As a scientist, a biologist by training, I’m wondering about a few assertions in the Next Generation Science Standards, which were released a few days ago. […]
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Category: News & Issues
Movie review: Evil Dead (2013)
Our movie critic says the horror film recreation is everything it was promised to be. But it could have—and should have—been so much more. […]
IL districts begin to deny charter for online school
School Districts U-46 in Elgin and 300 in Carpentersville voted to deny a charter Monday for a virtual (online) charter school, but the school can appeal to a charter commission in the state. […]
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County exec gets key support in school takeover bid
Based on action in the Maryland state Senate, Prince George’s county executive might be taking over control of the 204 public schools in the county fairly soon. […]
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Fashionable, leggings deemed inappropriate for school
The trend of wearing leggings (tight hosiery) as pants, which started a year or two ago, is very popular among young girls, and schools need to address it more specifically in their dress codes. […]
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PE teacher found sleeping in school; charges dropped
Charges were dismissed against a PE teacher in Rockville, Md., who was apprehended by a police K-9 unit for sleeping in a school locker room overnight. […]
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Spike in A.D.H.D. diagnoses leads to questions
A rise in A.D.H.D. diagnoses was noticed by reporters at the New York Times who obtained raw data from a recent nationwide survey of families. […]
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Conn. football players charged with statutory rape
Two 17-year-old football players at a Connecticut high school were charged with the statutory rape of two 13-year-old girls. The case has brought the predicted online backlash against the victims. […]
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Former Atlanta supt. indicted in cheating scandal
In Atlanta, 35 educators, including the city’s former schools chief, were indicted Friday in connection with a test-cheating scandal. […]
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IL not likely to get a parent-trigger law this year
The Illinois state House sponsor of a proposed “parent trigger” bill says she will not call the bill in the current legislative session. […]
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