School Actions for Emergencies
Teens still texting while driving, survey says
The high-profile campaign against distracted driving, especially among young motorists, has seeped deep into the national culture: April is Distracted Driving Month, and the April 10 season premiere…
States struggle with appropriate cyber bullying laws
With awareness of the dangers of cyber bullying on the rise, many states are working to revise their laws on harassment to bring them in line with the…
Buying fake IDs online put teens’ information at risk
It seemed like a harmless way to score some beer. But prosecutors say the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., teens who handed over their names, birth dates, pictures, and signatures…
Cell phones complicate school crisis response
Recently, the use of cell phones to spread rumors about a gunman on a West Virginia school campus demonstrated yet another challenge facing school leaders in the digital…
Movie review: ‘Bully’ packs an emotional wallop
If you feel like you've already read quite a bit about the documentary "Bully," you have. But that still won't prepare you for the experience of seeing it.…
School district, ACLU reach settlement in filtering lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said on March 28 that it has settled a lawsuit with a central Missouri school district whose internet filtering software was blocking…
Teacher-developed apps fill lesson gaps
Facebook and Angry Birds were two of the most downloaded apps last year, but that doesn't mean web and mobile applications are all play, U.S. News reports.…
Newsweek: Best high schools in America 2012
Where are the best public high schools in America? Newsweek has a whole list of answers with its "1,000 Schools That Made the Grade," released Monday, the Huffington…
Elaine Wynn: Take holistic approach to curbing dropouts
About 75 percent of high school students in the United States graduate on time, but those who never get a diploma often earn less, resulting in lost economic…
Court won’t reduce student’s music download fine
A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet says he will continue fighting the penalty,…
Ill. lawmakers vote to abolish tuition waiver perk
After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college…
5 ways teachers can evaluate educational games
A recent Joan Ganz Cooney Center survey of 500 educators found that half of all kindergarten through eighth grade teachers are now regularly using digital games in the…