67-count Calif. indictment charges charter operators
Loose charter school laws in some places like California have led to deceptive business practices and the fleecing of taxpayers.
School News
Fired worker kills 5 in Aurora
A fired worker shot up his former employer's warehouse near Chicago, causing a soft lockdown at West Aurora HS.
Md. takes post-Labor Day start to the House
The Md. Assembly moved half-way to undoing an executive order that forces schools to start the school year after Labor Day.
Denver teachers on strike Monday
Teachers will walk out on strike Monday in Denver, as last-minute talks broke down Saturday; teacher base pay is the issue.
Hall monitor injured in Baltimore school shooting
A staffer was shot Friday at a Baltimore high school; no students were injured, but the school was locked down.
Student punches a teacher at Loch Raven High
Police & news reports say a student assaulted a teacher at a Md. high school. Both were injured in the altercation.
Almost everything is closed in the cold
Cold weather, very cold weather in fact, has caused most schools, universities, etc., in northern IL to close Wed. & Thurs.
‘It’s about time,’ tweets Hogan
Students in Maryland, where so many furloughed federal workers live, write about the effects of the shutdown.
Yes, schools are open during the L.A. strike
Los Angeles teachers are on strike, demanding smaller class sizes, more counselors, librarians, and nurses for students, and a bigger raise.
Half of IL’s worst schools are outside Chicago
Many IL schools labeled as "lowest performing" aren't in Chicago; they're in post-industrial areas like Rockford, Peoria, and Springfield.