Chicago students petition for e-learning changes
Studies about e-learning's poor quality of "learning" are on the books. Now students are starting to make their voices heard.
School News
Student news roundup, Illinois, Oct. 12
Nobel Prize in physics, BLM and racial injustice, hearing voices, challenges of e-learning & solutions, election.
Close call on Question 2 in Md.
A ballot question in Md. asks voters to legalize sports betting in the state, with the projected revenues promised for education.
Md. announces Teacher of the Year
The 2020-21 Maryland Teacher of the Year is Wyatt Oroke, an English teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Student news roundup, Illinois, Oct. 5
Presidential debate chaos, to wear or not wear a mask, to Zoom or do learning in person, latest mag issue, fine arts and museums.
IL Supreme Court to hear school funding appeal
22 under-resourced districts in IL filed a lawsuit to challenge the way schools are funded; ruling could impact equity and education quality.
Student news roundup, Maryland, Oct. 1
Bear encounters, women in politics, a train wreck of a debate, racial justice and activism, radio plays.
Student news roundup, Illinois, Sept. 28
Remote learning woes, BLM vs. ALM, inclusion and diversity, Halloween and fall, yearbook art, and a drive-in fall play.
Weather conference for Howard Co. 6th graders
The Howard County (Md.) Conservancy invites 6th graders to register for a conference about preparing for extreme weather.
More than Covid keeps kids home at E. Peoria
Mud & debris flooded E Peoria Comm HS this summer, so students can't return to in-person learning sooner than the end of Oct.