School Nurses Stock Drug To Reverse Opioid Overdoses
With deaths from heroin and painkillers on the rise, more nurses at high schools and middle schools are prepared to intervene in the event of an overdose on school grounds.
Education
Dress Code Drama: What's A Principal To Do?
They eat up administrators' time, many students think they discriminate against girls and aren't there much more important things to worry about?
Update: Guilford County Wins "Say Yes to Education" Designation
(Updated Thursday, 11:19 a.m.)
Guilford County students will be the first in the South to benefit from the Say Yes to Education campaign.
Campaign Urges Black Men To Focus More On Their Children's Education
The group called Million Father March is trying to get African-American fathers more engaged in their children's education. That includes urging them to walk their kids to school.
Seattle Teachers Going Back To School After Tentative Contract Deal Is Reached
Union leaders have voted to suspend their strike, which began last week. The full membership will vote on the deal on Sunday. The dispute has kept 53,000 students from starting their school year.
Seattle Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement With District After Strike
After nearly a week of marching for better pay and more say in how students are evaluated, Seattle teachers reached a tentative contract agreement with the school district Tuesday.
Inside-Out: Where Campus Life Meets Prison Life
Two decades ago, a prisoner serving a life sentence had an idea of a college course. This year, over 100 universities and colleges will be offering a class just like the one he envisioned.
Alabama Senate Approves Shifting $100 Million Away From Schools
A critic of the move, which is not yet final, said his colleagues in the Legislature had decided to "rob children" to help cover a budget deficit instead of finding the money elsewhere.
The Surgeon Who Became An Activist For Baby Talk
The new book by surgeon Dana Suskind, Thirty Million Words: Building A Child's Brain, explores the importance of constantly talking to our kids, even when they're too young to talk back.
Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club Considers Adding 1st Female Performers
Women auditioned for the Harvard musical theater group, Hasty Pudding, this weekend, which has never had a female member in the troop.