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November 3, 2023

GA school superintendent urges lawmakers to grant raise for educators

A Georgia school superintendent has urged the governor to allocate a salary increase for teachers in the upcoming year in addition to changing the state's funding plan.

November 2, 2023

Just-married Iowa teacher accused of sex acts with students as young as 13

Cassidy Kraus, 24, was married on July 1; court filings show her new husband divorced her in August after her school began investigating allegations of sexual misconduct with students.

November 1, 2023

75-year-old teacher learns fate after facing 600 years in prison for student sex assault

A 75-year-old former private school teacher in Wisconsin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a male student multiple times in a school basement.

October 31, 2023

Blue Halloween buckets for autism: What they mean and why they're sparking controversy

Blue buckets for trick-or-treating have become an indication that a child has autism, but many parents have split opinions on the trend. Child psychologist Dr. Michele Borba and author Kelley Coleman weigh in.

October 28, 2023

Lecturer dodges on condemning terrorism in tense debate at UMass Amherst: ‘It’s not a yes or no question’

A lecturer at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst sparred with a student who asked her to condemn terrorism following Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel.

October 25, 2023

State budgets anticipate rise in demand for school vouchers as more families qualify

Wealthier families in certain states are now able to use taxpayer money for paying private school tuition, and the option may soon begin to strain state budgets.

October 24, 2023

Masked thieves prowling streets near Seattle schools to mug students: police

Masked thieves in Seattle are reportedly targeting and attacking middle and high school students for their cellphones as they walk home from school.

October 24, 2023

Israeli MIT students 'terrified' after anti-Israel rally chant calls for 'one solution, intifada'

Israeli students at MIT say they are "terrified" and disappointed after hundreds of students chanted "one solution, intifada, revolution" at a recent campus protest.

October 22, 2023

Christian homeschooling parents sue California over alleged religious discrimination: 'Glaring exception'

A group of California Christian homeschooling parents who say they were religiously discriminated against by state education officials are suing on First Amendment grounds.

October 21, 2023

School bus driver's quick thinking helps save boy choking on penny: 'Help me save this baby'

Dallas Independent School District bus driver Raquel Radford Baker saved a boy who was choking on a penny outside of an elementary school in September.