Maryland releases high school PARCC data
State-level results from the PARCC tests have been released for Maryland's high school students. Lots of kids did poorly, but not all.
Police officer throws student across room (video)
A video shows a police officer lifting a student out of her desk and dragging her across the floor. He was White; she was Black.
Yik Yak back in the news on college campuses
Women's and civil-rights groups want colleges to protect students from sexual harassment via anonymous social-media sites like Yik Yak.
Feds call for limits on testing in schools
The Obama administration will issue guidance to reduce the amount of standardized testing schools put kids through for accountability.
Hurricane Patricia brings 165-mph winds to Mexico
Hurricane Patricia is the strongest hurricane ever in the Western Hemisphere, and it made landfall this afternoon on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Elementary kids code a robot into space
A contest asks elementary students (ages 6–11) to program a robot for a space mission. Grand prize: a STEM field trip to Calif.
IL school snapshots in a quick minute: Oct. 22
Prepare to stay safe; real-world actions for safety; non-fiction & fiction come to life; jazz in Aurora; property tax issues ...
LeBron & First Lady pump education
Michelle Obama teamed up with LeBron James, the U of Akron, and JPMorgan Chase to provide for the college education of thousands of students.
School systems are learning from data breaches
Data about schools continues to fall into the wrong hands, but corporate breaches have taught schools something about best practices.
Md. school snapshots in a quick minute: Oct. 20
The first in our evening summaries of Maryland school news: Charter schools and growing up black in Baltimore, testing wars, etc.