Schools reconsider transgender bathroom use
Transgender students in Md. & Nev. deal with bathroom and locker room questions every day at school. What should be done?
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Howard Co. school mold belies ‘transparency’
Communication between school officials and community members, in the name of "transparency," often suffers from formality.
H.S. shooting plot foiled in N. Calif.
Police in Northern Calif. foiled a plot by students to go on a shooting spree at their high school. No one was harmed, but 4 students were arrested.
A look at data on bullying policy in 25 states
A new study finds that schools following guidelines from the US Dept. of Ed. regarding bullying have lower levels of bullying.
Heroes avert crisis in S.D. school shooting
A high school student shot the principal of a high school in S.D. last week. The suspect will be tried as an adult for 1st-degree attempted murder.
Worcester Co. tackles suicide starting in schools
A health program in Worcester Co., Md., takes aim at suicide among young people in the county, a tall order for a resort town.
Teachers go on strike in E. St. Louis SD 189
A teachers' strike started Thursday in East St Louis, IL, and people should get ready for a long, drawn-out fight over teacher salary.
Chicago grad rate adjusted down due to error
CPS adjusted its graduation rates to account for dropouts who were incorrectly classified as students who transferred to another school.
Duncan will resign as education secretary
Arne Duncan will resign in December as US secretary of education. The president could replace him with John King, formerly of N.Y.
Md. program will fight heroin addiction in schools
Students play a role in an education campaign aimed at preventing heroin addiction, announced this morning by the lt. gov. of Md.