Teacher accused of placing handicapped students into trash cans
An Iredell County woman is accused of assaulting handicapped students in her classroom, picking them up and putting them into trash cans and recycling bins.
‘The Trilliad’: Professor puts modern-day spin on ancient classic by rapping ‘The Iliad’
University of Southern California classics professor Brandon Bourgeois has translated Homer’s Greek classic, "The Iliad," for students in the 21st century. Bourgeois rapped the epic poem during one of his lectures, hoping to continue the tradition of spoken word for a more modern audience.
Atlanta school superintendent says she will fulfill every day of her contract
Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen says she plans to fullfil every day of her contract until it expires next June.
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.”
Pickens County High School student arrested
A Pickens High School student has been charged after police said he made a threatening post against the school on social media.
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.
Kipp Vision Primary gets new outdoor learning lab
An Atlanta school takes a new approach to get students excited about learning.
Pickens County Schools pulls controversial transgender policy
Gender-neutral bathrooms won't be coming to Pickens County Schools anytime soon after the district decides to pull its controversial transgender bathroom policy due to serious safety concerns.
Proposed bill would make Bible courses a requirement in Florida public schools
If is passes, the bill would go into effect in July 2020.
10-year-old girl dies by suicide in Santa Ana, prompting police investigation into bullying rumors
Santa Ana police launched an investigation after a 10-year-old girl was found dead on Sunday after apparently taking her own life.
Trump rule may mean 1 million kids lose automatic free lunch
Nearly a million students could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that's expected to reduce the number of people who get food stamps.
Many attend vigil for 10-year-old Santa Ana girl as police investigate her death, bullying rumors
The family of a 10-year-old Santa Ana elementary school student is speaking out after she was found dead by suicide over the weekend. Police are now investigating rumors that she may have been bullied.
Mental health days could be coming for Florida's public school students
When it comes to student attendance and mental health, there could be some changes inside Florida's classrooms.
Results from Fulton County's Special Runoff Election
All precincts have reported in on Fulton County’s Special Runoff Election on Tuesday. Voters were deciding on two races.
Chipotle expands education benefit to include 100 percent of tuition on business, technology degrees
Chipotle has expanded its tuition reimbursement program to provide all of its employees the chance at a college degree.
Bomb scare at Montana elementary school turns out to be false alarm
Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana's capital city on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard.
Chipotle offers employees debt-free college degree opportunity
The giant Mexican food chain announced on Tuesday that it will give all eligible employees the ability to get a degree from an accredited university -- without incurring debt.
Pickens County School superintendent suspends policy on transgender bathroom policy
Emotions were running high in Pickens County over gender-neutral bathrooms in the high school. Hundreds packed a town hall meeting that lasted more than three hours. By the time it was over, the superintendent said he'll take another look at it.
Kansas middle school student charged with felony for finger gun gesture: reports
A middle school student in Kansas has been charged with a felony after she reportedly made a gun gesture with her fingers and pointed at other students.
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.