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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Brody Bumila goes nuclear, a no-hitter loss, and more Friday high school sports takeaways

Friday also saw the No. 2 girls’ lacrosse team and No. 3 baseball team falter against lower-ranked squads, a bevy of one-hitters, and a handful of 100 milestones.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Mexico to cut school year short ahead of World Cup

MEXICO CITY: Mexican authorities on Friday (May 8) announced that the school year would end over a month early as the country gears up to host World Cup matches, prompting broad backlash.Education Secretary Mario Delgado said the decision to end the school year 40 days early was made in part due to a heat wav

Channel NewsAsia - World - 3 hours ago

Schools across U.S. disrupted after Canvas education platform hacked

The parent company of Canvas, a popular, cloud-based education platform, says it experienced a cybersecurity incident this week. NBC News' Valerie Castro explains the impact this has had on students.

NBC News - US News - 4 hours ago

How a massive hack on school software disrupted classes across America

Instructure, parent company of the education platform Canvas, said it took “immediate steps” to contain the hack before calling law enforcement.

NBC News - Entertainment - 8 hours ago

Bears tryout players have local high school flavor

Barrington High School alum Scotty Miller, Lake Forest High’s Mac Uihlein and Jai Williams and Loyola Academy’s Josh Kreutz all tried out for the Bears as part of the two-day practice session, which ends Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Texas to Check Whether School Districts Are Complying With Laws on Ten Commandments, Prayer Time

Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to ensure that donated copies of the commandments are being displayed, and that boards have voted on prayer time.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

Israeli education minister threatens to deny universities' funding over political activism, says presidents 'are welcome to resign'

“We are putting an end to the politicization of university presidents,” Yoav Kisch tweeted.

New York Post - Top Stories - 1 day 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 - 1 day 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 - 2 days ago

UCLA medical school engaged in racial discrimination: DOJ

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has completed a year-long investigation into the admissions policies and practices at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

New York Post - Health - 2 days ago

Food labels are actually affecting your health -- Our environment drives many of the choices we make around what we eat. Evidence shows that to encourage consumers to make healthier choices, better labelling and education are crucial.

Our environment drives many of the choices we make around what we eat. Evidence shows that to encourage consumers to make healthier choices, better labelling and education are crucial.

BBC News - Health - 3 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 - 4 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 - 4 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 - 4 days ago

Your guide to the L.A. Unified Board of Education District 4 race: Nick Melvoin vs. Ankur Patel

L.A. Unified Board of Education District 4 race will feature incumbent Nick Melvoin and challenger Ankur Patel. Here is your election guide.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 7 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 - 9 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 - 10 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 - 11 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 - 16 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 - 18 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 - 23 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 - 25 days 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 - 2 months 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 - 8 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