Young people can resolve conflict without violence
Education Week published an op-ed written by directors of the U. of Chicago Crime Lab. What if we taught teens, in health class, to resist violence?
Supt. fired at a Catholic school in Woodstock
A superintendent of a far northwest-suburban Catholic school was fired for inappropriate conduct. No further details, but he's gone.
Chrisitan school worker pleads guilty; stole $293K
Divert school funds to your personal PayPal account, and you'll have to pay it back. And you might go to jail or prison. Not this time, but maybe.
Obituary: Lewis Simpkins, football player
A football player in S.C. collapsed during a football practice on a hot day and died shortly after efforts to revive him fell short.
Floods in Ellicott City, Baton Rouge, St. Louis
Massive flooding in Louisiana and other US locations isn't "caused" by climate change, but warmer global temps increase the likelihood of a destructive event.
Milwaukee riot follows a police-involved shooting
Riots broke out in Milwaukee Saturday following a police-involved shooting of an armed black man who was fleeing police. Frustration reigns.
Baltimore Co. adopts new heat closure policy
A/C in the summer heat, or the lack thereof, in schools is a problem, and the school board says it will close schools if the temps get too hot.
Movie review: Florence Foster Jenkins
Fitting in the current presidential election cycle, a hilarious movie starring Meryl Streep is about an arts patron who couldn't sing a note.
Katie Ledecky of Md. breaks 800m freestyle record
Katie Ledecky won gold medals in the 200, 400, and 800m freestyle and set a world record while she was at it. She's from Bethesda.
H.S. student/Trump supporter says he was bullied
A high school student in Maine who supports Donald Trump says students, teachers, and administrators are trying to bully him to relinquish his support.