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May 21, 2024

Phillies' Bryce Harper steps up to the plate for high schooler's promposal: 'You’re the GOAT'

Phillies slugger and seven-time MLB All-Star Bryce Harper stepped up to the plate to give one high school senior at moment they likely won't forget anytime soon.

May 19, 2024

Transgender high school runner in Oregon hears boos from crowd after winning girls' 200-meter state title

Transgender runner Aayden Gallagher, a sophomore at McDaniel High School, won the Oregon Girls' 6A 200-meter state championship on Saturday and was booed.

May 16, 2024

Lawyer of Gotti family says surname being used against them in assault case from high-school basketball game

The lawyer of Kimberly and Gianna Gotti, the daughter and granddaughter of notorious mob boss John, say their last name is being used against them in their assault case.

May 16, 2024

Christian ex-teacher scores big payday from California school district after refusing transgender directives

Jessica Tapia, a Christian ex-teacher, reached a $360K settlement with California's Jurupa Unified School District after refusing to comply with her employer's transgender directives.

May 10, 2024

Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate school names; members explain why

Virginia's Shenandoah County School Board voted Thursday to revert two schools back to their original names honoring Confederate generals that were abandoned in 2020.

May 10, 2024

Confederate names reinstated by Virginia county school board

The school board of Shenandoah County in Virginia voted to restore two schools' original names derived from Confederate generals. The school names were changed in 2020 by a vote from the same board.

May 9, 2024

Oregon high school transgender runner puts together fast times against girls in semis, sparks outrage

An Oregon high school transgender runner who competed against biological girls in preliminaries of a league championship drew outrage this week.

May 8, 2024

Expelled California high school students awarded $1 million in lawsuit after accusation they used 'blackface'

Two California students were awarded $1 million in their case against a high school that forced them to withdraw after a photo of the teens was interpreted as blackface.

May 8, 2024

Stefanik grills NYC schools chief on pro-Hamas teacher kept on payroll after antisemitic riot

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., blasted New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks over the former Hillcrest High School principal's employment status after an antisemitic riot.

May 7, 2024

Gov. Hochul says she 'misspoke' when she said some 'Black kids' don't know the word 'computer'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul apologized this week for claiming during a Milken Institute talk that "young Black kids" in the Bronx don't know the word "computer."