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. [...]Read More... from Welcome...
Student Voice
'World of 7 Billion' contest has a Md. winner
Two students from Broadneck HS in Annapolis won a video contest for The World of 7 Billion population education program. [...]Read More... from 'World of...
Mass. students create powerful artwork on testing
A teacher in Mass. gave her art students an assignment: Show how you feel about standardized tests. Powerful, expressive, haunting stuff here. [...]Read More... from...
2 IL winners among NYT letter writers
Among the winners of the NYT's letter-writing contest were 2 from the Chicago area about stay-at-home moms and trains. [...]Read More... from 2 IL winners...
Prospect Knights to march in Macy's 2016 parade
The marching band from Prospect HS in Mt Prospect, Ill., was excited to learn they would be marching in Macy's parade on Thanksgiving 2016. [...]Read...
Anti-bullying video goes viral
Cyberbullying hurts kids in a global, public forum, and can lead to desperate acts. A new Canadian video encourages discussions about cyberbullying. [...]Read More... from...
Student says Hinsdale board member bullied her
A student was passing out campaign literature opposed to certain candidates on the school board, including one who allegedly called her a bully. [...]Read More......
Young Md. woman speaks on behalf of Muslims
A Baltimore-area teenager has launched a project that promotes acceptance of peace-loving Muslim women who wear hijabs in public. [...]Read More... from Young Md. woman...
'This is why our people will never get ahead'
Some irony, we note, in the activities of days that started out typical but turned out to be, without question, outside the box and prophetic....
In St Louis, hope + fear = poetry
Students around St Louis have written poetry that gives us a window into their souls: they want the violence to end and they want communities...