Heroes avert crisis in S.D. school shooting
A high school student shot the principal of a high school in S.D. last week. The suspect will be tried as an adult for 1st-degree attempted murder.
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Worcester Co. tackles suicide starting in schools
A health program in Worcester Co., Md., takes aim at suicide among young people in the county, a tall order for a resort town.
Teachers go on strike in E. St. Louis SD 189
A teachers' strike started Thursday in East St Louis, IL, and people should get ready for a long, drawn-out fight over teacher salary.
Chicago grad rate adjusted down due to error
CPS adjusted its graduation rates to account for dropouts who were incorrectly classified as students who transferred to another school.
Duncan will resign as education secretary
Arne Duncan will resign in December as US secretary of education. The president could replace him with John King, formerly of N.Y.
Md. program will fight heroin addiction in schools
Students play a role in an education campaign aimed at preventing heroin addiction, announced this morning by the lt. gov. of Md.
Access to strong math content depends on wealth
A useless study, promoted by the <em>Washington Post</em>, says rich kids have access to better math curricula than poor kids.
335 schools awarded National Blue Ribbon
The list includes 6 public and 2 private schools in Md. and 13 public and 3 private schools in IL. We congratulate them all.
Bravo: College refuses to accept SAT/ACT scores
We applaud the efforts of Hampshire College, which has banned SAT or ACT scores for student applicants. The college isn't ranked anymore as a result.
Baltimore Co. magnet programs flourish
At the expo for magnet programs in Baltimore Co., we learned about a mature program that provides more opportunities every year.