LGBTQ school book controversy in Loudoun County
There’s outrage in Loudoun County over books dealing with LGBTQ issues available this year in elementary and high schools.
Poll: Many youths say high school diploma is enough
Although most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success.
Some college graduates would give up coffee, shave head, spend week in jail to erase student loan debt, survey finds
A majority of college graduates with student loans said they would shave their head if the debt could be erased, according to a new survey, and some others said they would consider giving up coffee and even spending a week in jail.
Sen. Kamala Harris introduces new bill to make school days longer
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a new bill on Wednesday, the Family Friendly Schools Act, to make school days longer by a total of three hours.
Anonymous donor pays almost $8K to clear California school district’s student lunch debt
An anonymous donor paid $7,813.50 to the Ocean View School District to clear all outstanding school lunch balances for children in the district.
Court records: Sex offender kidnapped two children from DC charter school
A man identified by court records as a sex offender briefly kidnapped two children from Rocketship Rise Academy in Southeast on October 11, according to police, but the school didn't inform parents about the incident until Tuesday.
Alexandria City Public Schools considers new start to school year
Deciding to start school before or after Labor Day is at the top of the agenda for Alexandria City Public Schools.
DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute, Department of Education fined $100K
A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousands of former for-profit college students.
Soldier surprises students who began writing letters to him in kindergarten while he was deployed in Iraq
Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.
Here are the colleges with the happiest students, according to Princeton Review’s 2020 list
The rankings are based on feedback from students and published in the Prince Review’s 2020 edition of “The Best 385 Colleges.”
School district to eliminate locker rooms, replace them with gender-neutral facilities
The Eastern Lancaster County School District voted Monday to initiate an ambitious renovation plan to create non-gender specific facilities at its high school in place of traditional gender-specific locker rooms.
Woman celebrates 'death' of $102G in student loans with graveyard photoshoot
A woman "killed it" in a graveyard-themed photoshoot - her student debt that is.
New law makes CA first state to push back school start times
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Sunday evening that bans California public high schools from starting before 8:30 a.m. and prohibits middle schools from beginning before 8 a.m.
Homework debate prompts Prince George’s County Schools to open survey for parents to weigh in
How much homework is too much and is it necessary? That’s the great debate taking over Prince George’s County Public Schools.
Fairfax County Public Schools could consider renaming Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield
Fairfax County Public Schools could be considering another name change at one of its high schools named after Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
Parents outraged by ‘inappropriate’ first-grade assignment about running from a cop
Some parents of elementary school students in the Pittsburgh School District were outraged to discover that some first graders were given a reading comprehension assignment about two boys running from a cop.
Teacher under investigation for photo saying Confederate flag is announcement to ‘marry your sister’
A Georgia teacher is under investigation by a local school district after allegedly showing students an image of the Confederate flag and stating it was a way to “announce that you intend to marry your sister.”
Spotlight on Virginia school after girl says classmates pinned her down, cut her dreadlocks on playground
EDITOR'S NOTE: A 12-year-old girl's claim that three boys held her down and cut her hair at a school in Virginia was a hoax, according to school officials. Please see the most up-to-date report here.
Middle school teacher investigated for quiz question referring to Trump as ‘idiot’
A Florida middle school teacher is under investigation after giving students a multiple-choice question about President Donald Trump that referred to him as an “idiot,” according to reports.
Billionaire fulfills promise to pay off student loans for Morehouse Class of 2019
A billionaire technology investor and philanthropist is providing grants to wipe out the student debt of the entire 2019 class at Morehouse College.