Dow Jones down after a bad week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, shortly after remarkable growth in January and last year, has fallen; some say it's just a correction.
Social Studies
Trump delivers 1st State of the Union, a long one
President Trump's address didn't really mention education, but he did bring up immigration. He wants a wall and a path to citizenship.
Happiness is a choice, a top one, students declare
Happiness is, at least, as important as test scores and other accomplishments for schools and students. Here's the proof.
Sotomayor calls for better civics ed
Justice Sonia Sotomayor went to Washington (state) to tell teachers and judges the US needs to better educate good citizens.
Feds: We have no jurisdiction in transgender cases
The US Dept. of Ed. has reportedly dismissed 3 new transgender discrimination cases, claiming the department can't intervene.
Civic engagement can help teens grow
Civic engagement during the teen years carries over into adulthood, esp. in reaching a higher level of academic completion.
13 school-related shootings reported this month
School-related shootings involve the firing of a gun in or near a school, college, university, or school bus. Getting worse.
US should upgrade sex ed, a student opines
Incidents like Aziz Ansari's bad date or coercion, whatever it may have been, underscore the need for better sex ed in US schools.
Hopkins depression literacy training helps some teens
A curriculum developed at Johns Hopkins Univ. in Baltimore, supporting kids who speak up about depression, shows some promise.
Roe v. Wade @ 45
The Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the US was decided 45 years ago today. Where are we now?