Orange Ribbon bill for teen sleep in Md.
The Md. legislature is considering a bill that would recognize school systems that adjust 1st bells in accordance with research-driven teen sleep times.
News & Issues
Voters question Morton’s $10.5 million referendum
Voters in Morton IL could raise taxes at the ballot box next month. Schools need improvements, mainly for band rooms and gyms.
Is Erin’s Law an unimaginable act in Md.?
H.B. 72 will go a long way toward helping kids speak up about sexual abuse and helping teachers recognize when it's happening.
Start-up nudges students toward scholarships
How will you pay for college? You can start thinking about (and earning money toward it) as early as 9th grade with the idea of micro-scholarships.
Md. looks at law to require seat belts on buses
Should school buses come with seat belts? Data are equivocal, but some Md. legislators want to make seat belts a requirement.
Jeb Bush follows Common Core trajectory
Jeb Bush may soon end his run for president, but some of his ideas are worth talking about, no matter who becomes the leader of the free world.
Va. bill could create charter school commission
Virginia looks to amend its constitution, providing for a state-appointed board that could overrule local boards of ed & force charter school creation.
PARCC scores lower on computer than on paper
Kids who took the PARCC tests last year scored lower, on average, if they took the test online, compared to paper-and-pencil.
Md. teens charged in murder of Va. girl, 13
The murder of a 13-year-old liver transplant patient from Virginia following what may have been a social media hook-up leaves Va. Tech reeling.
Obituary: Jennie Waltrip; taught kids with autism
We celebrate the life of a special educator in Frederick Co., Md., whose efforts eased the suffering of a great many kids on the autism spectrum.