New greenhouse will help bring veggies to schools
How does food get to your school cafeterias? Is it grown locally or does the school just buy it in a grocery store like everyone...
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Ohio school hears a sad message about opioids
Drug overdose deaths are surging in the US, and that's a problem on many levels. It hits high schools hard, both for families and friends...
Congress lets kids’ health insurance program expire
Congress allowed the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, to expire Sunday. Some states are scrambling to cover kids; others aren't worried. [...]Read More... from...
Students in rural Ark. can ‘phone a friend’
Do you know people in your community, graduates of your high school, who would make good "Phone a Friend" volunteer mentors? Give 'em a call....
Paper claims lack of transparency in Lincoln-Way
At Lincoln-Way in New Lenox and Frankfort, IL, district officials kept a disparaging financial prediction out of the public eye for too long. [...]Read More......
The role of public schools, according to students
"What should the proper role of teachers and schools be in students' lives?" online publications ask actual kids. [...]Read More... from The role of public...
Gun in a Naperville school, manhunt in Plainfield
A student was carrying a gun inside Naperville Central H.S., and nearby schools were locked down as police searched for a wanted man. [...]Read More......
Anonymous Alerts help keep student identity private
Bullying may get reported more often if the person reporting it to school officials can remain anonymous, Downers Grove South H.S. hopes. [...]Read More... from...
Mass shooting at a country music concert in Las Vegas
A gunman fired on the crowd from the 32nd story of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Sunday night. At least 20 people are dead....
Penn. school funding fight can proceed to trial
A nationally famous school funding case can proceed to trial, the Penn. Supreme Court ruled. The decision could affect schools everywhere. [...]Read More... from Penn....