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Irish News -- Education Minister pauses review of SNA allocations after parents and schools raise concerns

Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton has paused a review of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations after schools raised concerns that the numbers coul...

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Teacher dead after illegal migrant fleeing ICE runs red light, slams into car: DHS

A Savannah elementary school teacher was killed Monday after a man allegedly fleeing federal immigration officers ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle, authorities said.

Fox News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Temporary school trailers to arrive in Tumbler Ridge as town weighs return to classes

Community of 2,400 still struggling to come to terms with horrific shooting that left nine dead

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Apple Martin Addresses "Out of Hand" Rumor She Was Expelled From School for Bullying

Apple Martin—daughter to Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin—slammed a “completely untrue” rumor that she was once expelled from school for bullying. 

E Online - Entertainment - 3 hours 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 - 4 hours ago

Pulse-pounding video shows heroes wrestle trans dad who opened fire at Rhode Island high school hockey game

Dramatic footage shows brave spectators fighting back against a transgender dad who opened fire at a Rhode Island high school hockey game, killing two family members and wounding three others before...

New York Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Apple unleashes fiery reaction to school bullying allegations

Apple Martin has finally spoken out against allegations that she was expelled from school for bullying.Taking to her Instagram Stories, the daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay's Chris Martin...

International The News - Entertainment - 6 hours ago

Georgia teacher killed in crash after suspect flees ICE arrest

A public school teacher has been killed after a man authorities say was fleeing federal immigration agents crashed into her car in Georgia.According to The New York Post, Oscar Vasquez Lopez, a...

International The News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Chris Martin's daughter Apple on claims she was expelled from school

The 21-year-old model first faced ‘mean girl’ rumours in 2024 after the Paris debutante ball

Evening Standard - Entertainment - 7 hours ago

Apple Martin dismisses rumours she was expelled from school for bullying

The 21-year old model posted a message on her Instagram story denying the rumours which she said had ‘gotten so out of hand’.

Evening Standard - Entertainment - 7 hours ago

Michigan bans cellphones in school as more states move to end classroom distractions

Michigan is banning smartphones during class time in public schools, starting this fall

Los Angeles Times - US News - 8 hours 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 - 8 hours ago

AI Impact Summit 2026: Ministry to lead session on advancing AI in India's education system

The Ministry of Education will lead a special session at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to highlight how India is advancing AI integration across the education sector.

First Post - Technology - 9 hours ago

University of Michigan student accused of using AI for college papers sues for disability discrimination

The lawsuit claims professors mistook symptoms of her disability for signs of AI generation — which the student vehemently denies

Independent UK - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

School choice is inevitable, pushing humanities far left and other commentary

Endless lawfare is “the scorched-earth strategy animating opponents of the school-choice revolution sweeping the country,” thunders The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberly A. Strassel.

New York Post - Opinion - 19 hours ago

Indiana school secretary charged after husband finds her with student, probe reveals affair with another: cops

An Indiana school secretary accused of sexual relations with students faces child seduction charges after husband allegedly caught her with one student.

Fox News - US News - 19 hours ago

Christian mother, teacher found dead as police hunt homicide suspect in Ohio home invasion

Ohio mother and teacher Ashley Flynn found dead in Tipp City home as police launch homicide investigation following reported burglary incident.

Fox News - US News - 20 hours ago

Dozens infected in massive measles outbreak at US college despite majority vaccinations

More than 40 cases reported at Florida Catholic college amid nationwide spike

New York Post - Health - 20 hours ago

Touching moment high school student who was homeless is gifted a car

Daron Webb hopes to become a licensed electrician

Independent UK - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

Largest measles outbreak in recent history reported on southwestern Florida college campus

A historic measles outbreak has hit Ave Maria University in Florida with over 40 infections, marking the largest wave of college campus infections in recent history.

Fox News - Health - 23 hours ago

School Olympic Program honours 24 players who joined national teams

Doha, Qatar: The Organising Committee of the School Olympic Program held a ceremony today to honour promising athletes who joined Qatar s national tea...

Peninsula Qatar - Opinion - 1 day ago

Two hours a day on social media tied to loneliness in college students

Students who spent more than 30 hours on social media per week were nearly 40 percent more likely to report feeling lonely

Independent UK - US News - 1 day 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 - 1 day ago

Hasty Pudding, Harvard must reckon with new Epstein revelations

Friday’s festivities may be tainted by recent news about Epstein’s relationship with Hasty Pudding Institute chairman Andrew Farkas.

