US might partially forgive bad for-profit student loans
Student loans from fraudulent for-profit colleges, completely forgiven during the Obama years, might be only partially canceled now.
School News
Surfing is fun for troubled kids & hungry crocs
Research suggests that play is an important component of intelligence and learning. Why not teach kids lessons that keep them safe?
Was E. St. Louis football negligent about brain injury?
Former football player at E. St. Louis HS: coach & district were negligent in 2008, causing him to suffer permanent brain damage.
Personality trends found in school shooters
A researcher in Oregon suggests schools should address adolescent masculinity issues to help prevent rampage shootings.
Small districts in IL study the consolidation idea
Several small districts around St Louis are part of a feasibility study that will look at possible benefits and drawbacks of consolidation.
Plainfield 202 teachers authorize a strike
Teachers in Plainfield, IL, voted to allow a strike, as contract talks reached an impasse last month in the state's 5th-largest district.
Bowie State stabbing may have been a hate crime
A U. of Md. student has been charged with a hate crime in connection with the stabbing death of a black student at Bowie State.
Fires make many homeless, school-less in N. Calif.
Wildfires in N. Calif. have devastated the Wine Country, homes, & schools. Dozens have been killed, thousands left homeless.
Durbin hopes to spare public housing in Cairo, IL
Sen. Durbin visited a Southern IL school Tuesday, telling residents he would work to allow families stay who want to stay.
Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery is a slow process
Reopening schools in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria will take some doing, some time, and some heroic efforts all around.