“Dying is easy – comedy’s hard.” The origin of the Hollywood aphorism is murky, but its truth is undeniable.
April 15 may be America's annual day of dread, but for those who advise student publications, it's April 1 -- the day that hundreds of Sara Silverman wannabes find out that they're much less funny than they think they are.
Student journalists at Columbia University got off to an early start this year.
I don't talk much about my high school years, typically.I went to high school in Chesterland, Ohio, near Kent State University's Geauga campus. If you've never been to Northeast Ohio, the best way I can describe it is to say that it's a great place to be from.
Great journalists aren’t born that way. They are encouraged and seasoned by many, and like most students, mine was a high school newspaper adviser who recognized promising talent and had the ability to spark creativity and inspiration in their students.
My camera and I were nearly alone on the shoulder of Retreat-Kanaskat Road.A handful of passing cars barely slowed as I stood there surveying the scene.
Each day during Scholastic Journalism Week, the staff of the Student Press Law Center is going back to school -- blogging about the impact student media had on their own embryonic lives.
Virginia's State Board of Education is scheduled to vote Jan.
There was an oft-told story in Florida political circles about the fierce internal electioneering that accompanied the biennial contest for president of the state Senate and speaker of the House.
When public school teachers are terrible at their jobs -- when their students consistently fail to learn anything, when they are demeaning or abusive to those under their supervision -- they can be denied pay raises, refused tenure, discharged and (in extreme cases) brought before teacher certification boards and stripped of their licenses.
We are accustomed to hearing advocates for the First Amendment say things like this: "We are trying to make the students safe for dealing with ideas and controversy.
Too often, the issue of students’ right of free expression is regarded as a “liberal” concern.