October 25, 2016 Massachusetts school bus slams into home; 5 children, 2 adults hurt Police say five elementary school-age children as well as their school bus driver and the driver of another vehicle were taken to the hospital after an accident that ended with the bus crashing into a Quincy home.
October 25, 2016 Motel owner pays overdue school lunch fees for nearly 100 children A motel owner in Burlington, Iowa, has surprised the elementary school he attended by writing a $700 check to pay overdue school lunch fees for dozens of kids.
October 20, 2016 Hoodies banned in class at Connecticut school district Hoodies are now off-limits inside class for students at a school district in Connecticut, local media reported this week.
October 14, 2016 Crowd yells racial slur after youth players take knee during National Anthem, coach says A suburban Pittsburgh youth football league says it is investigating reports of racial slurs being hurled at an all-black team after some took a knee during the national anthem.
October 6, 2016 Sandy Hook mom pens moving letter to mother of South Carolina school shooting victim No one ever really knows another's pain over the loss of a loved one, but Nicole Hockley probably has, more than most, a "sense of the journey" Renae Hall is now taking.
October 5, 2016 Boy killed in South Carolina school shooting gets superhero-themed funeral People from Townville, South Carolina, throughout the Upstate, and beyond donned capes, cowls, and superhero-themed clothes on Wednesday to say goodbye to Townville Elementary School shooting victim Jacob Hall.
October 5, 2016 Separate bear, cougar sightings reported in same Utah city Utah authorities are looking for a cougar and a black bear cub spotted separately over two days in the same city.
October 3, 2016 Landlords reportedly want elementary school to build a wall, and pay for it Santa Clara, California property owners say they’re fed up with the noise coming from the elementary school next door – so they want the school to build a wall, and pay for it.
September 30, 2016 8-year-old's viral video about learning lands her Texas college scholarship An 8-year-old girl’s inspirational video in which she recites her passion for learning has earned her early admission to a Texas college.
September 14, 2016 Man accused of mailing dead animals to school job winner Authorities say a southern Indiana man passed over for a coaching and teaching position allegedly mailed four dead skunks and a dead raccoon to the successful applicant.