Teachers are resigning at higher rates
Because COVID-19 is a big stressor for students, families, businesses, and teachers, many leaders in business and education have resigned or closed.
School Operations
Calif. law requires a sane start time for teens
A new law in Calif. will require public middle schools to start no earlier than 8:00 and high schools no earlier than 8:30.
Obesity is a national security threat: military leaders
Young adults in IL (& the nation) are obese at too high a rate for successful military recruiting. Nutrition and healthy living start early.
N.D. leads the nation in school salad bars
The CDC has ranked the nation's high and middle schools in terms of how many of them in each state have salad bars.
Hot schools need air conditioning. Period.
If classrooms are too hot, students don't learn so well. A recent study shows that even for healthy kids, A/C is required if it's hot.
No contract for W. Chgo. teachers; students frustrated
Teachers at W. Chgo. Comm. H.S. aren't on strike yet, but they're working to rule without a contract; community & students are frustrated.
We ask your help in developing our wiki
We need your help on a wiki (like Wikipedia) that we intend to use to draw out the complete narrative for high schools.
Santas, some secret, pay off student meal balances
A growing holiday tradition is to give schools money to help them pay off past-due student lunch bills.
Drinking water with school lunch may cut obesity
A study out of the U. of IL suggests that encouraging students to drink water during lunch at school could cut their risks of becoming overweight.
New greenhouse will help bring veggies to schools
How does food get to your school cafeterias? Is it grown locally or does the school just buy it in a grocery store like everyone else?