Schools

TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades.

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

Love them or hate them, there is a new debate over Crocs as a growing number of schools are trying to ban the footwear fashion.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher orchestrates a romantic connection between her two teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. A 13-year-old student from Texas, like Cher, told a few white lies to get the ball rolling for her two teachers to make a connection.

An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.

Education will be a top priority for lawmakers this session, and many agree changes are needed, especially when it comes to state support for special education. “When we under invest in our students, they pay and we pay as a society both now and later,” Mayor Justin Elicker, (D-New Haven) said. The mayors and the school superintendents from the five…

The mayors and school superintendents from Connecticut’s five biggest cities were in Hartford Monday to ask state legislators and the governor for more funding for education.

Some Connecticut school districts have been impacted by a cybersecurity breach affecting the PowerSchool Student Information System.

Connecticut State Police said there will be an increased police presence at schools in the northwest corner of the state on Thursday. Troopers said they recently learned of a non-specific written threat in New Hartford. The threat wasn’t directed toward any specific location in town, but it referenced Thursday, Dec. 19 as the date of the potential incident, according to…

Police responded to a shooting on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.

Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.

You can find Claudene Wilson serving meals in the cafeteria, doing repairs and comforting crying students.

Eniola Shokunbi said she wants to be president of the United States, but first she’s making an impact on her local community. “Eniola is fabulous,” State Senator Matt Lesser said. “She wows every room she’s in front of. She’s a real rock star.” In fifth grade, she led the efforts to create an air filter system that’s able to...

An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns.

More schools in the state have upped security amid possible threats. Experts say they have to be taken seriously by law enforcement. But even if they turn out to be unfounded, they can still have an impact. From North Haven to Wethersfield to New Haven, these were just some of the latest districts dealing with possible safety concerns at schools….

Enfield Police are cracking down on drivers speeding in school zones and passing buses.

Students are struggling to stay engaged in class at a time of poor mental health, shortened attention spans, reduced attendance and worsening grades. At the crux of these challenges? Addiction to cell phones. Cell phone bans are gaining traction around the country, but many say they’re not enough.