Should HS start later than 7:17 AM in one MD county?
The school board in Anne Arundel County, Md., issued a report last week that addressed the possibility of starting class later, especially for high school students in the county.
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Chicago schools to increase full-day kindergarten
Every kindergartner in Chicago Public Schools will be able to enroll in a full-day program, thanks to an additional $15 million from cuts at the central office.
Autistic brains may favor short-range connections
The brains of autistic children may have more short-range connections, giving them the ability to focus, while lacking long-range connections to other brain areas, leaving them unable to integrate information.
Md. governor, educators push for more school breakfasts
Gov Martin O'Malley is asking for about $2 million in additional state funding for a school breakfast program he says is already working effectively in Maryland schools.
Research starts to poke holes in online courses
There is some recent concern that online courses produce an exorbitant number of dropouts and that they may widen certain so-called achievement gaps.
Study links excessive TV watching to criminal behavior
Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behavior when they become adults.
Evidence of charter misconception in Tribune report
In the space of a one-sentence quote, the Chicago Tribune fed its readers one minor logical flaw and two errors about charter schools in the city. We explain and apologize for our delay.
We have some gift suggestions this year
Our gift suggestions this year put your honorary gifts to work in Africa, Afghanistan, and America.
Programming note: You Can Afford College
Maryland Public Television will air "You Can Afford College" on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Call in or tweet questions to financial aid experts and Maryland students who found creative ways to pay for college.
Wheaton HS models project-based learning
Project-based learning could take hold at a new Wheaton High School in Montgomery County, Md., and it's based on the design principles at San Diego's new High Tech High. Do you think it could spread?