Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher will plead guilty to federal felony charges in deal with prosecutors
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who brought a gun to school and shot his first-grade teacher in January in Newport News, Virginia, will plead guilty to new federal felony charges as part of a deal with prosecutors, her attorney said Monday.
2023-06-06 06:53
A Utah school district removed the Bible from some school libraries. Now it's received a request to review the Book of Mormon
A Utah school district that recently pulled the King James Bible from elementary and middle school libraries has now received a request to review the Book of Mormon for removal, according to school officials.
2023-06-04 06:17
Milwaukee school bus goes up in flames seconds after driver safely evacuates all 37 students
School bus driver Imunek Williams was just two blocks away from dropping a group of students off at the Milwaukee Academy of Science on Wednesday morning when she suddenly smelled something burning. Minutes later, the bus was engulfed in flames.
2023-06-04 03:15
Teachers are on the front lines of a battle to change how teens use social media
A high school English class may not sound like the typical forum for educating kids on the risks of social media, but that hasn't stopped Jennifer Rosenzweig.
2023-06-03 17:47
Are There No. 1 Pencils?
Almost every syllabus, teacher, and standardized test requires a No. 2 pencil. Are there other choices out there?
2023-06-03 02:59
South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads'
South African Tamara Magwashu grew up unable to afford pads or tampons - now she is changing that for others.
2023-05-28 08:23
A recent high school graduate is missing after going overboard a boat in the Bahamas during a celebration trip
An 18-year-old who just graduated high school in Louisiana has been missing for two days after going overboard a boat in the Bahamas during a graduation celebration, school officials said.
2023-05-27 07:20
A rural Texas high school postpones graduation after only 5 seniors meet graduation requirements
A small high school in rural Texas has postponed its graduation ceremony after an end-of-year review revealed only five of the school's 33 seniors had met the requirements to graduate.
2023-05-27 06:57
At least 10 South Carolina students hospitalized after a school bus crashed into tanker truck, officials say
Multiple students were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a school bus collided with a tanker truck in Lexington County, South Carolina, officials said.
2023-05-26 09:49
A family uprooted in grief a year on from Uvalde
The Ramirez's life changed forever a year ago when a gunman shot and killed their daughter alongside 20 others.
2023-05-24 08:26
At least 19 children killed in school dormitory fire in Guyana
At least 19 of the 20 people who died in a "horrific" school dormitory fire were children, officials said on Monday, after a blaze tore through the building in the Caribbean country of Guyana.
2023-05-23 04:20
A transgender girl will not attend her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go dressed as a girl
A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels under her robe at her Gulfport high school graduation.
2023-05-21 09:26