Coronavirus closures & cancellations
Many schools are closed and sports tournaments cancelled across America during what the president called a national emergency: coronavirus. [...]Read More... from Coronavirus closures &...
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Coronavirus closes schools in Seattle
The coronavirus pandemic has caused colleges to cancel classes, and now Seattle Public Schools became the nation's first large district to cancel classes due to...
Howard Co. sounds an under-staffing alarm
Teachers in a Md. district have filed a grievance over missing planning and lunch periods and, as a result, putting the most vulnerable students at...
Top 11 school stories of 2019
We find these 11 stories to have the greatest potential for influencing activity and direction in schools for the near future. [...]Read More... from Top...
2 dead, 3 wounded in Calif. school shooting
Another school shooting has resulted in the death of 2 California high school students. The suspect shot himself and is in custody. [...]Read More... from...
On the Naperville BWW racist incident
A racist incident at a Naperville, IL, sports bar indicates that the threads of racism are strong, perhaps as strong as ever. [...]Read More... from...
IL bill could excuse absences to vote
A proposed law in IL could give students up to two hours during the school day so they could vote in the upcoming election. [...]Read...
MoCo doubles down on summer learning loss
Research is at least equivocal about summer learning loss, but maybe there's something to a new plan in Montgomery County, Md. [...]Read More... from MoCo...
Chicago teacher strike enters calendar week 2
Chicago teachers strike for the 3rd day Monday; the union wants smaller class sizes and support for paraprofessionals. [...]Read More... from Chicago teacher strike enters...
What happened after a coach disarmed a student
In Oregon last May, a high school coach saw a student carrying a gun and disarmed him. Now we know what happened next. [...]Read More......