Feminine hygiene products available in IL schools
A new law in IL will make tampons and pads available to 6th through 12th graders in the bathrooms of their schools. Good idea!
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A high school student’s view of equality
Even with the #MeToo movement, women (and high school girls) have a long way to go before actual equality can be achieved.
Things old and new in Austin in late fall
A $1bn bond issue, new technology, old and new books, movies, and a Texas Teacher of the Year who used to work in Hollywood.
Sometimes modified block schedules work best
Block schedule or traditional schedule? Which works best for high school? It doesn't have to be all-or-none, a student journalist points out.
Zuckerberg shows keen interest in Okla. dreamers
A few h.s. and college students, all DACA recipients, had a chat with Facebook's co-founder and current CEO in Nov.
High school students need to study the fine arts
If you don't think fine arts programming is vital, ask a high school student. An IL student newspaper asked several, and here's what they heard.
IL football state final games are set
16 football semifinal games were played today in Illinois, and 9 of the 16 teams headed to DeKalb are still undefeated.
Libertyville band set for London on New Year’s
20 marching bands, 18 coming from the US (2 fr. IL), will march through Picadilly Circus to the Houses of Parliament on New Year's Day.
DACA deadline looms for Dreamers
Congress faces a deadline of March 5, and unless it takes action, 100s of 1000s of DACA recipients will be at risk of deportation.
#MeToo doesn’t have to be a political movement
A hashtag can be a powerful thing, a student from Bloomington, Ind., explains, esp. when it comes to sparking a social revolution.