Bullying on a school bus may make the bus driver liable for civil damages, based on the of common carrier. It’s never a good idea to fail to stop bullying. […]
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An op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun calls on Maryland to adapt its standardized tests so that they are aligned with the Common Core, which is what teachers are actually teaching. […]
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Cuts to North Carolina’s state budget may result in a “path toward mediocrity,” according to some liberal politicians and education advocates. Unfortunately, the Republicans are in control in the state. […]
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The Md. State Dept. of Education found that one middle school in Carroll County fell short of meeting some administrative requirements in setting up IEPs for students with autism. […]
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Feelings of racism trigger protests across the country, especially in cities like Atlanta, where they are mostly peaceful. They began after the Zimmerman verdict and don’t appear to be slowing. […]
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Massive layoffs have followed massive school closures in Chicago, and many parents and education advocates are concerned about the city’s ability to provide an education for their children. […]
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Stolen art, including works by Picasso, Gaugin, and Matisse, may have been burned by a Romanian mother in order to protect her son from prosecution. If so, it’s a great loss. […]
Another shooting on Chicago’s far south side, this one of a 6-year-old girl who remains in critical condition, gives us an opportunity to look at some of the numbers for shootings in a violent city. […]
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A teenager was hit by a car and killed while skateboarding late at night on a road in Mundelein, Ill., which is not friendly to pedestrians or skateboarders. He was on his way home from his girlfriend’s house. […]
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Asking students to step into the hallway, leaving their backpacks at their desks, while a police-trained dog sniffs their backpacks for illegal drugs has raised a few constitutional questions in one Missouri case. […]
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