schools to get info it says is vital to reducing the school-to-prison pipeline, esp. for African-Americans.
Balto. rent-to-own homes have lots of lead
Rent-to-own homes frequently come with lead paint problems that the "buyers" are obligated but unable to repair. So kids suffer.
Top 11 school snapshots of 2016
We take a look back at the events from 2016 that we believe have the greatest potential impact on school operations & student lives.
Merry Christmas etc. to all
Schools are out, so there's not much news to report. We want to wish you a merry Christmas, a happy holiday, happy whatever! Just be happy!
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.