On teaching important life skills in high school
Learning important life skills in school would be far superior to learning the different types of clouds, an IL student explains. [...]Read More... from On...
News & Issues
Former math teacher pleads to stabbing wife & more
A former teacher in Mich. pleaded no contest to stabbing his wife & having a sexual relationship with a middle school student. [...]Read More... from...
It’s cold in these Baltimore schools
Students were sent home Wed., as many Baltimore City schools are cold; heating systems in some of them have failed. [...]Read More... from It’s cold...
Judge won’t stop a transgender policy in Dist. 211
Students at northwest-suburban high schools would probably agree: students should use bathrooms based on gender identity. [...]Read More... from Judge won’t stop a transgender policy...
Is February a month for love?
What do we know about love? About Valentine's Day next month? It's something on the mind of a lot of students. [...]Read More... from Is...
Feminine hygiene products available in IL schools
A new law in IL will make tampons and pads available to 6th through 12th graders in the bathrooms of their schools. Good idea! [...]Read...
Top 11 national school news stories in 2017
2017 was big for schools. Unlike previous years, many newsworthy events this year were disasters, both natural and man-made. [...]Read More... from Top 11 national...
We ask your help in developing our wiki
We need your help on a wiki (like Wikipedia) that we intend to use to draw out the complete narrative for high schools. [...]Read More......
Santas, some secret, pay off student meal balances
A growing holiday tradition is to give schools money to help them pay off past-due student lunch bills. [...]Read More... from Santas, some secret, pay...
DeVos graduation speech in Baltimore draws protest
The US ed. sec. delivered a graduation speech at the U. of Baltimore Monday, but several people protested her appearance. [...]Read More... from DeVos graduation...