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Trans high school track athlete wins girls' state championship before key Supreme Court ruling

Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 15-year-old sophomore at Bridgeport High School, is the only known openly transgender sports competitor in West Virginia.

New York Post - US News - 2 hours ago

Family, friends devastated after Tilden High honor roll student fatally shot while walking to school

“They robbed my son of his future,” said the mother of 17-year-old Pedro Ramirez, a two-sport athlete struck by stray gunfire Tuesday morning shortly after leaving his Back of the Yards home.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Paris school worker tried for child abuse in widespread assault inquiry

A former school employee was standing trial in Paris this week accused of sexually assaulting nine children, highlighting a yearlong crisis in the French capital's school system involving child abuse accusations at roughly 130 schools, kindergartens, and nurseries.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Mina the Hollower is the best old-school action adventure I've played in a while

Smooth movement, compelling combat, and tons of secrets make for an innovative throwback.

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

A new kind of high school musical, courtesy of the trade war

Finding Joy, David Reed’s new musical about grief and sisterhood, allowed the music teacher to write a show tailor-made for his students

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Senate bipartisan bill tackles NIL chaos in college sports, creates 'Lane Kiffin Rule'

“This is a stability bill, not just an NIL bill,” Cruz said, referencing the name, image and likeness payments that have led to football rosters with $30 million payrolls and reshaped the...

New York Post - Business - 10 hours ago

First bedtime, now Bard. Author Adam Mansbach revisits his hit 'kids book' series with college-themed sequel.

We talk to the Newton native about fatherhood, fame, and writing that hits home.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Birla Public School team wins silver at Destination Imagination 2025-26

Doha, Qatar: The students of Birla Public School brought laurels to the school by securing the Silver Medal in the Improvisational Challenge at the pr...

Peninsula Qatar - Opinion - 20 hours ago

51 candidates are running for Chicago's first fully elected school board

Five candidates are running for the powerful president’s seat, but incumbents are running unopposed in two districts. The other 18 districts have competitive races with two or three contenders.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Lancaster lawmakers raise concerns with new federal student loan law to US education secretary

Lancaster County lawmakers are urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to consider the impact that new federal student loan regulations would have on local educational institutions and the

Lancaster Online - US News - 1 day ago

Close your laptop, grab a pencil: Inside a school district's 'tech-free' experiment

A rural North Carolina district stopped students from using screens on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A public health professor who studied the switch shared the results exclusively with NBC News.

NBC News - Technology - 1 day 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 - 1 day ago

Several killed as train collides with school minibus in Belgium

ALBAWABA- A regional train collided with a school minibus at a level crossing in eastern Belgium on Tuesday morning, leaving several people dead and pro

Albawaba - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Draft law sets private school licence validity for up to five years

Doha, Qatar: In coordination with the General Secretariat of the State Cabinet and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Civil Service a...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 1 day ago

De Anza College Launches Silicon Valley's First AI Associate Degree

The school said the degree will be launched this fall with registration beginning July 27.

Epoch Times - US News - 2 days ago

Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

The financial terms weren’t disclosed. The school district had sought more than $60 million to create a 15-year program it said would help counteract mental health and learning issues caused by social media.

NBC News - Technology - 2 days ago

Outrage over Qurans and hijabs at Texas school ignites Bible revival outside campus gates

A Texas high school Bible handout counters a February incident where a "Why Islam?" table distributed Qurans and hijabs inside Wylie East High School.

Fox News - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Royals dynasty continues in large-school baseball

Lakenheath’s attempt to dethrone the three-time champions falls short in the DODEA-Europe Division I baseball finale.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Royals retain stranglehold on large-school softball

Ramstein wins its fourth straight DODEA-Europe Division I title after defeating Lakenheath in the season finale.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Sigonella upends Vicenza to capture small-school softball throne

The Jaguars rally past defending champion Vicenza in the DODEA-Europe Division II/III softball championship game.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Harvard doctor invents 'vagina on a chip' in women's health breakthrough

The invention "sets the stage for us to develop better and more effective strategies for women," Dr. Zohreh Izadifar told The Post.

New York Post - Technology - 5 days ago

Here's who's running for Chicago's first-ever elected school board president

Four candidates have already filed for school board president, and a fifth from the Chicago Teachers Union plans to join them. Up until now, the mayor appointed that position and held sway over what came up for a board vote. Now that power will go to someone elected.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 5 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 - 7 days ago

Matcha and a college tour: How China's RedNote app is enticing U.S. users to stay online

A year after it welcomed “TikTok refugees” to the platform, the Chinese social media app is making a push to build a lasting presence in the States.

NBC News - Entertainment - 8 days ago

'I am not alone': NAMI Southwest Washington volunteers share their mental health journeys with high school students

Serenity Scerbo said she felt alone as a teen. Soon, that feeling spiraled into nightmares, panic attacks and feelings of worthlessness.

The Columbian - Health - 8 days ago

Lockdown lifted at West Chicago Community High School after threat deemed unfounded

The situation unfolded about 11:45 a.m. noon, according to a West Chicago police spokesperson, who added no injuries have been reported but officers remained on the scene.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 8 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 - 8 days ago

Fast-track 'alumni' boom: How short courses at Harvard and Stanford became big business

Now, some students can add top-tier schools to their resume after several weeks, and far less money.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 8 days ago

US college graduates face harsh job market amid economic uncertainty

Gov't funding cuts, war, tariffs and AI advancements intensify competition among recent graduates seeking stable jobs.

Aljazeera - Science - 10 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 - 20 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 - 26 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 - 5 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 - 6 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