The Detroit Public Schools is moving briskly forward with plans to spend nearly…
Podcast Series: Innovations in Education
Explore the full series of eSchool News podcasts hosted by Kevin Hogan—created to keep you on the cutting edge of innovations in education.
School and law enforcement officials in Central Florida’s Volusia County are to be commended for their efforts to…Mo. families grieve 2 slain in school buses wreck
What was supposed to have been a day of fun for a high school marching band turned into a day of chaos and tragedy, when the two buses taking them to an amusement park slammed into a highway wreck, killing a 15-year-old student and the driver of another vehicle.
The Aug. 5 morning crash near Gray Summit, about 40 miles west of St. Louis, Mo., sent dozens of children from St. James’ John F. Hodge High School to hospitals, where most were treated for minor injuries and released. Two students remained hospitalized that evening.
But Jessica Brinker, a 15-year-old student who was sitting in the back of the first bus to hit the wreck, was killed, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.…Read More
How far can a school go in disciplining students? Twenty states have laws permitting…
Here’s another story that leaves me shaking my head. A Midwestern school district has reported…
An investigation in 2008 by the state of Oregon found that 47 schools in the state had made a “pass the trash” deal over the previous five years. “Pass the trash” is a dangerous…
Chicago has had major problems with gangs attacking people throughout the city, including school kids going to and from school each day. I’m sure many of us remember the terrible online video that showed…
One thing that still surprises me is the number of states willing to allow college and university students to carry concealed weapons on campus. More than 30 years in law enforcement has taught me that any guns on campus…
One of the most important security measures any district can employ is a program in which…
Although security cameras in schools raise staff and student privacy issues, they can be highly beneficial when it comes to deterring crime.