Do young people squander learning opportunities?
Teens sure do use technological devices a lot. The question is: What are they learning from them? And how can teachers learn what they're learning?
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Nebraska juniors will take the ACT on April 19
Should states replace their high school tests, used for meeting federal accountability requirements, with a test that matters for their students?
Hillcrest applies quadratic equation to bottle rockets
Students at a suburban IL high school calculated how high launches took their bottle rockets during an outdoor class earlier this month.
School elevators can bring out stereotypical behavior
Elevators can become crowded, and when people misbehave on the ride, it can be annoying and even dangerous to your health.
PRIDE & PBIS at Dunbar in Lexington, Ky.
The school environment should be safe and it should promote learning. Here's how one school in Ky. works to make that happen.
To manage an ecosystem, look at predators & prey
When policymakers decide how to manage wildlife, they look at many factors; sometimes one of those factors is entertainment.
Reducing sexual harassment in middle school
Many middle schoolers are bullied, and if bullying is also sexual harassment, it can be hard to overcome, esp. for girls.
Students share thoughts on opiate addiction
What do high school students think about the nationwide heroin problem, which often starts for them with prescription painkillers?
New law in Ohio allows drivers to run a red light
A new Ohio law will allow drivers who can safely proceed through a red light to do exactly that. Be careful.
Close to water, “senioritis” takes on new meaning
Seniors at many high school often take a planned but unscheduled day off to relieve the stress that comes at the end of high school.