Great coaches are, first, great teachers
Before they can be great coaches, HS coaches must be great teachers: they are important in the lives of young men & women.
Junior Seau, others inducted into NFL Hall of Fame
Junior Seau's daughter would have liked to speak as her father was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. Mr Seau suffered from concussions.
CDC says kids need more sleep
Schools are, once again, called on by scientists, doctors, parents, and advocates to adjust start times for HS students to no earlier than 8:30.
Number of football home games to be played
Based on early schedules of football in Illinois, we created a pie chart showing how many home games teams will play.
Republicans debate each other on Fox News
Republican candidates for presidents, 17 of them in two separate "debates," discussed issues important to them but avoided other issues.
A music game to learn student names
How can teachers learn the names of all the new students who will be starting school in a few days? Music and a game.
Illinois H.S. football enrollments for 2015
A histogram shows the distribution of football enrollments at Illinois high schools for this fall season.
EF1 tornado blows school roof into teacher's yard
A tornado in Grayslake took out part of a high school roof, but school will be open for business within a week and a half.
Police action follows Oaxaca teachers' protest
Education reform is coming to Mexico, and some entrenched teachers in poor communities don't want it. Police shut them down.
Practice Like Pros: training to reduce concussions
IL H.S. Assn. is participating in a seminar by Mike Ditka and other youth football advocates about making practices safer for preventing concussions.