Disabled Texas student seeks automatic doors at school
Old schools are exempt from some requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students find a way to enable the disabled anyway.
Academics
Rocket bound for ISS explodes shortly after liftoff
A rocket carrying supplies and scientific experiments, including several student-led investigations, to the ISS exploded today.
The hypnotic effect of big tech buys in our schools
Technology was noticeable at Alton HS when I visited last week, and ed writers have had a few words following the resignation of John Deasy in L.A.
Bullying persists, despite anti-bullying campaigns
Laws have been passed to discourage bullying, yet the practice persists, most commonly among third and fourth graders.
Piasa bird legend lives on in image high on a bluff
A legendary bird-monster can be found in the face of a bluff along the Mississippi River in southern Illinois.
What's in your school pictures?
It was school picture time at Alton HS this week when I visited. So, what do those pictures look like?
Can students make change without a cash register?
In a math class at Alton HS, a teacher stresses one of the Common Core's Standards of Mathematical Practice.
Math parent night in Fla.
Students with the Common Core need to work on math skills that differ from those their parents learned. The solution: educate the parents.
One English lit lesson supported by Common Core
An English literature class at an IL high school shows but one example of teaching great literature with the standards in the Common Core.
Lucy School celebrates LEED platinum certification
A Md. school celebrates its certification as a green building by passing on environmental stewardship lessons.