Baltimore City may raise bar for student-athletes
Baltimore City student-athletes may have a specific GPA requirement in order to maintain eligibility for sports. It's about time.
School News
Welcome back, welcome home. HSD 214 opens.
HS Dist. 214 in Illinois produced a 3-minute video at its 2016 graduation ceremonies and posted it today as schools opened.
Mass., Ohio led in 2015-16 school bomb threats
Even for a false alarm, the response to bomb threats at school can disrupt school routines and threaten safety.
Comedian John Oliver says charters are corrupt
Charter schools were the butt of jokes by comedian John Oliver. Much of his criticism is well earned, as charters are barely accountable.
Kan. Supreme Court orders equity in school funding
Kansas funded its schools equitably, but there is still a need in the state to challenge the notion that tax cuts lead to prosperity.
Annual appeal: get your vaccinations up to date
Vaccinations against measles and other diseases are important for all parents before they send their kids off to school. Everywhere in the world.
Prince George’s Co. loses a big Head Start grant
A Head Start program in Md. will lose a big grant. We wonder if that's a bad thing, given the failures of Head Start.
Young people can resolve conflict without violence
Education Week published an op-ed written by directors of the U. of Chicago Crime Lab. What if we taught teens, in health class, to resist violence?
Supt. fired at a Catholic school in Woodstock
A superintendent of a far northwest-suburban Catholic school was fired for inappropriate conduct. No further details, but he's gone.
Chrisitan school worker pleads guilty; stole $293K
Divert school funds to your personal PayPal account, and you'll have to pay it back. And you might go to jail or prison. Not this time, but maybe.