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.
Social Studies
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.
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.
Same-sex marriages have similar longevity
The US Supreme Court declined to hear same-sex marriage ban appeals. Time to move on to a real defense of marriage and children.
State-mandated child-abuse reporter case before SCOTUS
A case from Ohio will ask the Supreme Court whether state-mandated reporters of child abuse (e.g., teachers) are acting as law enforcement.
A possible heckler’s veto stands on Cinco de Mayo
A heckler's veto is allowed to stand in a California case before the Ninth Circuit: student speech would cause a disruption, so it can be banned.
Boy who posted nude photos of a girl sues school
A Miss. boy is suing his high school over the punishment imposed for his posting of nude pictures of a fellow student, a minor girl.
Cellphone search violated 4th Amendment rights
If school officials are looking for drugs, they don't have an automatic right to search a student's cellphone, since there's no way drugs could be hidden in the device.
Dems propose charter moratorium in Michigan
A handful of Democrats in Michigan want to propose a moratorium on the approval of charter schools, which Republicans say won't fly.
Civics test has a new fan
Americans don't know much about government, so a former Supreme Court justice wants to require all HS students to pass a civics test.