Education

A push for school choice fell short in Trump’s first term. He may now have a more willing Congress

The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of the kind of initiatives that fizzled during his first term.

Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in Milwaukee

Joe Echevarria is Miami’s new president. And on the sideline, he’s the Hurricanes’ biggest fan

Teachers in 2 Massachusetts school districts go on strike

Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure

These kids never returned to school after the pandemic – because of paperwork and a broken phone

Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic. For some who have tried to return, school paperwork has proved a daunting obstacle.

UC Riverside visits Cal Baptist following Smith’s 20-point outing

UC Riverside plays the Cal Baptist Lancers after Kaleb Smith scored 20 points in UC Riverside’s 86-80 loss to the BYU Cougars.

Bilodeau leads No. 22 UCLA against Boston University after 23-point showing

No. 22 UCLA faces the Boston University Terriers after Tyler Bilodeau scored 23 points in UCLA’s 72-64 loss to the New Mexico Lobos.

Texas high school football Class 1A six-man playoff pairings

Texas high school football Class 1A six-man playoff pairings.

Texas high school football Class 3A playoff pairings

Texas high school football Class 3A playoff pairings.

Trump’s win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

President-elect Donald Trump has not said what he would do on student loan forgiveness, leaving millions of borrowers facing uncertainty over what will happen with their payments once President Joe Biden leaves office.

Money in NCAA sports has changed life for a few. For many athletes, college degree remains the prize

Money from name, image and likeness deals has changed what it means to be an NCAA athlete for some college players.

Another Florida college taps a former state lawmaker to be its next president

A Republican former state lawmaker in northwest Florida is poised to become the latest in a string of conservative politicians taking the helm of public colleges and universities in the state.

In this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban

It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students’ eyes away from their screens are facing some resistance from another group as well – parents.

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

The now president-elect has outlined an agenda that blends traditional conservative approaches to taxes, regulation and cultural issues with a more populist bent on trade and a shift in America’s international role.

Student who wowed China in Alibaba math contest got help from teacher, organizers say

Organizers of a Chinese math competition say a vocational school student who finished near the top in the first round was helped by her teacher in violation of the rules.

Voters back Nebraska’s ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and reject a competing measure

Nebraska voters have enshrined the state’s current ban on abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the state’s constitution.

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football high school rankings for Week 11

The Week 11 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com.

Enrollment increases at most Mississippi universities but 3 campuses see decreases

Overall enrollment increased at Mississippi’s public universities this fall semester compared to the same time last year, although three campuses saw a decrease.

Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options

Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle.

Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes” has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves.

Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience

A museum in Virginia has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.

Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide

Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week on the state’s tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the survival story from 1939.

Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic

The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

A Florida school board candidate lost his race. DeSantis appointed him to the board anyway

A school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get a seat on the board anyway, after Florida Gov.

Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?

Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.

Ex-school district lawyer accepts plea deal following Parkland school shooting probe

A former South Florida school district attorney accused of illegally sharing information from a statewide grand jury on the 2018 Parkland school shooting has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge.

Why Argentina’s public universities are paralyzed by protests

After 11 months in office, Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country’s monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing subsidies and holding already low wages of state workers below inflation.

Radiation and Russian bombs threaten this Ukrainian city, so it’s building schools underground

To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance.

The Bidens hosted their final Halloween trick-or-treat event. The first lady came as a giant panda

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who dressed as a giant panda, hosted their final White House Halloween trick-or-treating event on Wednesday.

School choice ballot measure framed as a pivotal decision for Kentucky education

Kentuckians on opposite sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the election as a pivotal moment for education.

News groups ask Texas court to order release of state police records of Uvalde shooting

A group of news organizations has asked a Texas appeals court to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

Police believe University of Bridgeport shooting stemmed from fight

A gunman opened fire in the dining hall of the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, injuring a person and prompting a campus lockdown as police searched for the suspect.

Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she’s a transgender woman

The nationwide debate over transgender rights is playing out on a personal level in a federal court lawsuit filed by a former Liberty University employee fired by the Christian school after disclosing her identity as a transgender woman.

Citing brush fire smoke, Massachusetts officials cancel high school classes, trick-or-treat event

A high school in Salem, Massachusetts, has shut down classes and an annual “Downtown Trick or Treat” event in a second town was canceled because of smoky conditions as firefighters battled stubborn brush fires in eastern parts of the state.

A former principal at a Missouri Christian boarding school is accused of abusing a student

A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student.