Weekly national school snapshots, Nov. 6
Data privacy and the 2016 presidential campaign dominate national school news headlines for the most recent week.
The MIT Fab Lab comes to a Wis. high school
Students at Chippewa Falls HS in Wis. have some new STEM- & CTE-related equipment, thanks to a $25,000 grant from a local company.
Cognitive deficits seen in kids with brain tumors
Kids who survive malignant brain tumors suffer not only hearing loss but, as a result of the chemotherapy used to treat the tumor, long-term cognitive deficits.
A perceptible line is drawn in transgender sand
An Illinois district has drawn what appears to be a line in the sand in the vast desert of transgender rights and relations.
2 art winners in 1st Amendment freedoms contest
The Anti-Defamation League & other Chicago organizations announced winners of an art & essay contest covering 1st Amendment freedoms.
SLICE Project 40: The Database of Champions
We present a database of all the Bands of America champions over the last 31 years, but data are still being added. Patience.
Baltimore Sun looks at immigrant students’ lives
In an extensive 3-part series, the paper looks at life for immigrant children in East Baltimore. Uprooting one's life is never easy, but you still need an education.
Wheaton & Chicago choristers bond by singing
The choir from a Wheaton IL middle school will combine with one from Chicago to perform 2 community-based concerts this holiday season.
Officials say Ala. TOY unqualified; she resigns
Alabama's Teacher of the Year in 2014-15 has resigned over certification confusion in Birmingham City Schools. She was deemed unqualified to teach.
NAEP scores blip down in 4th- & 8th-grade math
US 4th & 8th graders had a lower scores in math on the longest-running national assessment of the nation's schools. Not a big deal, but here's more data.