‘I want to collaborate’: McDaniel High students overjoyed to be back in class full-time on 1st day of school in Portland

Adam Skyles stood at the entrance to Leodis V. McDaniel High School, clad in a navy shirt bearing the school’s name. As ninth-graders trickled through the parking lot Wednesday morning, Skyles, now entering his third year as principal, made eye contact and greeted them outside the newly remodeled building where […]

‘I want to collaborate:’ McDaniel High students overjoyed to be back in class full-time on 1st day of school in Portland

Adam Skyles stood at the entrance to Leodis V. McDaniel High School, clad in a navy shirt bearing the school’s name. As ninth-graders trickled through the parking lot Wednesday morning, Skyles, now entering his third year as principal, made eye contact and greeted them outside the newly remodeled building where […]

There’s more than one reason why white working class teenagers are falling behind at school

Earlier this week, the watchdog for fair access warned that white working-class teenagers were being left behind -missing out on rising access to universities and the wider expansion of educational opportunities.  There is no doubt that universities should be encouraged to make their community engagement activities more inclusive. But what […]

Kooper Peacock helps seal Jersey Shore’s PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal win against Crestwood | News, Sports, Jobs

MARK NANCE/Sun-Gazette Jersey Shore’s Branden Wheary dives against Crestwood during Friday’s PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal game. The Bulldogs won, 26-14, to advance to the state semifinals for the second consecutive season. CRESTWOOD — Seconds after intercepting his second pass, Kooper Peacock raised his right arm and held the football high […]

Louisiana AG investigates school for suspending 4th grader after teacher noticed BB gun during online class

A photo of Ka Mauri Harrison. The attorney general for Louisiana launched an investigation Friday into a public elementary school for suspending a Black fourth-grader after his teacher noticed a BB gun in his room during an online class.  “I am alarmed by what appears to not only be multiple violations of both the […]