Chainsmokers crash a Chicago-area prom
A pair of celebrity DJs crashed a prom Saturday, to the surprise of students, before heading across the street for their own show. [...]Read More......
News & Issues
Cymbals in Morton & the IL state budget
IL continues under a budget impasse. Although towns step up to help, it comes down to figuring out how to solve the root problem. [...]Read...
Magazine declares top high schools in America
Based on its own criteria, well established as they may be, a news magazine once again ranked high schools in America. [...]Read More... from Magazine...
IL needs to pass a state budget and quick
The state of Illinois has failed to pass a budget, and schools are drawing on reserves and finding other ways to cut expenses—just to stay...
Worst semester of life at a competitive high school
Being a student at a highly competitive high school has its good points, but many students bail out at the first sign of stress. [...]Read...
Teachers accused of sexually abusing Balto. students
2 teachers in Baltimore have been charged in connection with the sexual abuse of 13-year-old students, and the madness must stop. [...]Read More... from Teachers...
8-year-old dies in murder-suicide crossfire
A murder-suicide in San Bernardino, Calif., resulted in the death of a married couple and a student who was simply caught in the line of...
Dangerous fugitive at large & packing in Wis.
A manhunt in Wis. intensifies as police seek a man who stole guns from a gun shop & wrote a 161-page manifesto threatening schools. [...]Read...
Nebraska juniors will take the ACT on April 19
Should states replace their high school tests, used for meeting federal accountability requirements, with a test that matters for their students? [...]Read More... from Nebraska...
Movie review: Your Name
A new Japanese animé film reminds me of the whole voucher-privatization debate for public schools: an identity crisis. [...]Read More... from Movie review: Your Name