Virginia High School Changes Namesake From Robert E. Lee To Rep. John Lewis
A school board is renaming a high school in Springfield, Virginia, after the civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, who…
Oakland School Board Votes To Eliminate Its Police Department
The school board in Oakland, California, unanimously voted on Wednesday to dismantle the school district’s police department — making the…
Amid Uprisings, Schools Consider Terminating Their Contracts With Police
The number of police officers stationed in schools has increased in recent decades in response to a devastating wave of…
Texas governor reopens more businesses, schools, days after highest jump in Covid-19 cases in the state
Child care centers, office buildings, youth clubs and massage and personal-care centers may open immediately, Abbott said at a news…
How schools around the world are reopening during the coronavirus pandemic
Thermal scanners, mandatory masks and staggered schedules are some solutions. May 17, 2020, 1:00 PM 8 min read 8 min…
Education Department announces final Title IX rule on conducting campus sexual assault investigations
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday unveiled the department’s final rules for how schools are to conduct investigations into sexual…
When will the country get back to normal? 3 things to know about reopening America
It’s Easter weekend, and the nation’s church pews aren’t filled as President Donald Trump had hoped. And while there are…
Broadway’s Laura Benanti Urges Theater Kids From Shuttered Schools To Sing Out
No stranger to the ebbs and flows of live theater, Laura Benanti is shining a spotlight on young thespians who’ve…
Online Classes And A Shaky Job Market: College Students Face Uncertain Futures
College students across the country have headed home in recent days as their campuses have shut down to try to…
Postal worker in Washington tests positive for coronavirus; Rhode Island announces 1st case
The global death toll of coronavirus has reached nearly 3,000 people as countries around the world continue to report their…
Kobe Bryant service latest: Vanessa Bryant opens up, Michael Jordan wipes away tears
A public memorial service is underway at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles to honor NBA great Kobe Bryant…
Major storm moving East with heavy snow and severe weather
14 states are on alert for heavy snow and flooding from California to Georgia. February 4, 2020, 1:42 PM 4…
President Trump issues guidance asserting students’ right to pray in public schools
President Donald Trump issued new guidance on Thursday, asserting a First Amendment right of students to pray in public schools…
6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Puerto Rico
There aren’t any threats of a tsunami for the U.S. East Coast. January 11, 2020, 8:09 PM 5 min read…
Get vaccinated or don’t come back to school, officials tell Seattle public school students
More than 2,200 students were sent letters to get vaccinated. December 29, 2019, 9:20 PM 6 min read A measles…
Pete Buttigieg Says He ‘Was Slow To Realize’ South Bend Schools Were Segregated
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg conceded on Sunday that he had long believed that his city’s schools were integrated,…
San Francisco 49ers’ Richard Sherman clears over $27,000 in schools’ cafeteria debt
San Francisco 49er Richard Sherman is making his mark off the field by paying off thousands of dollars in school…
Kamala Harris Wants To Extend The School Day To Help Working Parents
California Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Tuesday seeking to have schools extend programming for students from 8…
Teenager allegedly shoots classmate near California high school; suspect in custody
One teenager was shot, allegedly by another student, near a Northern California high school Tuesday morning, authorities said. The sole…
School resource officer fired after arresting 6-year-olds
A Florida school resource officer who arrested two 6-year-old students has been fired, according to Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon.…
School bus driver arrested on alleged DUI after child calls 911 to report her ‘drunk’
A Washington state bus driver school bus driver has been charged with driving under the influence after a student got…
As 9/11 health problems mount, an uncertain future for students in lower Manhattan
Lila Nordstrom was a senior at storied Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan when “we saw a huge fireball engulf…
Teens who don’t date may be more well-adjusted and less depressed, new study finds
When it comes to teen dating, a new study found that students not in a romantic relationship had stronger social…
Mississippi 14-year-old arrested for threatening to ‘shoot up the school’ he attends
A student from Mississippi has been arrested just weeks into the school year after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up”…
Cory Booker Transformed Newark Schools. Some Residents Still Haven’t Forgiven Him For It.