Boston Globe - Opinion - 1 day ago

Teacher unions hold kids hostage: Here's the way out

Teachers unions once again had put their own interests ahead of the children they're supposed to serve. School-choice programs can spare families of such hardships in the future.

New York Post - Opinion - 2 days ago

Video - Winter slips can be especially dangerous for seniors. This Quebec judo school teaches them how to fall safely - February 14

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

CBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Tyler Ballgame performs "I Believe in Love" -- New England native Tyler Ballgame grew up with a music teacher mom who encouraged him to sing as much as possible. While his voice has been compared to greats like Elvis Presley and John Lennon, his debut album, "For the First Time, Again," puts the singer's own spin on a retro sound. Here's Tyler Ballgame performing "I Believe in Love."

New England native Tyler Ballgame grew up with a music teacher mom who encouraged him to sing as much as possible. While his voice has been compared to greats like Elvis Presley and John Lennon, his debut album, "For the First Time, Again," puts the singer's own spin on a retro sound. Here's Tyler Ballgame performing "I Believe in Love."

CBS News - Entertainment - 3 days ago

Tyler Ballgame performs "Matter of Taste" -- New England native Tyler Ballgame grew up with a music teacher mom who encouraged him to sing as much as possible. While his voice has been compared to greats like Elvis Presley and John Lennon, his debut album, "For the First Time, Again," puts the singer's own spin on a retro sound. Here's Tyler Ballgame performing "Matter of Taste."

New England native Tyler Ballgame grew up with a music teacher mom who encouraged him to sing as much as possible. While his voice has been compared to greats like Elvis Presley and John Lennon, his debut album, "For the First Time, Again," puts the singer's own spin on a retro sound. Here's Tyler Ballgame performing "Matter of Taste."

CBS News - Entertainment - 3 days ago

Tyler Ballgame performs "For the First Time, Again" -- New England native Tyler Ballgame grew up with a music teacher mom who encouraged him to sing as much as possible. While his voice has been compared to greats like Elvis Presley and John Lennon, his debut album, "For the First Time, Again," puts the singer's own spin on a retro sound. Here's Tyler Ballgame performing "For the First Time, Again."

New England native Tyler Ballgame grew up with a music teacher mom who encouraged him to sing as much as possible. While his voice has been compared to greats like Elvis Presley and John Lennon, his debut album, "For the First Time, Again," puts the singer's own spin on a retro sound. Here's Tyler Ballgame performing "For the First Time, Again."

CBS News - Entertainment - 3 days ago

College and University Tenure Reform Gaining Momentum in Several States

Recent laws require performance reviews that determine whether faculty members are effective teachers, not just researchers and scholarly journal writers.

Epoch Times - US News - 3 days ago

Illinois after-school programs, parent services in limbo as lawsuits challenge Trump administration cuts

At Curie High School in Chicago, the feds' decision to discontinue the Full-Service Community Schools grant threatens tutoring, after-school programs and parent programming.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

HIV infections in Poland are rising. Marcel Lelo, who has HIV, is calling for better education about the virus.

The number of HIV infections in Poland has been rising rapidly for several years. Marcel Lelo, who is living with HIV, cautions others about the aggressive virus and advocates for better education.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 5 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 6 days ago

Battle Ground's third try at school levy falls short

Battle Ground Public Schools’ replacement educational programs and operations levy was failing in early election returns Tuesday night.

The Columbian - Politics - 6 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 - 6 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 - 6 days ago

The budgets for the bus go up and up -- Cities and towns across Massachusetts are struggling with higher school transportation costs.

Cities and towns across Massachusetts are struggling with higher school transportation costs.

Boston Globe - Opinion - 6 days ago

Illinois lawmakers announce plan to close school funding gap

Lawmakers set a 2027 goal to fund at least 90% of each school's state funding needs, though it is $5 billion short with just a year to go.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 7 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 - 10 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 - 10 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 - 19 days ago

Graham: School district consolidation not the right move

The proposal to consolidate school districts is a bad idea.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 19 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 - 3 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 - 5 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 - 10 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