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Education

Trump Education Department's MAGA 'SpongeBob' Post Quickly Sinks Online

The department’s Teacher Appreciation Week post featuring Mrs. Puff crashed like one of her boating school’s cars.

Huffington Post - Entertainment - 26 minutes ago

13-year-old student kills 2 women at school in Brazil -- A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said. -- May 6

A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said.

CBS News - World - 1 hour ago

Boston pushes to keep school buses rolling -- Cameron Pugh

School districts nationwide struggle with late buses. In Boston, parents, local officials, and the school district are pressing for accountability.

Christian Science Monitor - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

High School Scoreboard, results from Wednesday, May 6

Wednesday’s high school sports results for baseball and softball.

The Columbian - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Justice Department finds UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions

The finding escalates the Trump administration’s ongoing standoff with UCLA, which has focused mostly on the main campus’s response to allegations of antisemitism.

Boston Globe - Business - 10 hours ago

DOJ Alleges UCLA Illegally Used Race in Medical School Admissions

An investigation revealed the school allegedly used different academic metrics for different races when making admission decisions.

Epoch Times - US News - 11 hours ago

New York's education officials are waging war on parents — we must fight back

Our rights are being stripped away by one-party rule in Albany, as Gov. Kathy Hochul and her allies push an education agenda that elevates ideology over common sense.

New York Post - Opinion - 13 hours ago

Senate committee releases two bills seeking to change Delaware's public school funding system

Following a meeting last week by Delaware’s Public Education Funding Commission, the Senate Education Committee released two measures on Tuesday, May 5, that would change how schools are funded within the state.

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Lang family donates $51-million to University of Guelph business school

Stu and Kim Lang make largest-ever donation to a Canadian business school

The Globe and Mail - Business - 1 day ago

Women's College Faces Federal Inquiry for Admitting Males Identifying as Transgender

The Education Department launched an investigation into Smith College in Massachusetts, which admits males and gives them access to spaces designed for women.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

There are fewer school libraries, but only one student group is affected

School libraries aren’t compulsory, and this is widening the gap between public and private schools.

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion - 2 days ago

Illinois touts high vaccination rates among school kids despite federal efforts to limit them

Illinois maintained a nearly 97% vaccination rate against the measles among school-aged children, according to new data from public health officials.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Education -- School cell phone bans may boost student well-being-but not test scores, new study suggests

Banning cell phones in schools has been touted as a silver bullet for poor test scores and low student well-being and attendance, but new research suggests the results are more mixed

Scientific American - Technology - 2 days ago

Illinois' proposed school cellphone ban doesn't go far enough

There's proof that bell-to-bell cellphone bans work. Also, King Charles III speech, JD Vance's reaction to the speech, Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel and the Sox' Munetaka Murakami.

Chicago Sun-Times - Opinion - 3 days ago

'Donald Trump ... let there be ballrooms – ballrooms for every school and place of worship in the United States.' Letters to the editor for May 3

In today’s letters to the editor: gas prices; fuel shortages; tech companies; White House ballroom; freedom of information; MAID; student absenteeism; CFL

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 4 days ago

Professional school grads from diverse classes get higher salaries

Study authors say courts should reconsider rulings in light of this new evidence.

Ars Technica - Science - 7 days ago

He Was One of College Football's Biggest Stars. Schools Paid Him Millions. It Just Ended for the Dumbest Reason. -- Alex Kirshner

More people need to pause for a second before lighting their money (or, worse, their life) on fire.

Slate - Technology - 8 days ago

Kızılay expands education efforts against bullying in 21,000 schools

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) has placed peer bullying among its priority areas in its 2026 education programs, as part of efforts to strengthen...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 10 days ago

The After-School Special - How a caffeine-laced strawberry-açai drink became the allowance-draining status symbol of New York's teen elite. podcast

How a caffeine-laced strawberry-açai drink became the allowance-draining status symbol of New York’s teen elite.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 14 days ago

Mid-lifers 'put off exercise by school PE' – charity

More than a quarter of people polled in a survey said school PE lessons put them off exercise and sports ‘for life’.

Evening Standard - Health - 16 days ago

Lancaster charter school board must provide public notice of its meetings [editorial]

For the last two years, La Academia Partnership Charter School, a brick-and-mortar school in Lancaster city, has failed to inform the public about its board meetings in accordance with Pennsylvania’s

Lancaster Online - Opinion - 22 days ago

Fried food and sugary treats cut from school meals in sweeping reforms

The new rules aim to curb obesity and tooth decay, with fruit-based desserts and wholesome mains replacing ‘grab and go’ options

Evening Standard - Health - 23 days ago

California School District Gave Diplomas to Students in China: State Audit

A state audit found that a Southern California school district issued California high school diplomas to students in China who never set foot in the state ...

Epoch Times - US News - 1 month ago

Stormont Education Minister 'sympathetic' to social media ban

Paul Givan said he supports the concerns behind such a ban but questioned how it could be enforced.

Evening Standard - Technology - 1 month ago

A New Ban On Trans Girls And Women In School Sports Could Lead To "Invasive Examinations" Of Student-Athletes To Prove Their Gender, Advocates Say

The Republican lawmaker who introduced the bill said it would be enforced via student-athletes’ physical exams.

BuzzFeed News - Politics - 4 months ago

Recent college grads are losing their edge in the job market, study shows

The unemployment gap between college and high school graduates has reached its lowest level in decades, according to a new report from the Cleveland Fed.

Fox News - Business - 5 months ago

Trump administration's war on public schools comes to Detroit with unpublicized education chief visit

Linda McMahon, an outspoken supporter of charter schools and civil rights rollbacks, is visiting Renaissance High School

Detroit Metro Times - US News - 7 months ago

Lawsuit accuses Jewish school in Oakland County of using public funds to force educator to teach religion

The Hillel Day School allegedly fired a public school teacher after she raised questions about separation of church and state

Detroit Metro Times - US News - 8 months ago

Despite Trump's Win, School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters

In several Republican-led states, popular sentiment on the voucher issue has been overridden by the efforts of special interest groups and powerful governors who have enacted sweeping voucher programs that often benefit affluent families.

ProPublica - Politics - 10 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found nearly three dozen school districts were missing required campaign finance reports online. Now lawmakers are pushing to impose steep penalties on local governments that fail to abide by the law.

ProPublica - Politics - 11 months ago

How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn

In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity.

ProPublica - Politics - 1 year ago

CBC Kids News - How acting in my school musical made me a braver person - January 10, 2024

Rasleen Buttar tells the story of how she auditioned for her school musical and got the lead, giving her confidence to try new things.

CBC News - Opinion - 1 year ago