Outreach programs at two Canadian universities are trying to help Black male students find community and avoid feelings of isolation on campus that lead them to drop out at higher rates than other groups.
The man tried dragging the child to an apartment building, police said.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a deaf student in Michigan to sue his public school district for allegedly failing to provide him adequate classroom instruction, a ruling that bolsters the ability of students with disabilities to remedy shortcomings in their education. The 9-0 ruling authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch revived student Miguel Luna Perez's lawsuit seeking monetary damages from the school system in Sturgis, Michigan, as the justices overturned a lower court's decision to dismiss the case. The justices ruled that Perez could sue for alleged disability discrimination under a U.S. law called the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) without completing certain dispute-resolution procedures available under a different law aimed at protecting the educational needs of children with disabilities, known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
A 15-year-old student at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, N.S., has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, after two staff members were stabbed at the school on Monday morning. Halifax Regional Police say the two employees at the school are in serious but stable condition in hospital. The student, who is not being named as he is a minor, was also transported to hospital on Monday with non-life-threatening stab wounds, police say. In addition to facing two counts of attempted m
The 17-year-old, who is transgender, said he feared his high school, Tulsa Union, might use his deadname — the name he was given at birth but no longer uses — on his diploma and during the ceremony instead of his legally changed name. Some of those proposals and other standalone measures, including at least two at the federal level, would require parental permission to use different identifiers.
HALIFAX — A 15-year-old student was charged with two counts of attempted murder Tuesday after two staff members at a Halifax-area high school were stabbed the day before. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement Tuesday saying the two victims — both employees of Charles P. Allen High School in the Bedford area — were listed in serious but stable condition in hospital. Police said the accused was also treated in hospital for stab wounds, but there was no indication of how he received those inju
The nordic country topped the rankings with a score that was "significantly ahead of all other countries," according to the World Happiness Report.
The policy allows transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
A 29-year-old woman accused of using false documents to enroll as a New Jersey high school student and attend some classes over a four-day period did so because she was lonely and longed to return to her days with friends in school, her lawyer said. The woman pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of providing a false government document.
Flora Cooper, executive headteacher at John Rankin Schools in Newbury, had announced plans to boycott an inspection on Tuesday.
Students are pressuring university officials to reconsider and have generated more than 15,000 signatures on an online petition.
James Patterson doesn't understand why "Maximum Ride" series was targeted by Florida schools: "There’s nothing in that book that should scare anyone."
A proposed Florida Board of Education rule could expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity. "For grades 4 through 12, instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited unless such instruction is either expressly required by state academic standards … or is part of a reproductive health course or health lesson for which a student's parent has the option to have his or her student not attend," according to the proposed rule. This rule would build up on the Parental Rights in Education law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in March 2022.
As the culture wars drift further into the education realm, they’re spawning questions fundamentally tied to American democracy.
United in their opposition, House Democrats challenged Republican claims that the bill would reduce discrimination and argued that a comprehensive history education should make students uncomfortable. Eighteen others have already limited how teachers can discuss racism and sexism in the classroom. Gaston County Republican Rep. John Torbett said the proposal, which now heads to the Senate, will prohibit schools from endorsing controversial concepts, including that one race or sex is inherently superior.
A student at a Mount Pearl junior high school was sent to hospital Monday afternoon after the bus they were riding had what the English School District describes as a mechanical failure and malfunction. But in the legislature, a member of the opposition said a rear axle came off the bus. The incident happened shortly after the bus left the school's parking lot, according to a statement from the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District. The district says no serious injuries were reported
So far, the bill has sailed through the Legislature, with Gov. Ron DeSantis vowing that he would sign the vouchers expansion when it reaches his desk.
Many students and staff members criticized Superintendent Iranetta Wright over a proposal to cut million from next year's budget. Parents at Walnut Hills High School were also upset over a proposal to lower standards to test into the school.
If this bill passes, statistics show we’ll get more wrecks involving teen drivers in NC
MacKenzie Scott is launching a $250 million “open call” for community-focused nonprofits that the billionaire philanthropist can fund. Through her organization Yield Giving, Scott plans to make unrestricted $1 million donations to 250 nonprofits selected in the process, which she calls a “new pathway to support for organizations making positive change in their communities.” To apply, the nonprofits must have annual operating budgets larger than $1 million, but less than $5 million for at least t
Starting in June, Huntington Middle School and Shirley Hills Elementary School will be under new leadership.
