The end of the school year is here already! But before your kids toss the backpack and head to the pool, make sure you have them thank their teacher for her hard work…. More
For the First Time, More Latino High School Grads Enrolling in College Than Whites
This week, the Pew Research Center released exciting statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau about Latino high school students…. More
Study Says Today’s Kids Really Are Lazy and Greedy
It’s common for each generation of parents to look at their kinds and wonder, “We weren’t that bad at that age, were we?” A research team at San Diego State University set out to look into that question and found no, we weren’t actually that bad. … More
High School Student Tries to Commit Suicide in Class
A normal Monday morning turned horrific at an all-boys Catholic high school in Ohio, NBC reported. Around 9 am, one student, whose name is being withheld, removed a semiautomatic from his backpack and shot himself during his honors level leadership class…. More
Students Dance at Georgia High School’s First Integrated Prom
Last month, four brave students at Wilcox County High School made headlines across the country as they tried to throw their high school’s first racially integrated prom…. More
New Jersey Middle School Bans Strapless Dresses from School Dance
Getting ready for the dance is half the fun but students at Readington Middle School in New Jersey can’t get gussied up the way they want; the principal has banned strapless dresses, reported ABC News. The principal’s reason? Strapless dresses “are a distraction to the boys.”… More
Toddlers Learn Math Better with Shiny Things
Children have long used concrete objects (not just fingers and toes) to learn to count but the actual objects themselves matter…. More
Ohio Politicians Move to Ban Sex Ed Classes from Discussing “Gateway Sexual Activity”
As Ohio moved to pass its budget this week, House Republicans added an amendment that’s got a lot of people scratching their heads. According to the proposed measure, school health and sexual education classes would be prohibited from teaching about “gateway sexual activity”…. More
Does Summer Vacation End Too Soon?
Julia Duin wrote a searing editorial for CNN, saying school starts too soon after summer break—and it’s bad for for students and teachers…. More
Smart, Talented Kids Who Inspire Us
From entrepreneurs to artists to humanitarians, these kids make us wish we’d been that smart when we were their age. But we know we’re not too old to learn from them. … More
Is Teaching As We Know It Over? One Teacher Says Yes
After 27 years, Gerald Conti is, understandably, ready to retire from his job at Westhill High School in New York. But he wasn’t just satisfied with a farewell cake; we wrote a scathing resignation letter, and posted it to his Facebook. … More
15 Free Android and iPhone Apps for Toddlers
Planning a road trip this summer with toddlers in tow? Entertain them and save your sanity (and pocketbook) with these 15 free Android and iPhone apps…. More
