ACT to add support for English learners
ACT announced that it will provide some supports for English learners for its college admissions test, beginning in 2017-18.
News & Issues
Mass., Ga. reject school privatization efforts
Voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly rejected a ballot question, backed by the governor, that would have raised the cap on charter schools.
$1 mil hazing settlement at Maine West
A Chicago-area school district settled a lawsuit in which 5 soccer players alleged that they were inappropriately hazed 4 years ago.
U.S. deals with fires and fears of racism
When Donald Trump was running for president, he spoke of hatred on the campaign trail, a hatred non-whites know as well, but the take is different this time.
Burlington Central voters choose to expand
Voters in a northwest suburban district in IL approved a bond issue to build a new band room and 12 new classrooms at the high school.
Trump won, now what? a Maine teacher asks
We wonder, with a teacher from Maine, what the presidency of Donald Trump will hold for our nation's schools and students.
Whites bully immigrant, minority students
Widespread sharp increases in bullying of immigrant and minority students have been reported, increasing the level of fear those students feel.
Calif. students walk out in protest over Trump
Some students protested the election results today in Calif., and other places. Some protests were violent, but not too many.
Obituary: Ryan Ainsworth & Grant Seaver; U-47700
A dangerous opioid drug, imported from China, is 8× stronger than morphine and has killed dozens of US teens. It's too new to be listed as illegal.
Buses crash head-on in Baltimore, killing 6
A school bus collided with a transit bus in Baltimore this morning, killing 6 people, including both drivers, and injuring 10 others.