Foxbaltimore.com reports that Baltimore County Public Schools has adopted a new philosophy as the foundation for its grading system for the first time in 20 years. Many teachers just learned about the policy change when they returned to school last week. Under the new system, a student’s behavior is factored out of his or her grades. […]
The incident occurred Saturday around 1 p.m. when police responded to a call that Dyzhawn Perkins, 19, was behaving erratically at a local grocery store and later attacked an elderly couple who lived nearby, WTVR reports. When two Buckingham County police officers later found Perkins at a nearby home, he reportedly jumped through a plate-glass window and allegedly attacked one of the officers.
An eighth-grader was reduced to tears and utter embarrassment last week when she was sent to the principal’s office for simply wearing her natural hair.…
The Justice Department is set to open a federal civil rights investigation following the emergence of a now-viral video showing a school resource officer slamming and dragging a Black female student across the classroom.
A school is defending the suspension of a 12-year-old Black student who allegedly "intimidated" a White student during a staring contest.
Howard University students took to Twitter to express their reported constant struggle with administration, dorm life, and financial aid.
The legalization of marijuana has been a hot topic lately, and President Barack Obama has decided to publicly share his thoughts concerning the issue. During…
A medical examiner has determined more tests would be needed to find out the cause of death of a Syracuse University student who was found…
(College Park, MD) — Police say a student at the University of Maryland has been arrested after threatening on the Internet to go on a shooting rampage at the campus. According to a statement by the University Police, the student posted statements on the Internet saying that he would be on a shooting rampage on […]
DALLAS, Tx. — A Dallas mother alleges that her 12-year-old son was bound to a chair with duct tape and beaten by classmates even as a teacher stood by and ignored the attack. VIDEO: The NY Daily News reports: The woman said his hands were taped to the chair, he was wrapped with a telephone […]
