Books thrown out as Balto. high school closes
Some books, maybe more than 1,000, were thrown into the trash or recycled as Baltimore City closed one of its high schools. Pitiful. [...]Read More......
Nepal quake changed Mt Everest's movement
Mt Everest normally moves to the northeast, but the earthquake in Nepal made it change direction to the southwest. By about an inch. [...]Read More......
Lunch lady fired for giving a free lunch
A (former) lunch lady in Colorado, who says she was fired because she gave a student a free lunch, calls on taxpayers to provide free...
US finally bans trans fats in food
Hoping to save lives, the US FDA ruled Tuesday that foods sold in the US must contain no artery-clogging artificial trans fats by 2018. [...]Read...
2 IL winners among NYT letter writers
Among the winners of the NYT's letter-writing contest were 2 from the Chicago area about stay-at-home moms and trains. [...]Read More... from 2 IL winners...
Did cell tower cause death in school aquarium?
Some fish have died in a Maine biology class, and students ask if a cell tower on the roof above the class might be the...
Illinois high school dynasties & their games
We publish a new tool for determining the state titles won by IL schools for a particular event or in a given school year. Part...
Possible tyranny of the majority in East Ramapo
A school board in N.Y. has asserted its majority to, we believe, deprive minority children of the right to a free and adequate public education....
Draft photos: IHSA softball 3A, semifinal game 2
We congratulate Washington Community HS on winning the 3A IL state softball championship, defeating Sacred Heart-Griffin and then Marengo. [...]Read More... from Draft photos: IHSA...
No-hitter in IL softball Class 4A semifinal
To advance to the state final in softball in Class 4A, Nikole Van Gennep of Lincoln-Way East threw a no-hitter after a lengthy rain delay....