New laws now in effect in Md., Fla.
Several laws took effect on Oct. 1, incl. an increase in the age to buy tobacco in Md, & a law that allows Fla. teachers...
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Important kindergarten lessons in Md. and Miss.
We learn many of life's most important lessons, academic and otherwise, in kindergarten. Money for schools can support good programs. [...]Read More... from Important kindergarten...
DoDEA diverts school dollars to build The Wall
The building of a border wall is controversial, but now that Trump is diverting school funds to build it, we definitely have an opinion. [...]Read...
67-count Calif. indictment charges charter operators
Loose charter school laws in some places like California have led to deceptive business practices and the fleecing of taxpayers. [...]Read More... from 67-count Calif....
Fired worker kills 5 in Aurora
A fired worker shot up his former employer's warehouse near Chicago, causing a soft lockdown at West Aurora HS. [...]Read More... from Fired worker kills...
Md. takes post-Labor Day start to the House
The Md. Assembly moved half-way to undoing an executive order that forces schools to start the school year after Labor Day. [...]Read More... from Md....
Denver teachers on strike Monday
Teachers will walk out on strike Monday in Denver, as last-minute talks broke down Saturday; teacher base pay is the issue. [...]Read More... from Denver...
Hall monitor injured in Baltimore school shooting
A staffer was shot Friday at a Baltimore high school; no students were injured, but the school was locked down. [...]Read More... from Hall monitor...
Right after adoption, test scores on computer lower
In the first year that students in Mass. took the PARCC test online, their scores dropped due to the so-called "mode effect." [...]Read More... from...
Student punches a teacher at Loch Raven High
Police & news reports say a student assaulted a teacher at a Md. high school. Both were injured in the altercation. [...]Read More... from Student...