US might partially forgive bad for-profit student loans
Student loans from fraudulent for-profit colleges, completely forgiven during the Obama years, might be only partially canceled now.
News & Issues
Don’t make C.T.E. a case of ‘pep without purpose’
Career and technical education programs in high school are great: they serve a focused need for vocational training. Don't stop there.
Surfing is fun for troubled kids & hungry crocs
Research suggests that play is an important component of intelligence and learning. Why not teach kids lessons that keep them safe?
Was E. St. Louis football negligent about brain injury?
Former football player at E. St. Louis HS: coach & district were negligent in 2008, causing him to suffer permanent brain damage.
Fentanyl deaths up 70% this year in Maryland
While heroin itself appears to have leveled off in Maryland, abuse of other opioids, esp. the synthetic fentanyl, have spiked.
Personality trends found in school shooters
A researcher in Oregon suggests schools should address adolescent masculinity issues to help prevent rampage shootings.
Small districts in IL study the consolidation idea
Several small districts around St Louis are part of a feasibility study that will look at possible benefits and drawbacks of consolidation.
Plainfield 202 teachers authorize a strike
Teachers in Plainfield, IL, voted to allow a strike, as contract talks reached an impasse last month in the state's 5th-largest district.
Bowie State stabbing may have been a hate crime
A U. of Md. student has been charged with a hate crime in connection with the stabbing death of a black student at Bowie State.
Fires make many homeless, school-less in N. Calif.
Wildfires in N. Calif. have devastated the Wine Country, homes, & schools. Dozens have been killed, thousands left homeless.