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Blizzard leads to travel bans, flight cancellations and school closures across the East Coast

The National Weather Service warned that once the storm intensifies Sunday it could prove significantly more severe than projections made just a few days ago.

CNBC - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Cellphone app, security video critical in helping solve teen's murder -- In April 2024, college student Sade Robinson, 19, went on a first date and never came home. Her car was found set on fire 3 miles from her apartment. Using data from an app on her phone, law enforcement began to piece together where she went - and who she was with.

In April 2024, college student Sade Robinson, 19, went on a first date and never came home. Her car was found set on fire 3 miles from her apartment. Using data from an app on her phone, law enforcement began to piece together where she went — and who she was with.

CBS News - US News - 13 hours ago

High school teacher arrested after alleged sex with student living under her roof

An economics teacher at a Florida high school was arrested on sex offense charges after allegedly grooming a male student and providing alcohol and controlled substances to teens.

Fox News - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Government will 'look at' Plan 2 student loans, Education Secretary says

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned that the Government was dealing with ‘a question of priorities’.

Evening Standard - Politics - 16 hours ago

Pennsylvania high school senior faces over 300 felonies in alleged sextortion scheme

Pennsylvania high school senior Zachariah Abraham Meyers faces over 300 felony charges after authorities allege he operated a 'criminal network' involving sextortion and catfishing.

Fox News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Voices: My 13-year-old son uses a Nokia. Here's why I support the school phone ban

This mum of five is fully on board with the enhanced phone restrictions in secondary schools and has her own set of firm screen rules at home.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 1 day ago

How a Jewish day school fabricated an antisemitism scandal in South Africa

When a girls' tennis match between two Johannesburg schools was cancelled, allegations of antisemitism led to resignations and apologies. But students say it was a boycott over Israel

Middle East Eye - Opinion - 1 day ago

The 18 highest-paying college majors 5 years after graduation

Engineering majors typically earn more than $75,000 within five years of graduating from college, placing them among the highest-paid graduates.

CNBC - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Lesson in Love: First-ever college professor on 'Love Is Blind' reveals starstruck students' reactions

Brooklyn native Vic St. John is the first college professor to ever be cast on "Love Is Blind" -- and he's getting a crash course in being a reality show star.

New York Post - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Federal court clears way for Ten Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana public school classrooms

Federal appeals court lifts block on Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, sparking intense constitutional debate.

Fox News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Regarding recent school actions, SAVE America Act: Letters to the Editor for Feb. 21, 2026

The LNP | LancasterOnline Opinion department publishes reader letters in both the newspaper and online on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Lancaster Online - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Winter slips can be especially dangerous for seniors. This Quebec judo school teaches them how to fall safely

Dojo Blainville has designed a program for seniors to help prevent injury in the case of a fall.

CBC News - Health - 1 day ago

Three injured in blast at Buenos Aires police school

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Three officers were injured Friday when a suspicious package exploded at a police school in the Argentine capital, the Minist...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 1 day ago

Fmr American Idol contestant, husband of Ohio teacher charged with wife's murder after she was found in home

Ohio teacher Ashley Flynn shot and killed in her home by husband who's now charged with murder. The shocking case involves a beloved volleyball coach.

Fox News - US News - 2 days ago

School Boards and Book Publishers Should Learn From 'Freedom to Read Week'

The freedom to read is one of our most precious freedoms.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

The legacy of Wicomico County's 106-year-old San Domingo School

SALISBURY — In 1944, Newell Quinton was born into a family of eight siblings within the tightly knit, self-sufficient African American community of San Domingo between Mardela Springs and …

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Boy traumatized at Portage Park school needs healing, support

A reader says the traumatized third grader could use a boost from Barack Obama. Also, a thumbs-up to delivery robots, and a letter writer who wrote on Roy Cohn's lingering influence on Trump.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Oscar nominated documentary shorts focus on Gaza, Ukraine, school shootings ... and donkeys

Globe film critic Odie Henderson takes a look at this year's Oscar nominated documentary shorts.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Commentary: Anxious about AI, I went back to school and this is what I learned

Mid-career workers are facing real anxiety about AI. Tackling that by upskilling has been a painful but rewarding process, says Liang Kaixin.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 3 days ago

Education Department Issues Warning to Colleges Over Student Loan Nonpayment Rates

‘It’s time for institutions to step up or risk losing access to federal student aid,’ Undersecretary of Education Nicholas Kent said.

