DeVos wants local control for guns in schools
Should we allow guns in schools? Betsy DeVos didn't commit Tuesday for a Senate comte. but thinks the question should be under local control. [...]Read...
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DeVos considers non-college success paths
Providing options for post-secondary education that lead to successful lives is touted by Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos and a student in Illinois. [...]Read More... from...
To remember test material, tell a friend
Do you want to ace a test? Just tell a friend what you've learned about the subject of the test. This will help crystallize the...
IL proposes a law to test for lead
IL may get a new law that will require certain elementary schools and daycares to test the drinking water for lead. Good move. [...]Read More......
2nd Pa. Teen Health Week celebrates learning
Teen Health Week came to Pa. for the 2nd time this week. The week was filled with activities in schools and a final party at...
Better to accelerate the gifted & talented
Should gifted students skip a grade? The debate may be a hundred years old. Research has settled some questions but opened others. [...]Read More... from...
A plea against charters rises from Bethlehem
When charter schools and other private corporations or churches take money away from public schools, bad things can happen and often do. [...]Read More... from...
Md. H.S. students pass around racist petition
A petition distributed by students at a Md. H.S. promoted white supremacy and featured racially charged language about African-Americans. [...]Read More... from Md. H.S. students...
Highland Park board member resigns in protest
A district on Chicago's N. Shore is going through a tough time, and the outgoing supt. thinks some schools should be closed. Not everyone agrees....
Obituary: Charlotte Zaremba, 16; shot on Jan. 1
A sophomore in Howard Co., Md., died in a murder-suicide after a New Year's Eve party. Her mother was also shot in the assault. [...]Read...