After the Lawrence school board approved construction of athletic facilities at Lawrence High School, Free State High School and Lawrence Virtual School, [comments on the live-blog entry I wrote from the meeting][1]asked just how the district could use funds left over from a 2005 bond issue.The ...

According to readers of [_Scholastic_ magazines][1] (250,000 kids under the age of 18) in [some swing states][2] , [Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)][3] should be the next [president of the United States][4]. [USA Today][5] is reporting today that kids in [Florida][6], [Iowa][7], [Michigan][8], ...

9:41 There are a few more items, but the that's end of the fun stuff. I'm signing off for tonight. Thanks for tuning in, and look for more in tomorrow's edition.9:38 That's a wrap. This project is moving forward. Opponents look forlorn. Maurer shking hands with Shelly Bock. Crowd is clearing ...

Public school officials in Chicago are suggesting the district open a [gay-friendly high school][1]. They say harassment and violence causes gay students to skip class and drop out of high school at high rates. (Plus, the mayor of Chicago, [Richard M. Daley][2], really [embraces the gay ...

A British school is moving closer to all kids' dreams of having soda run through the drinking fountains and no homework ever. Ever![The BBC reports][1] that the Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary, [near Stroud, in Central England,][2] is doing away with spelling homework, saying ...

Tonight, vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden will face off in their first and only debate before Election Day.Locally, [Alfie Kohn, a respected author who is staunchly against No Child Left Behind, speaks at Kansas University.][1]Biden, in his brief run for president, said ...