Can removing troublemakers save urban schools?
We comment on an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun in which a former teacher suggests taking disruptive students out of the classroom.
School News
Texas board rejects Mexican-American textbook
The Texas state board voted to reject a textbook about Mexican-American culture that had been widely criticized as factually incorrect and biased.
Protests and bullying at an Iowa City H.S.
Hatred and bigotry are being protested at an Iowa City high school, but reports of bullying and other troubling behaviors persist.
1st winter storm kills 2, wrecks cars
A winter storm has brought more than a foot of snow and gusty winds to areas in the Upper Midwest and the Northeastern US.
Teutopolis marks American Education Week
National Education Week was celebrated across the country, a long-standing tradition that motivates students and provides fun learning opportunities.
Trump picks a national security adviser
Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser should be opposed, even though opposition by Republicans is unlikely.
Balto. teacher fired for using the N-word in class
An 8th-grade science teacher in Baltimore City lost control of her class and used a racial epithet on students. She was fired.
Impregnanted Houston teacher pleads guilty
A middle school teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with a student, resulting in a pregnancy. She could get 30 years. The pregnancy was terminated.
Trump supporter, a student, beaten in Md.
A student was beaten during a protest Wed. in Rockville, Md., and the county supt. expects students not to walk out of school.
Denver schools have an immigration fact sheet
Many school districts are providing timely information for immigrant families, hoping to keep them safe and keep their education humming along.