Boards hope to move on after less-than-perfect past
School boards often disagree amongst themselves about key issues. Sometimes it gets personal. We hope this can change.
News & Issues
Outdoor programs give at-risk youth a 2nd chance
Alternative school is sometimes needed for at-risk youth, but the programs offered in these schools are aimed at helping those kids.
Grand jury returns no indictment in Ferguson
Violent riots are ongoing in Ferguson, Mo., following a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who shot an unarmed teen.
SUV crashes into Baltimore school cafeteria
After an SUV crashed into a Maryland high school, classes were canceled so the facilities team could "reconfigure" the cafeteria.
New IL school report cards may be more informative
New report cards for Illinois schools emphasize college attendance and preparedness along with graduation.
Annie E Casey Foundation's 2-generation poverty plan
A serious look at poverty and how it affects schools (and a possible path to a solution) comes from a Baltimore-based foundation.
Wash. state to cap class size
Voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative in Washington state that will require schools to reduce class sizes to predefined hard caps.
6 Baltimore schools may close in June
Baltimore City may close 6 neighborhood schools. It might save a few dollars, or it might very well destroy some poor communities.
Math and chem in a Virginia culinary arts class
The Washington Post points out how difficult it might be to get a job in the restaurant industry without a minimal understanding of algebra.
Are the PARCC online tests better than paper?
I created a short video to help students and teachers prepare for the online versions of tests from PARCC, which will be given next spring in IL and Md.