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May 25, 2023

'This system is failing': Why this Baltimore teacher left her job to home-school her youngest son

A former Baltimore teacher and home educator mom pulled her youngest of her three children from public school to avoid classroom politicization and bias.

May 24, 2023

House votes to cancel Biden’s $400 billion student loan handout

House lawmakers voted Wednesday to eliminate President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, which has been stalled due to ongoing legal challenges.

May 24, 2023

North Carolina university confronts mental health crisis after student suicides

North Carolina State University confronted a crisis during the 2022-2023 school year, during which it reported 14 student deaths, seven of which were suicides.

May 24, 2023

Teachers take AI concerns into their own hands amid warning tech poses 'greatest threat' to schools

Education leaders in the United Kingdom posted an open letter warning about the risks of artificial intelligence and announcing the formation of an advisory board for the technology.

May 23, 2023

Piers Morgan battles trans activist over transgender athletes in women's sports: 'You are totally oblivious'

Political commentator Piers Morgan got into a verbal sparring match with activist Riz Possnett on his show over transgender athletes in women's sports.

May 23, 2023

Prestigious Virginia high school's admissions policy does not discriminate against Asian Americans: court

Thomas Jefferson High School's admission practices don't discriminate against Asian Americans, a federal appeals court said in ruling on Tuesday.

May 23, 2023

Michigan's Board of Education President Pamela Pugh announces 2024 Senate run

Michigan's Board of Education president announced that she will run for Senate in 2024. Pamela Pugh will challenge Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination.

May 23, 2023

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes bill banning use of names, pronouns trans students identify by

Katie Hobbs, the Democratic governor of Arizona, has vetoed a Republican-led legislation that would have banned schools from calling trans students by their preferred pronouns.

May 23, 2023

Georgia school bus driver strike coming to end after new contract accepted

Georgia school buses are expected to be back on the roads for the last week of school after the union voted to accept a new contract. The bus driver strike lasted for five days.

May 22, 2023

Trump-appointed judge rules against transgender student's demand to wear heels and dress to graduation

Trump-appointed Judge Taylor McNeel of the Southern District of Mississippi ruled against a transgender student's demand to wear a dress and heels to graduation.