NEWARK, N.J. ― Presidential candidate Cory Booker likens himself to a civil rights icon when describing his previous work with…
March for Our Lives announces sweeping gun control proposal
March for Our Lives, the student-led activist group founded by survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school mass shooting,…
Black teens fundraising for high school football team held at gunpoint by white woman: Police
Four black teenagers in Arkansas were forced to the ground and held at gunpoint by a white woman as they…
N.J. Principal ‘Floored’ After Oprah Winfrey Surprises School With $500,000 Gift
Students at a high school in Newark, New Jersey, received quite the surprise Friday when Oprah Winfrey stopped by to…
White Students Wear Cornrows And Bandanas As Costumes For High School ‘Thug Day’
Around 30 white students at Memorial High School in Houston, Texas, sported cornrows, baggy sports jerseys and gold chains on…
2 dead, 4 injured after shooting on UNC Charlotte campus; suspect in custody, police say
Two people have been killed and another four injured after a shooting on the campus of the University of North…
Actress Felicity Huffman among 14 to plead guilty in college admissions cheating scandal
Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman is among 14 defendants who have agreed to plead guilty in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions…
New York teacher who says she was fired ‘lost everything’ over topless selfie
The New York teacher who says she was fired after a topless selfie from 2016 circulated around the school where…
Doctors complete first living kidney transplant from one HIV-positive person to another
A team of doctors has performed a kidney transplant for the first time ever from one person living with HIV…
Sydney Aiello, 19-year-old survivor of Parkland mass shooting, dies from suicide
A former high school student who survived last year’s Parkland, Florida, shooting massacre has died from an apparent suicide, according…
8 Elite Public Schools In NYC Only Accepted 190 Black Students
Efforts to diversify New York City’s most selective public schools appear to be falling flat, with fewer black and Hispanic…
Court rules Sandy Hook families can sue gunmaker over rifle used in shooting
Connecticut’s highest court has cleared the way for families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to…
Live Updates: Ringleader pleads guilty in $25 million nationwide college admissions cheating scam
Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and a slew of chief executives are among 50 wealthy people charged in…
Democrats, conservative group knock down Betsy DeVos 'education freedom' plan
A Trump administration proposal aimed at encouraging “school choice” seems dead on arrival in Congress after both House Democrats and…
Virginia School District Plans For Bias Training After Black History Month Slavery ‘Game’
A Virginia school district has detailed its plans to address racial inequity with bias training after parents criticized a Black…
Denver public school teachers go on strike for first time in 25 years
Denver public school teachers left their classrooms and formed picket lines. Source link
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring acknowledges wearing ‘brown makeup’ at a 1980 party
The top three elected officials in the state of Virginia, all Democrats, are mired in controversy Wednesday, as a chaotic…
Michigan State University blasted in federal report over handling of former Olympic gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar’s case, reporting of campus crime
A federal investigation slammed Michigan State University’s handling of sexual assault reports stemming for the Larry Nassar scandal and for…
Trump says intel chiefs claim they were ‘totally misquoted’ in reports saying they contradicted him
President Donald Trump on Thursday, after attacking his top intelligence officials the day before for contradicting his claims of foreign…
NY Middle School Faces Scrutiny After Parents Claim 4 Black Girls Were Strip-Searched
Parents in upstate New York are calling for the resignation of two school employees amid claims that the employees told…
Snow pounds Midwest as region braces for coldest temperatures in decades
A snowstorm is pounding the Midwest Monday as the Midwest and Northeast brace for brutally cold temperatures this week. The…
Georgia School Suspends Honor Student Over Counterfeit $20 Bill
UPDATE: 5:15 p.m. – In a statement obtained by HuffPost, the Henry County School District said superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis…
Trauma Is The Norm For Many New Orleans Kids. This School Was Made For Them.
This story is a collaboration between HuffPost and The Lens. This year, the kids learned papier mâché. Their creations line…
High school wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks displayed ‘character,’ his parents say
The parents of the high school wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a match say they’re…
Trump Administration Scraps Guidance That Protects Students From Racist Discipline
The Department of Education and the Department of Justice officially rescinded a piece of Obama-era guidance designed to protect students…
From the youngest US face transplant to altered baby DNA, these are the top health stories of 2018
Health, wellness and medicine affect our lives every day, but sometimes certain stories will rise to the top. That may…
High School Students Singing A Racist KKK-Themed ‘Jingle Bells’ Spark Outrage
School officials are investigating “an incident of extreme racial insensitivity” at a New Hampshire high school after students were filmed…
When Schools Use Child Protective Services As A Weapon Against Parents
CHICAGO and NEW YORK — Tiffany Banks sat in her living room, a ruby-red wall decorated with family photographs behind…
Nor’easter leaves some students stranded at schools overnight
Some students in New Jersey were forced to sleep in their schools overnight as the first snowstorm of the season…
Manhunt underway for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in killing of Georgia police officer
A manhunt was underway Sunday for a suspect in the killing of a police officer near a suburban Atlanta school…
What happened after an 11-year-old boy was accused of murdering his pregnant soon-to-be stepmom
On the morning of Feb. 20, 2009, Chris Brown was running a little late for work. It was a frigid…
Beijing Covered by Record-Breaking Smog: VICE News Quick Hit
Chinese officials issue the first-ever ‘red alert’ as record high levels of smog cover Beijing. With pollution levels having reached…
Who is Mark Judge? Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend and the only named witness
Brett Kavanaugh’s high school classmate Mark Judge has become a pivotal yet enigmatic figure in the contentious confirmation hearings for…