5 students stabbed at a Utah H.S.
A stabbing at a high school in Orem, Utah, Tuesday morning sent five boys to the hospital, plus the suspect, who's a 16-year-old straight-A student.
SCOTUS won’t hear Kan. science/atheism case
Science standards in a Bible-belt state have a tough fight. But the science will remain, and it would be great if it could co-exist with religious belief.
Mass., Ga. reject school privatization efforts
Voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly rejected a ballot question, backed by the governor, that would have raised the cap on charter schools.
$1 mil hazing settlement at Maine West
A Chicago-area school district settled a lawsuit in which 5 soccer players alleged that they were inappropriately hazed 4 years ago.
Obituary: Sophie Rinehart, Indiana band student
A featured member of the marching band at Castle HS in Ind. died in a car wreck shortly after her band performed in the BOA Grand National finals.
U.S. deals with fires and fears of racism
When Donald Trump was running for president, he spoke of hatred on the campaign trail, a hatred non-whites know as well, but the take is different this time.
Burlington Central voters choose to expand
Voters in a northwest suburban district in IL approved a bond issue to build a new band room and 12 new classrooms at the high school.
Trump won, now what? a Maine teacher asks
We wonder, with a teacher from Maine, what the presidency of Donald Trump will hold for our nation's schools and students.
Whites bully immigrant, minority students
Widespread sharp increases in bullying of immigrant and minority students have been reported, increasing the level of fear those students feel.
Can a regular person criticize a teacher?
Laws designed to prevent adults from criticizing teachers are too broad and may violate free speech protections in the 1st Amendment.