May 7, 2021 3 NC teens charged in murder of 17-year-old shot dead near school Three North Carolina teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old whose body was discovered near their high school in a sleepy small town named for the distinctive mountain nearby, according to the local sheriff.
May 6, 2021 De Blasio unaware NYC Department of Education was dropping Columbus Day Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he is “miffed” that New York City public schools changed Columbus Day to 'Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People's Day'
May 5, 2021 Virginia DOE faces backlash for social-emotional learning proposal: 'Trojan horse' for 'indoctrination' The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is encountering pushback for draft social and emotional learning standards that critics suggest are a Trojan horse for left-wing ideas about race.
May 4, 2021 Florida teen accused of rigging homecoming election with mom to be charged as an adult A Florida teen, who along with her mother is accused of rigging a homecoming queen election in her favor, is being charged as an adult, ӣƵ has confirmed.
May 4, 2021 Bob McManus: NYC education is now truly off the rails -- expelling Asian Americans from top schools proves it The most serious threat to Asian American New Yorkers is the Department of Education’s ill-disguised effort to eliminate merit test-based admission to the city’s eight highly selective high schools.
April 30, 2021 Missouri mother says son's school was told to hide race-based curriculum from parents The mother of a Missouri ninth-grader said Friday she was "upset" to learn that Rockwood School District was accused of hiding certain race-based curriculum from parents.
April 28, 2021 Florida superintendent to resign after perjury charge in Parkland aftermath The embattled Broward County Public Schools superintendent at a top district lawyer who were both indicted on felony charges last week have agreed to step down and the board plans to vote on their replacements as early as Thursday.
April 28, 2021 Virginia DOE contradicts itself in attempt to walk back equity-focused math framework The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is attempting to walk back its equity-focuses math program in a way that conflicts with previous statements it has made and materials it has promoted on acceleration.
April 24, 2021 South Dakota high school rodeo club cancels annual ‘Slave/Branding Auction’ A high school rodeo club in the tiny South Dakota town of Faith has finally decided to end its annual “Slave/Branding Auction” after decades.
April 23, 2021 Knoxville sees second night of protest over Anthony Thompson Jr. shooting death: ‘Enough is enough’ Knoxville, Tennessee, saw a second night of protesting Thursday in reaction to the recent shooting death by police of high school student Anthony Thompson Jr.