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January 25, 2023

Virginia school board removes superintendent after 6-year-old shoots teacher

Virginia school officials ousted Newport News Superintendent George Parker Wednesday after a 6-year-old boy shot a teacher earlier this month.

January 25, 2023

LSU student Madison Brooks died from ‘traumatic injuries’ after good Samaritans tried to save her

Madison Brooks, 19, died from "multiple traumatic injuries" after she was hit by car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Jan. 15, shortly after the LSU sophomore was allegedly raped

January 25, 2023

Professor argues math education is White and cisheteropatriarchal space, 'limits' queer and students of color

A Vanderbilt professor argued that math education is a "white and cisheteropatriarchal space" and "limits" Queer, Trans and students of color at a mathematician meeting in Boston.

January 25, 2023

Michigan Gov. Whitmer expected to announce plan to provide Pre-K for all 4-year-olds in the state

The governor of Michigan is expected to announce a plan to provide pre-K for all 4-year-olds in the state. The plan is expected to be announced in Michigan's State of the State address

January 24, 2023

University of Alabama professor leaves due to ‘obsession’ to push equity in science: ‘Rise of illiberalism’

Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki, a Polish immigrant and Earth Science professor left a teaching position due to the “obsession” over the push for equity in science and the “rise of illiberalism.”

January 24, 2023

Charles Barkley is scheduled guest at WV coach Bob Huggins fish fry

Charles Barkley is scheduled to be a guest at West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins' annual fish fry. The event on Friday is sold-out and raised a record $2.65 million in 2022.

January 24, 2023

Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds signs historic school choice bill: 'We will fund students not systems'

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act on Tuesday, becoming the second state to pass a school choice measure that expands to every student in the state.

January 24, 2023

House GOP looks to expand education savings accounts to cover private schools, homeschooling

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans are set to introduce a bill Tuesday that would expand education savings plans to all grade levels for public, private, and homeschool.

January 24, 2023

Iowa students can use public money to pay for private school under new plan

A plan approved by Iowa Legislatures will allow students to use public money to pay tuition for private schools. Democrats argued this may lead to reduced funding for public schools.

January 24, 2023

Intersectional climate scientist goes on rant against 'White men,' compares pollution to 'the fart of a dog'

A TikToker who claims to be an "intersectional climate scientist" used a metaphor from the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" to explain how she thinks about climate change.