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And, after they’re done with their dancing for the day, students shouldn’t be snacking on fried chips and soda pop, according to new recommendations. The Institute of Medicine, at the request of Congress, say that schools adopt standards for students’ snacks that would sharply limit calories, fat and sugar and encourage more nutritious eating. The […]

It was just 30 years ago that The Bee Gees suggested that You Should Be Dancing. Dallas Cowboy great Emmitt Smith listened, so did that mailman guy from Cheers, and now physical education teachers at schools around the country are getting into the beat. They’re using the video game Dance Dance Revolution to get students […]

Friday is the 37th anniversary of the shootings at Kent State University, when Ohio National Guard soldiers opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War. Four were killed. At its annual ceremony to commemorate that tragedy, the university also will pause to honor the memory of the victims from the April 16 massacre at Virginia […]

L.A. Times columnist Joel Stein unleashes his snark on the lunch cuisine at a Los Angeles high school. He learns that it’s hard for schools to come up with inexpensive meals that are tasty and nutritious. He’d already know that if he’d read AS&U’s March cover story, "Battling Obesity."

How much creative freedom should teachers allow students? When an assignment calls for a student to “write whatever comes to your mind…do not judge or censor what you are writing…” what should school administrators do when a student’s writing includes passages about "shooting everyone" and having "sex with the dead bodies"? At Cary-Grove High School […]

Emergency preparedness experts say that it’s critical for police and security officers on school and university campuses to coordinate and cooperate with local law enforcement personnel. Here’s the approach New Orleans is taking.

It’s hard to get accepted to MIT, at least if you’re a student, but apparently the requirements aren’t as rigid for becoming a dean.

If you like the newsletter, you’ll love the blog…well, maybe not, but that’s our goal. Six years after starting Schoolhouse Beat, American School & University magazine is entering the blogosphere. My main function is writing and editing articles, like this, this or this, but apparently the honchos felt I wasn’t spending enough time in front […]