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Monday, November 09, 2026 7:04 PM ET

Education

Google faces mounting backlash for controversial AI school policy

Google puts schools in an "impossible position" by blocking students from using its search platform unless AI tools are also enabled, Senator said.

CBS News - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

SDL 9th graders post highest passing rate in a decade, but fewer kids are attending school

When: School District of Lancaster board meeting, Nov. 4. Board members Denisha Gantz, David Parry and Kareena Rios were absent.

Lancaster Online - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Federal Regulators Probe Waymo Robotaxis for Passing Stopped School Buses

Regulators will review whether an earlier software update corrected the underlying safety problem.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

US opens new probe into Waymo vehicles over school bus safety violations

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 : The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had opened a recall query into Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo after numerous incidents of its robotaxis passing stopped school buses.The probe will look into nearly 3,000 company-owned self-driving vehicles. Inves

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 3 hours ago

Waymo taxis won't stop passing stopped school buses, feds say

Waymo announced a voluntary recall last year to address the issue — which is now being investigated by federal regulators over continued safety concerns

Independent UK - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Washington schools prepare to sue the state for failing to fund public education

Three large Washington school districts are preparing to sue the state, alleging it is once again failing to fully fund basic education.

The Columbian - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Pequea Valley schools emphasize career exploration over one-size-fits-all college preparation

Pequea Valley senior Lebran Woods had been considering a career as an athletic trainer. As a football player and track runner, the profession made sense to him.

Lancaster Online - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Inside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's 40-year marriage with college sweetheart

The pair first met in a freshmen electrical engineering class at Oregon State University, where they were lab partners, according to the school’s website.

New York Post - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Michilla 'Kyla' Blaise wins West Side District 5b Chicago School Board race

Michilla "Kyla" Blaise, a Chicago Teachers Union-backed incumbent, beat out challenger Anthony Hargrove in a close match to represent a West Side school board district.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 6 hours ago

Emma Lozano wins District 7a Chicago School Board race

Incumbent Emma Lozano, who was endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race for this primarily Latino district, beating out Jesus Ayala Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 7 hours ago

Nominees for The Columbian 2026-27 Week 9 high school athlete of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger

Here are the nominees for The Columbian 2026-27 Week 9 high school athlete of the week, sponsored by Killer Burger.

The Columbian - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

College students trade late-night partying for fitness, wellness routines

Nutritionist Rachel Brief discusses the growing wellness trend among college students, from fitness classes and sleep tracking to protein-focused diets.

Fox News - Health - 11 hours ago

Justin Trudeau named distinguished fellow at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government -- Canada

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England's Oxford University in a new role.

CBC News - Politics - 14 hours ago

Fort Smith mother says daughter staying home after suspected recording device found at school

A Fort Smith mother says her daughter has taken time off school after a possible recording device was found in a girls’ changing room this week.

CBC News - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

High school scoreboard, results from Saturday, Nov. 7

High school scoreboard results from football, volleyball, girls soccer, girls swimming and cross country on Saturday: FOOTBALL CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS KELSO 33, MERCER ISLAND 14 Mercer Island 7 0 0 7

The Columbian - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Greece: Students march in Athens demanding more education funding - Thousands of pupils, students and teachers marched through central Athens on Thursday in a nationwide push for better-funded schools, joining a protest wave that has spread from France across southern Europe. 5 November 2026

Video. Thousands of pupils, students and teachers marched through central Athens on Thursday in a nationwide push for better-funded schools, joining a protest wave that has spread from France across southern Europe.

Euronews - World - 3 days ago

DOJ Says Most Magnet School Grants Fail Constitutional Test

Federal legal opinion found the program sorts schools by race to reshuffle their mix, not to fix court-proven discrimination.

Epoch Times - US News - 3 days ago

Education vouchers policy extended to standalone kindergartens, new schools

DOHA: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has launched an education voucher policy for Qatari students enrolled in private kindergartens an...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

From STEMIE to drone soccer: How PCF is rethinking preschool education and senior care

At 40, PCF is planning its next chapter, expanding services for young and old while adapting to changing community needs.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Jason Dónes leads in District 3b Chicago School Board race

In a rematch of 2024, the race between Dónes and Carlos Rivas Jr, the incumbent board member, remained too close to call on Thursday with all precincts reporting. Both men hope who grew up in Humboldt Park and went into education hope to represent a Near Northwest Side district that serves mostly Latino students.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Missing Election Day results holding up race calls in two Chicago School Board districts

Though most ballots cast on Tuesday have been counted, those in 12 precincts are outstanding, preventing decisive calls in school board districts on the West Side and the Southwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 3 days ago

Wawira Njiru received the German Africa Award for her school feeding programme in Kenya.

Standing ovations in Berlin: Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru received the German Africa Award for her school feeding programme, which now provides meals to 730,000 children every day.

Deutsche Welle - Health - 4 days ago

In upset, LaPamela Williams wins in West Side District 5a Chicago School Board race

Williams, a real estate agent, unseated incumbent Aaron “Jitu” Brown, a longtime education activist supported by the Chicago Teachers Union. Write-in candidate Kernetha Jones was also defeated.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 5 days ago

Downtown and Near North Side District 6a Chicago School Board race too close to call

CPS classroom assistant Isaiah White, who has backing from anti-CTU groups, was leading a tight race as of Wednesday. But less than 1,000 votes separated him from the incumbent, Anusha Thotakura, and independent Brenda Lee Anderson.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 5 days ago

Incumbent Norma Rios-Sierra, backed by CTU, elected in NW Side Chicago School Board District 3a

Community activist Norma Rios-Sierra wants to see more investment in neighborhood schools. Peter Gonzales, a lawyer for the Illinois Secretary of State, was backed by a pro-school choice group and championed better access to careers in trades.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 5 days ago

Connie Anderson holds on to District 10b seat in Chicago School Board race

Two of the candidates — Connie Anderson and Patrick Watson — are tied to a larger political fight between the mayor and an adversary. Former teacher Rosita Chatonda is running as a write-in.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 5 days ago

The U.S. Department of Education Posted an Incel Meme. It Gets Worse From There. -- Steffi Cao

The right has finally found a gender swap they can get behind.

Slate - Technology - 11 days ago

OpenAI launches college planner in ChatGPT for Teens to track applications, financial aid

OpenAI's new college planner in ChatGPT for Teens helps track application deadlines, financial aid steps, scholarships and fee waivers for U.S. students.

Fox News - Business - 1 month ago

California Scientist Celebrates Nobel Prize By Making His Kids' School Lunches

In between congratulatory phone calls, Dr. Karl Deisseroth took care of his children’s lunchtime needs.

Huffington Post - Science - 1 month ago

How high school shapes the rest of our lives

The puzzling codes of adolescent culture can influence our adult lives in profound ways. But we can also change how these early experiences shape us.

BBC News - Health - 1 month ago

Memorial created at school where boys were infected with HIV and hepatitis

Dozens of boys with haemophilia were given contaminated blood products while pupils at Lord Mayor’s Treloar’s College in Hampshire.

Evening Standard - Health - 1 month ago

TPUSA school clash spirals into threats and outrage as mother denies touching, screaming at Indiana teen

An Indiana high school TPUSA leader says a confrontation with a parent over patriotic bracelets at a school event went viral, while both sides offer conflicting reports.

Fox News - Top Stories - 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 - 11 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 - 1 year 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 - 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