School News

The Perry Hall (Md.) community will move on, for better or worse, in the wake of a school shooting tragedy at Baltimore's County largest high school.

It's the biggest change to school meal guidelines in 15 years, and US schools are finding some creative ways to market healthy food choices to kids.

As more children are going online, encouraged by parents, teachers, and so on, the topic of cyberbullying is in the news more and more. And a new curriculum from a California nonprofit can help navigate the online world of 8-year-olds.

A 2nd-grade teacher in Virginia found that starting a video club with colleagues, allowing each to share video lessons and give feedback to others, provided an excellent source for professional development.

The state board officially adds the government HSA to the list of exit exams required for high school graduation, proposes updates to teacher certification and licensing, and acts to make sure students who ought to be classified as homeless get the services they need from schools.

Grants from the Teacher Incentive Fund, a federal program aimed at establishing performace-based pay for teachers as well as professional development enhancements, was terminated last month in Chicago, New York, and Milwaukee because the districts were unable to get teachers to agree to the terms of the grant.

We analyze the Republican Party platform, presented at the Republican convention in Tampa this week. Well, we limited our analysis to the parts of the platform that deal with education.

The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development in Elgin has launched the first pre-K gym class among more than 385 schools in the US that are owned and operated by independent educator-franchisees, and teachers at the school hope it will help to reduce childhood obesity.

Personal commentary on the extensive series of stories running in the Baltimore Sun about out-of-control spending at Baltimore City Schools. Need to stop the lavishness.