US News issues national high school rankings
Maryland can claim to be No. 1 on a list that we feel has very little value in terms of school improvement. Yet it serves...
Writing prompts for Deflategate
What can we learn (and teach) from the Deflategate scandal? It ended Monday as the NFL handed out punishments for the New England Patriots. [...]Read...
Obama conditionally allows drilling in Arctic
The move is a victory for Shell & the petroleum industry. Environmentalists warn that any accident could lead to a catastrophe. [...]Read More... from Obama...
Donate to these young percussionists; Ozzie did
Ozzie Osbourne loved a rendition of "Crazy Train" by a group of percussionists from Louisville, Ky., so he gave them $10,000 to continue their work....
IL Supreme Court strikes down pension reform
The IL state constitution prohibits a reduction of retirement benefits (pensions) that the state promised retirees when they were first hired. [...]Read More... from IL...
Durbin warns educators about for-profit colleges
Sen Dick Durbin of IL wants to make certain students avoid for-profit colleges that give students nothing but worthless degrees and high indebtedness. [...]Read More......
Teacher Appreciation Week ideas
Teacher Appreciation Week ends Friday, and we have some ideas that might be better than delivering home-baked cookies to the teachers' lounge. [...]Read More... from...
After the riots, music brings kids normalcy
Days after the riots, a music lesson brings a tear to a teacher's eye in the West Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray grew up. [...]Read...
Arson & a stolen violin, etc., in Maine Twp.
A former music student allegedly steals a violin; someone sets a fire in a women's restroom; all 3 high schools make a list published by...
Kids use math to build bridges in Ky.
Engineering & math lend themselves to project-based learning to take school curricula and map it to real-world problem solving. [...]Read More... from Kids use math...