Hogan orders Md. schools to start after Labor Day
Md. schools will have to start after Labor Day, beginning in the 2017-18 school year, by executive order of the governor.
School News
Heat closure rules and events in 2 states
Baltimore County closed 37 schools due to heat on 2 of the first 4 days; Champaign Central HS in IL also sent kids home early due to heat.
Suburbanites donate school supplies to homeless
For homeless students, sometimes a backpack, flash drive, or other school supplies will help keep them in school. Sometimes, they need much more.
Elite school sexual assault survivor launches site
A student who was sexually assaulted is speaking up and launching a website to stand with other victims of sexual assault on school campuses.
Fla. judge: Tests alone can’t hold 3rd graders back
A Fla. judge has ruled that the Bush-era law requiring 3rd graders to pass a reading test is no good.
Welcome to 4th grade, a new teacher raps
A 1st-year teacher in Skokie has gone viral with a rap video he made to welcome his 4th-grade students to a new school year.
A white teacher on Black Lives Matter in Baltimore
The #BlackLivesMatter movement is a popular topic on this blog, because #BLM works for justice, and that above all else needs everyone.
More students take ACT, but scores drop a little
ACT participation is up a little, achievement of the college-readiness benchmark on the test is down a little. Some state data is released.
White House honors math, science teachers
The White House will honor more than 200 math and science teachers in December. Here are 8 from Maryland and Illinois.
Mind your manners on the bus & dress right
School bus rides can be traumatic when you're 6. Do you remember the first time you got on a school bus for the first day of kindergarten?