Durbin hopes to spare public housing in Cairo, IL
Sen. Durbin visited a Southern IL school Tuesday, telling residents he would work to allow families stay who want to stay.
News & Issues
Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery is a slow process
Reopening schools in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria will take some doing, some time, and some heroic efforts all around.
Puerto Rican students arrive in Florida, in droves
Recovery efforts in Puerto Rico are slow. But schools are eventually going to get through this, thanks also to schools on the mainland. What next?
Man jumps on hood of a middle school bus
Student video shows a man jumping on the hood of a Baltimore Co. bus & demanding to board it. A student may have thrown something at him.
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 else?
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 of those addicted.
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.
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.
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.