Rauner vetoes the cursive writing bill
The IL gov. vetoed an unfunded mandate that would have required 5th graders to be taught at least 1 unit on cursive writing. [...]Read More......
News & Issues
S. Car. worries, a little, about a vaccine exemption
Despite evidence to the contrary, some people still think immunizations cause autism. They don't, but even the president has said they do. [...]Read More... from...
Whites, blacks in Belleville protest a police shooting
Racism, police brutality, verdicts that don't make sense—these all affect our schools and the students and teachers in them. [...]Read More... from Whites, blacks in...
Fla. schools may need to make up hurricane days
Make-up days for students in IL and sometimes Md. come when schools have snow days or cold-weather days. In Fla., days are made up for...
Doctors say schools need epinephrine, trained staff
School nurses in the US often cover several buildings, leaving unlicensed (and untrained) staff to administer sometimes life-saving treatments. [...]Read More... from Doctors say schools...
Police shoot knife-wielding Ga. Tech student
Ga. Tech police fatally shot a 21-year-old engineering student who was wielding a knife and had reported a drunk, armed man on campus. [...]Read More......
Hogan won’t sign ESSA plan for Maryland
Md.'s gov. wouldn't sign off on the state board's school accountability plan, but his objections were based on the use of standardized tests. [...]Read More......
DeVos wants US to rethink schools’ mundane malaise
US Ed Sec'y Betsy DeVos said for too many kids, school is just a "mundane malaise" that hasn't been updated in at least 2 generations....
Texas students put 9/11 in a hurricane context
It's been 16 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pa. How did your school remember those who died? [...]Read More......
Can DeVos and privatization be stopped?
The public school privatization argument is worth talking about—if only to bust the myth that it will solve all our problems. It won't even come...