Hogan signs charter school reforms
Md. has a new charter school law. It's not everything the Republican governor wanted, but it does create good opportunities for charters in the state.
2 students shot while riding Fla. school bus
While riding a school bus home in Jacksonville, 2 students were brutally shot by a coward from outside the bus. The gunman is still at large.
Bullying declines, national stats show
National data about bullying in school shows that it's occurring less frequently in schools. But it's still a serious problem.
Distracted driving is still a problem for teens
The latest report about teenage driving shows that cellphone use can still be a problem because it takes drivers' eyes off the road for too long.
Prospect Knights to march in Macy's 2016 parade
The marching band from Prospect HS in Mt Prospect, Ill., was excited to learn they would be marching in Macy's parade on Thanksgiving 2016.
Ohio & Md. move to limit testing
Ohio and Md. lawmakers have taken different paths to a solution, but both have the same goal: reduce testing that only serves to satisfy federal law.
R.I. groups want PARCC-graduation delay
R.I. groups, incl. the ACLU, NCAAP, & Providence Student Union, want to prevent schools from making PARCC tests a graduation requirement until 2020.
Peoria SD 150 board talks about fine arts savings
Some classes in the fine arts, like beginning orchestra and concert orchestra, could be combined in one IL school district. It's not pretty.
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 as a gold standard.
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.