Will Md. students experience more summer slide?
We ask (and look to research seeking answers) whether Gov Larry Hogan's order for Md. schools to start after Labor Day will hurt students academically.
Urban youth produce film on anxiety, depression
A group of teens produced a movie based on surveys of a major concern among their peers: anxiety and depression.
Judge orders a Penn. district to revoke a tax hike
A school district in Pennsylvania raised taxes more than they should have, a judge has ruled. The district says spec. ed. programs will be hurt and is appealing.
Pope Francis names Mother Teresa a saint
Mother Teresa, the nun who worked with poor people in India and spread a network of compassion across the country was named a saint today.
More grandmoms raising kids. Why? Opioids.
Addiction to prescription painkillers and other opioids, including heroin, causes situations where children are raised by grandparents.
Shallow M 5.6 earthquake strikes Oklahoma
An earthquake struck near Pawnee, Okla., this morning. Some structural damage. Officials blame wells that dispose of wastewater from fracking.
NLRB rules charter schools aren’t public schools
Two charter schools, one in NY, one in Pa., should be treated as private corporations under federal labor laws.
Maybe a Fla. dist. took pledge opt-out too far
Ah, Florida. Parents now have to be reminded, as if they didn't already know, that their kids don't have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
H.S. girl stabbed on a bus in Texarkana
A high school girl was stabbed on a bus Thursday in Texarkana, giving us an opportunity to consider school bus safety initiatives everywhere.
School throws parade for gymnast Laura Zeng
The folks at Libertyville HS threw a parade for Laura Zeng, probably the best rhythmic gymnast in US history, after her 11th-place finish in Rio.