Kids at Md. bus stop witness shooting
Students witnessed a domestic violence incident that involved a shooting near their bus stop. Even biological changes come from neighborhood violence.
News & Issues
Md. bill would allow animal dissection opt-out
Should students in Md. be protected by law if they want to skip out of class during the dissection of live animals? There could be a law.
Libertyville stands strong after 4 students die
Deaths of 3 students at Libertyville HS over Thanksgiving shook the community, but teams, along with a whole community, stand strong in their wake.
On Trump’s nomination for education secretary
We check some facts about the nomination of Betsy DeVos as US secretary of education. We find her lacking in qualification for the job.
Galena referendum seeks construction, safety
Should Galena schools be upgraded? It will take a voter-approved bond issue to make that happen, and voters will decide in April.
Calvin College students oppose DeVos
Education supporters across the country have come out in big numbers to oppose the nomination of Betsy DeVos as US education secretary.
Millions of kids take the Great Kindness Challenge
It's Kindness Week, and millions of students in thousands of school districts have accepted a challenge to perform random acts of kindness.
Trump backs off DREAMer deportation under DACA
President Trump appeared to signal a delay on any plans he may have hinted at during the campaign to undo President Obama's DACA order.
Again, schools no better with Improvement Grants
The big push to turn failing schools around, by infusing money under Obama's School Improvement Grants, ultimately failed.
Students sick at St. Charles East; norovirus
St Charles East HS closed for 2 days as a result of hundreds of students who fell ill from a very infectious and hardy virus.