Swimmer says high school coach abused her #MeToo
Joining the #MeToo movement, 50+ years after she was abused, the first woman to swim from Cuba to Florida speaks out.
School News
Emphatically, Douglas Co., Colo., condemns vouchers
School board elections in Douglas Co., Colo., were contentious and expensive. Voucher candidates were defeated.
IL Assembly overrides a student loan rights veto
Overriding a veto, the IL General Assembly moved to protect the rights of students who borrow money for college.
Boy arrested; posted he would ‘shoot up Northeast’
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he posted a picture that appeared to threaten violence against a Md. high school.
ACLU joins Frederick Co. transgender case
A transgender boy at a Maryland h.s. wants the district, despite a lawsuit, to keep new policies that protect him from bullying.
Despite social media, no shooting at Pekin H.S.
Despite what students may have heard via social media, there was never a real threat to student safety at a h.s. near Peoria, IL.
Hate crimes alleged in McHenry Co., across U.S.
On bullying black, Latino, gay, or any other category of human that predestines them to a life of being afraid, are Americans really stuck?
8 die in a cowardly act of terror in N.Y.C.
What is being described as "cowardly" and an "act of terror" near Stuyvesant H.S. in New York has left 8 dead and 11 injured.
Seniors need a homework break for college apps
Applying to college is stressful for seniors. Schools could help (a little) by giving them at least 1 weekend in the fall without homework.
State Teachers of the Year: Jensen, Carroll
2 high school teachers have been named state Teachers of the Year from Md. and IL. Joshua Carroll, Lindsey Jensen.