IL school funding resolution not all peaceful
A compromise was reached in the IL school funding fiasco, but one provision, a voucher program, troubles some educators and politicians. [...]Read More... from IL...
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Trump’s DACA ax makes life rough for students
The overwhelming majority of Americans support allowing kids who are in the US under DACA protection to stay here, even if the DACA program ends....
Selinsgrove confronts a drug abuse problem
Drug problems are certainly affecting US schools and US schoolchildren, reports Hilde Lysiak from Selinsgrove, Pa. [...]Read More... from Selinsgrove confronts a drug abuse problem
Post-Katrina lessons for student hurricane victims
Even in the face of a natural disaster, kids can show great resilience. But everyone has to beware of the dangers that come in a...
Schools continue to send help for hurricane victims
Helping people in need includes helping schools that suffered losses in recent hurricanes. Schools in Md. & a marching band in IL step up. [...]Read...
When the school bus just never shows up
Parents in Kent Co., Md., complain that school buses don't show up, etc., as the district works with a new out-of-town transportation provider. [...]Read More......
L.A. wildfire, from 30 years of growth, is contained
Schools in S. Calif. briefly saw a wildfire in the mountains near L.A. It's been brought under control, but everything's coated with ash. [...]Read More......
Urgent needs felt by new supt. in Howard Co.
A Md. school district with ~55,000 kids has a new superintendent, who replaces one who sued her own school board and was bought out for...
Md. teacher reported missing since Sunday
A pregnant, much-loved social studies teacher at a Maryland high school has been reported missing since Sunday. [...]Read More... from Md. teacher reported missing since...
4 high school programs in Md., IL, … can really cook
Only 4 high school programs in the country, including 1 in IL and 1 in Md., have achieved exemplary status for their culinary arts programs....