Sequoia Capital's Yik Yak investment: $62 mil
The cause of cyberbullying by cowards spewing hate speech at others just got an infusion of millions of dollars. Wonderful.
Social Studies
McD sales are down
McDonald's has announced they will change their menu to make it easier for people to make decisions. Sales are down, and maybe this will help.
81% take more than 4 years to graduate college
Graduation within 4 years with a bachelor's degree has become more elusive for more and more students who start college.
IHSA sued over brain trauma (concussions) from football
The IHSA is being sued over not exercising the proper care of athletes who had suffered concussions as they played football.
La. judge won’t block charter school payments yet
A Louisiana judge denied a preliminary injunction that would have stopped the diversion of state ed $$ away from public schools and into charters.
Sometimes legitimately, fears of Ebola disrupt school
Right or wrong, schools have made a few minor changes in response to the entry of the Ebola virus into the US earlier this year.
Suit seeks to allow distribution of religious materials
Whether students can distribute religious materials on school grounds may depend on whether anti-religion groups can distribute their own flyers.
DNA exonerates 2 men convicted of murder in N.C.
DNA evidence was used to clear two convicted rapists and murderers in September. How does that work, and what should we do to fix the problem?
Election puts >100 women in Congress for 1st time ever
More than 100 women will serve in the US Congress beginning in January. It's the first time that's ever happened.
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.