Soda ban bad for high school business
Quite an unwelcome sight will welcome middle schoolers around the state come January—no soda-vending machines. And elementary school students will find an even more severe change—not only an end to... Read It

PE for athletes unnecessary and impractical
Physical Education teachers are pushing for a PE curriculum that requires students to take a full four quarters of PE their freshman year, regardless of participation in a sport. A... Read It

More student participation would improve conferences
Parent-teacher conferences allow parents to get more involved in their children’s academic lives. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to synchronize parents’ and teachers’ schedules and the current schedule does not solve the... Read It

A Growing Voice: Stealing Tutorial
Tuesday came, and I wanted to take advantage of the Tutorial period. I hadn’t planned what I would do. Whether it was studying or just talking, I looked forward to... Read It

Field trips vital to education
Remember those day-trips to the museum in fourth grade and Outdoor Education camps in fifth grade? Those were the days when learning was not confined to desks, whiteboards, pens, pencils... Read It