Schools earn national Green Ribbon honors
It's Earth Day, and 1 middle school in IL, an elementary and a high school in Md., and a Md. school system have won 2015 Green Ribbon Schools awards.
News & Issues
'Md. Breakfast Challenge' feeds hungry kids
Many kids in Md. who could receive free breakfasts at school don't participate in the free breakfast program. Let's change that.
Rauner on teachers, unions, PARCC, etc.
Gov Bruce Rauner of IL blasted teachers' unions when he spoke at a seminar for education journalists in Chicago. The teachers' union responded.
IL community colleges to use PARCC for placement
The presidents of IL's community colleges agreed to use students' results on the PARCC tests to place them out of remedial classes that earn no credit.
2 teachers acted violently, Fla. district says
The Jacksonville board disciplined 3 teachers, 2 of whom acted violently in the presence of students by throwing chairs, flipping off students, etc.
Blue-Lip Kiss raises awareness of rare disease
A middle schooler in Arlington Heights, Ill., has launched a social media challenge, #BlueLipKiss, to raise awareness of pulmonary hypertension.
Instead of 2 parts, PARCC tests might become 1
PARCC officials in Ohio said they might consider streamlining 2 parts for each subject test down to only 1 part, making tests shorter in math and English.
Atlanta test-cheating conspirators sentenced
Sentences were handed down in the largest test-cheating scandal in US history, the one in Atlanta. So far, 9 educators have been sentenced to prison or jail.
Time and choice motivate children to engage
A teacher who won a $1 million prize for being a good teacher writes that our most powerful 'innovation' has nothing to do with technology.
Illinois has a new state superintendent
The IL State Board of Education announced that Tony Smith will take over the reins as state superintendent of education, replacing Chris Koch.