N.H., in snowstorm, declares Trumpian Sandstorm
It was a good night in New Hampshire for Donald J Trump and Bernie Sanders. Not so good for Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush.
Md. looks at law to require seat belts on buses
Should school buses come with seat belts? Data are equivocal, but some Md. legislators want to make seat belts a requirement.
Jeb Bush follows Common Core trajectory
Jeb Bush may soon end his run for president, but some of his ideas are worth talking about, no matter who becomes the leader of the free world.
NFL said to ignore physics in Deflategate
Super Bowl 50 is today. How does the NFL get along with real science, civility, and parenting in the 21st century?
Va. bill could create charter school commission
Virginia looks to amend its constitution, providing for a state-appointed board that could overrule local boards of ed & force charter school creation.
IHSA announces Illinois’s top cheerleading squads
Cheerleading champs in IL: Buffalo Grove, Wilmington, Joliet West, Oak Forest. In all 40 teams competed at the state finals.
PARCC scores lower on computer than on paper
Kids who took the PARCC tests last year scored lower, on average, if they took the test online, compared to paper-and-pencil.
Amazon creates site: With Math I Can!
A new project from Amazon.com seeks to help students succeed in math by getting them to pledge that they will embrace their failures and learn from them.
Md. teens charged in murder of Va. girl, 13
The murder of a 13-year-old liver transplant patient from Virginia following what may have been a social media hook-up leaves Va. Tech reeling.
Obituary: Jennie Waltrip; taught kids with autism
We celebrate the life of a special educator in Frederick Co., Md., whose efforts eased the suffering of a great many kids on the autism spectrum.