Epoch Times - US News - 3 days ago

The Monitor's View -- Pupil power: Why the US South is seeing education gains

Studies in 2025 pointed to declining achievement in foundational reading and math skills among American students. But four states in the South are demonstrating that high standards and elevated expectations can raise performance, despite scarce resources.

Christian Science Monitor - Opinion - 3 days ago

Big money expected in November's historic Chicago school board race

PACs, billionaires and labor unions are gearing up for a Chicago school board race where contributions are expected to top the $13 million spent on the 2024 elections.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 3 days ago

IDEAS | GABRIEL WU -- I won't let AI dominate my Harvard education

College classes that are useless in a vocational sense may be the most valuable ones of all.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Top of the class: 16 QF students receive Qatar Education Excellence Award 2026

Doha, Qatar: The greatest embodiments of Qatar Foundation s globally unique education ecosystem are its skilled and values driven students and acros...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

Family speaks of 'profound pain' after trans dad guns down ex-wife, son at high school hockey game

The family of the trans gunman in a deadly Pawtucket hockey game shooting released a statement expressing "profound pain" as the investigation continues into the tragedy.

Fox News - US News - 4 days ago

E-town school board member Danielle Lindemuth to continue state House campaign without endorsement

Elizabethtown school board member Danielle Lindemuth plans to continue her campaign for the 98th House District despite being passed up for the Republican endorsement for the seat.

Lancaster Online - Top Stories - 4 days ago

Ask Stew: How to Gain Pool Skills for Dive School or Rescue Swimmer Prep -- Here is a question from a future Navy diver or rescue swimmer who is considering his options and working on becoming better...

Here is a question from a future Navy diver or rescue swimmer who is considering his options and working on becoming better in the water for either of these jobs in the Navy.

Military.com - Opinion - 4 days ago

School districts cut ties with photo giant after social media posts about alleged Epstein ties

Viral posts about photo giant Lifetouch zeroed in on Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Leon Black, the former CEO of an investment fund that bought Lifetouch’s parent company.

NBC News - Business - 4 days ago

Mississippi's school miracle shames failing Chicago leaders on education

Pastor Corey Brooks reveals how Mississippi has transformed from 49th to 9th in reading while Chicago's South Side schools continue failing students.

Fox News - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Parental backlash against school-assigned laptops is powering up across the country

Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

NBC News - Technology - 5 days ago

College basketball's new assistant coach: AI

Emerging artificial intelligence apps such as Pick and Roll can watch tape and live games to suggest strategy adjustments on the fly

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 6 days ago

Police name teenager who killed eight in Canada school massacre

A police active shooter alert said the suspect was described ‘as female in a dress with brown hair’

Evening Standard - World - 11 days ago

How largest health-care education company in U.S. is tackling growing jobs gap

Adtalem Global Education changed its name to Covista last week, a move the company says signals its ambitions in addressing the growing health-care worker gap.

CNBC - Health - 11 days ago

Longview, Kalama school levies passing in early election results

Replacement levies for Longview and Kalama school districts are passing in early election results released Tuesday.

The Columbian - Politics - 11 days ago

Washougal school levies passing in early returns

Washougal’s school funding measures were prevailing in early election returns Tuesday night.

The Columbian - Politics - 11 days ago

Strict school phone rules show no mental health benefits: Study

Restrictive school phone policies are not linked to better student mental wellbeing, a study has found, and managing phone use can take schools more than...

Daily Sabah - Health - 11 days ago

Illinois attorney general reaches agreement to protect $1.4 billion in education funding

The Trump administration last year tried to require state and local education agencies to sign a document affirming compliance with the administration's interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding DEI efforts.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 16 days ago

Mercante: Delaware school board candidates wanted

As of Feb. 3, and while we are approaching the filing deadline of March 6, there were no contested seats for any school boards in Delaware.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 16 days ago

Department of Education finds San Jose State violated Title IX regarding transgender volleyball player

The Department of Education warned that San José State risks "imminent enforcement action" if it doesn't voluntarily resolve the Title IX violations by taking action five ways.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 25 days 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 - 2 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 - 2 months ago

Students learn skills of restoring vintage cars in one-of-a-kind program at Kansas college

Students interested in restoring classic cars can pursue a unique bachelor's degree in automotive restoration at McPherson College in Kansas.

Fox News - Business - 4 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 - Top Stories - 5 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 - 6 months ago

Harvard physicist says massive interstellar object could be alien probe on 'reconnaissance mission'

Massive interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, larger than Manhattan, shows unusual glow pattern and planetary alignment that Harvard physicist calls potentially technological.

Fox News - Science - 6 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 - 7 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 - 9 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 - 11 months 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