Chicago teachers authorize a strike
Chicago teachers have voted to authorize a strike if contract negotiations fall through. Unknown at this time if it can be averted.
News & Issues
No education in Trump-Clinton debate #1
No education issues were discussed in the 1st presidential debate with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but some were referenced in other remarks.
Chicago teacher allegedly videotaped a bathroom
A Chicago teacher was charged with unauthorized videotaping child porn. He allegedly installed a camera in a bathroom.
Texas district elects school board members at-large
Should we divide school districts like we divide states for Congressional representatives? Or would that promote the same kind of gerrymandering?
Bomb threats at 2 Alton schools
Bomb threats caused Monday's evacuation of a high school and middle school in southern IL, near St Louis. No bombs were found.
Farm to School is fresh & local
National Farm to School Month is in Oct., but schools in Washington Co., Md., already provide fresh & locally grown food during lunch.
Working moms need a social safety net
Nonstandard work schedules (not 9-to-5, Monday-Friday) are linked to weaker private safety nets, esp. for blacks, and parents with a limited education.
Middle schoolers safe & mature in bus accident
A school bus accident in IL, where all 35 passengers were safe, illustrates the need to make bus rides as safe as possible.
Diversity managers at colleges are thought police
We are breeding a new variety of thought police, going by the name of "diversity officer" at our universities. Wrong-minded idea gone haywire.
Obituary: Garrett Williams, baseball player
A 16-year-old student-athlete from Southern IL died in a car wreck last weekend, and the school remembered him in a memorial service.