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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Wednesday's 10 high school tournament takeaways, plus the Gatorade baseball Player of the Year

Wednesday saw a second-seeded defending champion go down, amid a few surprising results, and the girls’ lacrosse semifinals are taking shape with six more teams hoisting up an MIAA final four banner.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 10 minutes ago

Fairfield School Shooting, At Least One Dead After Graduation Ceremony

Gunfire erupted in the parking lot of the school following a graduation ceremony in Fairfield, California.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

1 dead, 3 hurt at California high school graduation as police probe incident near stadium

The chaos unfolded just after 8 p.m. outside Fairfield High School’s Schafer Stadium, where Sem Yeto High School’s ceremony had ended.

New York Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Ohio State reaches $100 million settlement over school doctor accused of sex abuse -- The school has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student athletes against the university over its failure to stop abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss.

The school has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student athletes against the university over its failure to stop abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss.

CBS News - US News - 6 hours ago

Cape Henlopen High School graduates 57th class

Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes celebrated its 57th commencement Tuesday, June 2.

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Texas Startup Betting on Drones as the Answer to School Shootings

Several districts in Florida and Georgia will have the technology in place for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

Mays: Delaware can get school funding right

Every child in Delaware deserves a school with the teachers, support staff, learning materials and resources they need to succeed. But, for too long, Delaware’s school-funding system has made that harder than it should be.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 1 day ago

Pentagon walks back Bahrain school closure notice, says no final decision

U.S. military families will not be able to return their students to Bahrain schools this fall, the Defense Department announced.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Lake Forest High School seniors look toward the future

Lake Forest High School's 234-member Class of 2026 received their diplomas during an outdoor ceremony on the football field Friday. This year's valedictorian was Kaylee McDowell and the salutatorian …

Bay to Bay News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Family of slain Chicago college student outraged after accused killer found with knife in Cook County Jail

Sheridan Gorman's father referenced earlier claims that defendant Jose Medina has a developmental disability from a gunshot wound, saying Monday that it's time to "stop pretending this man is harmless and has the mentality of a child."

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 2 days ago

If Bush had been tried, would Minab school have burned?

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – A rare American report draws a direct line from the unpunished architects of the Iraq War to a school bombing in Minab, asking why international law protects everyone except the powerful.

Mehr News Agency - Opinion - 3 days ago

Four killed as train hits school bus on level crossing in Belgium

The school bus is believed to have been on a level crossing when it was hit by the train

Evening Standard - World - 8 days ago

Can NAACP's College-Sports Boycott Save Voting Rights?

The NAACP wants athletes and fans to boycott schools in states decimating Black representation. It could hit the South in the heart and the wallet.

New York Magazine - Politics - 14 days ago

Is the teen summer job a thing of the past? -- A summer job was once a seasonal tradition for millions of American teenagers. No more - here's why fewer young people are expected to clock in when school ends.

A summer job was once a seasonal tradition for millions of American teenagers. No more — here's why fewer young people are expected to clock in when school ends.

CBS News - Business - 15 days ago

Southern cities dominate rankings of best job markets for new college graduates

Recent college graduates are finding the best career opportunities in Southern cities like Birmingham and Tampa, according to a new ADP study.

Fox News - Business - 27 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 - 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 - 9 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 - 1 year 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