Tag Archives: Schools

Several states, including my home state, passed laws banning smartphones in schools. But a recent shooting is making some question that.

If you are of a certain age, you remember learning how to write in cursive. You probably remember something very strange about the cursive Q.

Would you believe that there are some schools and universities that are dropping deadlines to ease stress for students?

A battle is brewing over grammar errors in textbooks. Some say it's more inclusive teaching, but others call it just plain wrong.

The University of South Carolina announced it adopt new branding...again. This time, it's returning to good old USC. Let's hope it sticks.

America's latest mass shooting happened at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas where a gunman killed 19 students and two adults.

Every fall, but particularly every spring, I hear people complain about changing the clocks. They say it's time we end daylight saving time.

The Florida legislature seems poised to pass a bill dubbed the 'Don't Say Gay' law, designed to protect 'parental rights.'

For a few years now, University of South Carolina students have struggled to decide whether they're from UofSC or USC.

I'm glad that when I was a kid, we didn't have TikTok challenges to worry with.&nbsp But I'd like to think we'd have been too smart to play along.

My alma mater announced this week its student-run 'Daily Gamecock' will 'go dark' briefly to help students cope with 2020's mental stress.

Comedian Red Skelton told an emotional story about the Pledge of Allegiance on his show in 1969. He later said it wasn't entirely true.

A school district in Tennessee agreed to a lawsuit settlement that forces them to stop promoting Christianity in their schools.

Can a student who poses with a rainbow cake really be expelled from school? One girl's family says their daughter's school kicked her out because of it.

What's in a yearbook photo? More and more often, it seems some controversy based on perceived intent about the photo's 'statement.'

Some stories, like the results of a survey about whether American schools should teach students arabic numerals, just make you worry for the future.