Vaping in a Md. high school
Clarksburg HS, like others in Montgomery County and across the nation, has a vaping problem among its students.
School News
No Howard Co. juniors face required redistricting
Howard Co., Md., faces not only overcrowding but wide gaps in terms of socioeconomic status of families at its diverse schools.
Chicago teachers will begin a strike Thursday
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected to begin a strike Thursday. The last one, in 2012, lasted 7 school days.
Teacher ed leaders take stand against quackery
A report released by hundreds of deans and other leaders of teacher colleges across the country says counterproductive forces are at work.
Obituary: Bobbie Noonan; grandmother, educator
A preschool pioneer, who recognized preschool's benefits long before it became a political chess piece, died Sunday.
Busing woes in Md., acquisitions in IL
The issue of busing children brings debate, protest, and some surprising innovations and star players to schools.
DeVos pushes Freedom Scholarship, a tax credit
The US ed sec was back on the stump today, pushing a tax-credit program to support "school choice" for "low-income" students.
New laws now in effect in Md., Fla.
Several laws took effect on Oct. 1, incl. an increase in the age to buy tobacco in Md, & a law that allows Fla. teachers to carry guns.
Important kindergarten lessons in Md. and Miss.
We learn many of life's most important lessons, academic and otherwise, in kindergarten. Money for schools can support good programs.
DoDEA diverts school dollars to build The Wall
The building of a border wall is controversial, but now that Trump is diverting school funds to build it, we definitely have an opinion.