Tag: Students

Close-up of a school bus for Portland Public Schools.

Trump administration investigating Portland’s ‘Black Student Excellence’ center

Kaelan Deese · February 18, 2026 12:57 pm

Educators rally as a strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District entered its fifth day outside City Hall in Los Angeles Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Clashes over pay, class sizes, and support-staff levels in the district led to its first strike in 30 years and prompted the staffing of classrooms with substitute teachers and administrators.

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Teachers union helps make San Francisco too expensive, then shuts down schools for raises

Zachary Faria · February 13, 2026 1:42 pm

This 1966 microscope photo shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, the organism responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis.

California school shutters over tuberculosis outbreak as state faces rates nearly double national average

Emily Hallas · February 4, 2026 9:56 am

Wisconsin new head football coach Luke Fickell shakes hands with Wisconsin Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin after being introduced Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in Madison, Wis.

Columbia University board appoints Jennifer Mnookin as new president after battle over federal funding

Emily Hallas · January 26, 2026 10:45 am

Anti-ICE protesters gather in front of the Minnesota state Capitol.

Liberal activist groups organize Minneapolis high schoolers to protest against ICE

Joseph Nepomuceno · January 23, 2026 8:24 am

First lady Melania Trump walks the red carpet with President Donald Trump before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Dec. 7, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

Melania Trump encourages AI use and says it can’t replace humans

Sydney Topf · January 16, 2026 2:36 pm

Pencils rest in a jar beside where students are working, at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla., Tuesday, April 16, 2024. When teachers at the K-8 public school, one of the top-performing schools in Florida, are asked how they succeed, one answer is universal: They have autonomy.

NYC school investigated over passing failing students

Center Square · January 13, 2026 6:29 pm

The Capitol building is in Austin, Texas, on August 6, 2025.

Report: 10% of top 100 high schools in US are in Texas

Center Square · January 12, 2026 12:54 pm

Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA). (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Officials warn against limits on loans for nursing students

Center Square · December 27, 2025 1:11 pm

Instructors from Raphael House lead a classroom discussion.

Americans don’t trust feds in K-12 decisions, survey shows

Center Square · December 16, 2025 6:45 pm

Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee addresses a gathering during his inaugural address, March 7, 2021, at the Statehouse in Providence. The Rhode Island Ethics Commission voted Tuesday, July 25, 2023 to open an investigation into whether Gov. McKee broke state law when he was treated to a free lunch at a restaurant in January.

Rhode Island governor orders ‘full review’ of school security plans after Brown shooting

Emily Hallas · December 16, 2025 9:53 am

Empty classroom with desks and white board

TEA taking over three more school districts, citing systemic failures

Center Square · December 15, 2025 1:10 pm