Chicago Blackhawks win Stanley Cup in hockey
A full-page ad in a Boston newspaper, taken out by the Chicago hockey franchise after winning the Stanley Cup, made me believe school reformers and educators can actually come together.
Sports
Cahokia CUSD 187 closes schools, keeps extracurriculars
The Cahokia school district plans to close 2 facilities to save enough money to keep sports, music, P.E., & a few teachers who would need to be cut if the buildings weren't closed.
Md. board advances concussion safety once more
New regulations regarding concussion safety for student-athletes have been permanently published by the Maryland State Board of Education.
IL football preseason has new heat acclimatization rules
The Illinois High School Association has approved new guidelines for heat acclimatization, which should help Illinois student-athletes reduce heat illness and injury during preseason football.
Bible verses on cheerleading banner OK: Texas court
A ruling has been handed down in favor of Texas high school cheerleaders who cheered the school's football team on last fall with sayings taken from the Bible.
Cahokia SD 187 may slash extracurricular activities
One southern Illinois unit district is preparing for the worst in next year's state cuts to schools, preemptively canceling extracurricular activities for the 2013-14 school year.
FL Gulf Coast Univ is not just for basketball
A few weeks before the men's basketball team from FGCU advanced to the Sweet 16, a young pianist put the university on the map with her recital at Carnegie Hall.
Elite athletes excel in cognitive ability as well
Research suggests elite athletes also outperform their nonathletic peers in terms of performing some cognitive tasks.
In girls' lacrosse, what good are helmets?
Some Maryland state legislators are considering bills that would require helmets in girls' lacrosse, and the state's Board of Education is also looking into the idea.
Virginia Senate punts 'Tebow Bill' away
A bill in Virginia that would have allowed home-schooled students to try out for athletic teams at public schools was defeated a few days ago in the state Senate's Education and Health Committee.