16 dead in a school bus crash in Italy
A school bus crash in Italy has killed at least 16 students from Hungary, who were on their way home after a school ski trip in France.
News & Issues
Student walkouts join Trump protests
Walkouts, protests, some rioting occurred today in schools in connection with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the country's 45th president.
DeVos pauses on sexual assault, Title IX
What will be the effect of Betsy DeVos as US Ed. Sec. on campus sexual assault and other Title IX or civil rights violations in our schools?
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.
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.
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 memory of that content.
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.
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 a medical museum in Philadelphia.
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.
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.