Picture this: You have the newest iPod Touch. You are quite happy with your purchase and pride yourself in being the most technologically advanced person in school. A week later, apple introduces the newest iPod with all of the...
Edina High School has a racial achievement gap on standardized exams. According to the Star Tribune, a report of last year’s math proficiency test taken by EHS students shows that 82% of white students were proficient in math ...
The birds and the bees, getting a buzz and smoking a bowl. Not your usual dinner conversation. Most parents seem to talk about these subjects with their noses turned up, trying to shock teens out of any bad behaviors. Keeping...
This school year started off with a number of changes: Teachers are all using Moodle, Punky isn’t reading the announcements, we now use single-bin recycling, and students in DECA, Windigo, and Zephyrus now have to pay activ...
When something serious happens at school, such as bullying or cheating, most people don’t stop to ask questions, at least from little kids. Sometimes it takes the short and sweet answers that only kids can give to shed some...
Lack of compromise is a killer, in sports, in school and especially in government. This year we experienced an NFL lockout, an ongoing NBA lockout, a state government shutdown, and a near federal government shutdown. Compromise,...
