NFL's Play 60 idea may also bring gains in learning
Physical activity may help reduce the level of childhood obesity, but it also brings good news for the brain, research from the U of IL shows.
Academics
Number sense is one key to Common Core math
An IL educator recognizes the importance of estimation in mathematics, found in the Common Core.
AP U.S. history fight reaches a boil in Colo.
A debate over the AP US history course is reaching a critical mass in one Colo. county school district. Students are protesting with teachers in the street.
Pakistani teen, Indian activist win Nobel Peace Prize
A girl from Pakistan and an activist from India are working to protect children and provide them with an education. They are this year's Nobel laureates.
SAT: Student Affluence Test?
The Wall Street Journal recently pointed out how SAT scores are linked to family income. Not news. Not even actionable.
Entrepreneurial Md. student wins national award
An 8th grader from Baltimore City has won a national entrepreneurship contest for her business plan making legwarmers for young dancers.
School comments issued in county council debate
The question for the debate Thursday in Anne Arundel County, Md.: Did we evolve from apes or did God create us 6,000 years ago?
Science test scores go up at 1st parent trigger schools
Science test scores at one of the first school that was reorganized under a parent trigger law improved dramatically. How do you think that happened?
Total lunar eclipse occurs; blood moon seen (video)
A NASA observatory captured a time-lapse video of this morning's blood moon (a total lunar eclipse).
Poll: Marylanders want school to start after Labor Day
A new data point has been added to the debate about pushing back the start of school to past Labor Day to give businesses an extra week of summer.