National World War II Museum essay deadlines approach
There's a $1000 prize for high school students and $250 prizes for middle schoolers who write the best essay in celebration of D-Day's 70th anniversary.
Social Studies
Md. bill would change maximum limit to 70 mph
A Md. bill to raise the max speed limit on highways passed the House of Delegates, 133-0. Most of the country prioritizes safety when setting speed limits.
Anne Frank book vandals in Tokyo cause concern
Copies of Anne Frank's diary have been vandalized in more than 30 Tokyo libraries. Antisemitism is suspected, but nobody knows for sure, since it's so rare in Japan.
With suspensions off-limits, students rule the roost
Sometimes punishing students makes them step up their disruptive antics, but taking away suspensions as a punishment may also lead to bigger problems.
Poor kids’ low scores go up after counseling, tutoring
A new study out of Chicago may change the mind of people who thought providing individual tutors for poor kids who were behind in school was too expensive.
IL district may request students' Facebook passwords
Turning over social media passwords to principals if you're a student at a public school sets the 4th Amendment rights of students against the school's interest in providing an education.
Md. program helps students invest in communities
Gifted and talented students in Wicomico Co., Md., put regional planning and architectural design skills on display to create new visions for barren riverfront land in downtown Salisbury.
Home page backdrop: 13th Amendment 149 years ago
We celebrate the passage and eventual ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States, 149 years ago.
Newark's suspended principals sue over free speech
Principals who were suspended for speaking out against their superintendent's reform agenda are suing the superintendent for violating their free speech rights.
Chicago girl assaulted en route to school; man arrested
Safe Passage routes in Chicago are manned during kids' normal commutes to school, but when kids need to walk on the streets outside those hours, bad things are more likely to happen.