Pitch limits to replace inning limits in PA
A national H.S. athletic association is calling for restricting high school pitchers based on pitch count, not innings pitched. Some states are already on board.
IL H.S. football: Week –5 report
IL high school football opens on Friday, Aug. 26. We're adding a whole bunch of features this year to our coverage, the 10th year we've been doing this.
IL bids a partial adieu to PARCC tests
The IL board took a step back on PARCC yesterday: The state will use the test only for grades 3-8, not high school.
Police in Minn. shoot a school cafeteria worker
A protest over police shooting of black people turned violent in Dallas, but the nation is now engrossed in a conversation about police-community relations.
Christian group helps teachers understand a law
Bring Christianity into public school classrooms to address student questions that don't start out that way, is wrong.
How many Republicans in Md. have switched?
Md. Republicans, including the state's popular governor and George Will, the commentator, avoid showing support for Donald Trump.
Nation’s oldest state house struck by lightning
How do lightning rods work? And why does Gov Larry Hogan of Md. feel so fortunate that the State House avoided damage?
Differences in pure math instruction reveal inequity
US students are stronger in applying math to solve real-world problems than they are in purely mathematical concepts, and it's worse for poorer students.
Baltimore rapper tells teachers he’s not stupid
How many different kinds of intelligence are there? An infinite number, actually. So why don't we teach based on those?
Blogger has tips for teaching ELLs about science
Teaching science with the Next Generation Science Standards is a challenge, but it's worth every ounce of effort, esp. in the real world.