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Education

Apparent AI-generated bomb threat shuts down St. Ignatius College Prep on Near West Side

The school, located at 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd., received the threat around 10:10 p.m. Thursday, but no one was hurt and no bomb was found, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Springfield to pay $14 million to settle sexual abuse claims involving middle school teacher

Springfield’s city solicitor, Steve Buoniconti, said the settlements “took into account the facts of the cases, the alleged harm perpetrated on the victims, and the liability the City would face at trial.”

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Israeli settler attacks hit W. Bank school as UN warns of record violence

Israeli settlers set fire to a classroom in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Israeli officials said, as the...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Teen girl stabbed, critically wounded by classmate at Zion-Benton Township High School

The student was stabbed by another girl, also 17, on campus in the far north suburb.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Map Shows US States With School Phone Bans In 2026

Restrictions range from full statewide bans to guidelines encouraging districts to limit usage.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Türkiye condemns attack on Turkish minority school in Greece's W. Thrace

Türkiye on Friday condemned an attack on a primary school belonging to the Turkish minority in Greece’s Western Thrace region, calling on Greek...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

High school scoreboard, results from Thursday, Jan. 8

High school results for boys basketball and girls basketball for Thursday, Jan. 8:

The Columbian - Top Stories - 21 hours ago

Hersey High School wrestling coach faces disciplinary notice

The varsity wrestling coach at Hersey High School is due to be served a notice to remedy by the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Education Ministry issues first official identification card for licensed private tutoring teachers

Doha, Qatar: As part of its ongoing efforts to regulate the private tutoring sector and enhance the quality of educational services provided to studen...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 2 days ago

Health Ministry shares healthy tips for students ahead of school return in Qatar

Doha, Qatar:As students prepare to return to school, the Ministry of Public Health has shared key health tips to support students well being and acad...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 3 days ago

Israeli Education Ministry invested millions in AI conference that no one will attend

Sources Familiar With the Details Told Haaretz That a Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Planned by the Ministry for February, Was Barely Publicized Due to Fears of International Criticism, and That That Even Educators in Israel, Who Are the Main Target Audience, Are Completely Unaware of Its Existence

Haaretz - Science - 6 days ago

Former Harvard Medical School morgue manager jailed for sale of body parts

Judge sentences Harvard Medical School morgue manager for stealing organs and various body parts for sale to others.

Aljazeera - Science - 24 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 - 1 month 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 - 1 month ago

Battle Ground to again run a school levy on Feb. 10 ballot

The Battle Ground school district will make a third attempt to pass a replacement levy.

The Columbian - Politics - 1 month 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 - 2 months ago

Digital education in Chiapas: A lever for a better future for young girls

The future of these girls depends on creating a space where women can fulfill their dreams, share their knowledge, and shape the future of Mexico.

Global Voices - Technology - 2 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 - 4 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 - 4 months ago

Investing in Public Education Will Strengthen the U.S.

The U.S. is a global powerhouse. Public education is one of the main reasons why

Scientific American - Opinion - 4 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 - 4 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 - 6 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 - 7 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 - 9 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