Volkswagen admits to cheating on emissions tests
VW admitted they engineered emission-control technology in order to get around certain emission laws in the US and elsewhere.
School ‘policy’ vs. a teacher’s opinion
We read that school officials sometimes claim how they're running their classrooms is "policy" when it's actually nothing more than an opinion.
Calif. schools didn’t tell parents about opting out
Some parents in Calif. say it was illegal for their kids' school district not to notify them they had the right to opt out of state tests.
FARMs status correlates with college enrollment
A report from Howard County, Md., links eligibility for free lunch in school with college enrollment and completion rates.
Severe weather in N. IL, incl. tornado in Frankfort
Severe weather, including at least 1 tornado, caused property damage and cancellation of football games Friday in northern Illinois.
Aurora student will be Nemo’s voice in sequel
A 6th grader from Aurora, IL, will play the voice of Nemo in a much-anticipated sequel due out next summer, <em>Finding Dory</em>.
Balto. student charged with attempted murder
A student at Douglass H.S. in Baltimore was charged with attempted murder in connection with an assault on another student at the school.
What might be more important than lockers?
A Va. H.S. has replaced lockers in several hallways with technology, such as charging stations, white boards, and other electronics students need today.
Illinois’s biggest marching weekend Sept. 19-20
The biggest weekend of marching this year in IL gives us a chance to reflect on what students get out of marching band.
Ga. school investigating mass Christian baptism
On a video, it looks like a coach and his football players were baptized on the football field, apparently right before a practice in mid-August.