January 20, 2016 Parents say middle school's anti-bullying program violated kids' privacy Parents of students at a Pittsburgh-area middle school were considering legal action over an anti-bullying program they say crossed the line, local news stations reported Tuesday.
January 18, 2016 Real Help for your Really Anxious Kid Deep breaths, distractions, and other tools to help a child plagued with anxiety.
December 20, 2015 Parents make good school choices, study says Low-income and minority parents are good consumers of private schools, capable of holding those schools accountable without mandated testing, said Ben Scafidi, who co-authored a study showing why parents choose private schools.
December 20, 2015 Expert to Philadelphia schools: Listen to parents An expert argues the Philadelphia public school system can get rid of charter schools entirely if officials listen to the reasons parents pull their children out of schools.
December 20, 2015 Florida’s new school choice law likely to spark others Parents of certain special-needs students in Florida will be able to customize their children’s education, thanks to a law signed by Gov. Rick Scott on Friday.
December 16, 2015 Students practice calligraphy by writing "There is no god but Allah" A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah.
December 10, 2015 Martha MacCallum: The untold story of the campus 'rape crisis' No one wants any college student to be assaulted or raped on campus.But neither does anyone want a college student to be falsely accused in an effort to help the school look like it’s taking the issue seriously.
December 2, 2015 Newtown residents relieved by school's demolition Neighbors of the elementary school where 20 children and six adults were shot dead last year expressed relief as workers tore down parts of it on Friday.
December 1, 2015 Hospice hosts teen's high school graduation so mom can attend A terminally ill woman with inoperable pancreatic cancer was able to see her 17-year-old daughter graduate from high school during a special ceremony held in her hospice room.
November 28, 2015 Military bases open their doors to home-schoolers A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids.