Mississippi looks into state procurement contracts
A legislative watchdog group is looking into state ed. dept. contracts in Mississippi & payments made to Maryland firms.
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Fla. schools may need to make up hurricane days
Make-up days for students in IL and sometimes Md. come when schools have snow days or cold-weather days. In Fla., days are made up for hurricanes.
Police shoot knife-wielding Ga. Tech student
Ga. Tech police fatally shot a 21-year-old engineering student who was wielding a knife and had reported a drunk, armed man on campus.
Texas students put 9/11 in a hurricane context
It's been 16 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pa. How did your school remember those who died?
Trump’s DACA ax makes life rough for students
The overwhelming majority of Americans support allowing kids who are in the US under DACA protection to stay here, even if the DACA program ends.
Selinsgrove confronts a drug abuse problem
Drug problems are certainly affecting US schools and US schoolchildren, reports Hilde Lysiak from Selinsgrove, Pa.
Post-Katrina lessons for student hurricane victims
Even in the face of a natural disaster, kids can show great resilience. But everyone has to beware of the dangers that come in a hurricane's wake.
L.A. wildfire, from 30 years of growth, is contained
Schools in S. Calif. briefly saw a wildfire in the mountains near L.A. It's been brought under control, but everything's coated with ash.
Houston ISD implements a rolling restart
America rushed to the aid of Houston schools & students. Except for a few badly damaged campuses, students will be heading back to school soon.
Magnitude 8.1 earthquake strikes Mexico
An earthquake has devastated parts of Mexico, esp. those near its border with Guatemala. But the effects were felt for 100s of miles. Tsunami warning.