Circus visions dance in the dreams at Miamisburg
The band at Miamisburg HS in Ohio creates memories in a memorable show about the things you might see at a circus, a student writes.
L.A. USD closes all schools due to bomb threat
All schools in Los Angeles were closed Tuesday following a bomb threat received electronically. It was a hoax, but schools erred on the side of safety.
Baltimore students respond to call for non-protest
Baltimore City faces a verdict soon in the case of a police officer accused of manslaughter etc., in the Freddie Gray case. Students might protest.
Avon band learns about oil & a few other things
The lessons we learn from participating in band can be shown nowhere better than in one of Indiana's and the nation's top performing ensembles.
Break-ups, beginnings, & the Beechwood band
Bechwood HS in Ft Mitchell, Ky., brings a marching band to the BOA Grand National Championships & offers advice for coping with break-ups.
Teenagers shot Friday night in Md., IL
Young boys in Baltimore, Chicago, and Peoria were shot Friday overnight. One is dead, the other 2 injured, as violence continues in our neighborhoods.
Dizzy Goshen band stands proud on national stage
Goshen High School , a microcosm of American public schools, shows how effective music education can be in producing lifelong success for kids.
President signs ESSA; NCLB falls; era ends
The bipartisan compromise bill, Every Student Succeeds Act (S.1177), was signed into law this morning by President Barack Obama.
Md. releases grade-3 thru -8 PARCC scores
Fewer than half of 3rd through 8th graders in Md. "passed" last year's exams from the PARCC consortium. Here's what that means.
IL & Ore. schools may be establishing religion
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has recently lodged complaints against public school districts in Naperville and Portland, asking them to stop establishing religion.