Calif. bus crash kills 5 students on a college tour
A fiery bus crash killed 5 high school students and 5 others Thursday in California. They were on their way to Humboldt State for a campus tour weekend.
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Calvert Co. students hop off bus & save a life
A student and volunteer firefighter used his CPR training to help save a man who was lying face down on the student's route to his school.
Small rewards for good behavior upset an IL mom
We consider whether extrinsic rewards work in terms of classroom management for young children and what some good extrinsic rewards might be.
Md. approves bill that would look at adolescent sleep
A sleep study by Maryland's Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene seems destined to become law. It will study sleep needs of high school students.
Debate over high school schedules in Baltimore Co.
We respond to a point-counterpoint discussion on a WYPR radio talk show about different types of block schedules for high school.
21 injured in school stabbing near Pittsburgh
A student allegedly stabbed about 20 others at his high school near Pittsburgh this morning. Some injuries were life-threatening.
Writer blasts back on situation in Philadelphia
A firestorm has been set off as a result of an op-ed piece about the violence that occured in a Philadelphia high school.
Students test drive PARCC exams in Ocean City, Md.
A group of students from across Maryland met in Ocean City two weeks ago to take the new tests from PARCC.
Grant-winning high schools will redesign for the future
President Obama announced winners of millions of federal grant dollars today: high schools that will help to prepare students for work in the 21st century.
Catholic schoolteacher charged with sexual abuse
A female science teacher in Baltimore has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor for allegedly have sex with one of her students.