Supporters of single-gender classrooms concede that they don't have a lot of hard data to show that segregating boys and girls improves test scores. But until the verdict is in, gut instinct and the reactions of the pupils themselves indicate that single-gender classrooms work.
Some good may come of the arrests during local high school graduation ceremonies -- if the fallout discourages people from cheering at the ceremonies next year.
Wanda Childers is this year's top school bus driver in the state. We hope she returns to that job, to which she has devoted much of her adult life, in the near future.
Fire safety in residence halls has become a big concern for colleges and universities across the nation. Students at Winthrop University can be thankful school officials didn't just worry but did something about it.
Despite Barack Obama's success at keeping his vice presidential pick a secret until -- almost -- the last minute, it is doubtful the choice surprised many people in either party.
If environmentalists are looking for a place to launch the equivalent of an Apollo Project to develop alternative fuels, the airline industry might be a good place to start.
Clif Adkins is a teacher who believes that one inspirational person can make a difference in the lives of students. By using teaching methods devised by another young teacher in 1994, Adkins hopes to be one of those special people.
Since 1973, the Endangered Species Act has sought to protect plants and animals on the brink of extinction. Some of its notable successes include the rescue of the bald eagle, the gray wolf, the American alligator, the whooping crane and the grizzly bear.
