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March 5, 2024

West Virginia school bus rolls over on highway, driver charged with DUI

A school bus driver was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash sent multiple injured students to the hospital, West Virginia state police say.

March 4, 2024

Kentucky House passes school bus behavior bill after student misconduct prompts bus driver sickout

The KY House passed a bill that would set standards for student conduct aboard school buses and consequences for violations thereof after bus drivers organized a sickout.

March 1, 2024

Virginia man who shot teen after high school graduation ceremony gets 43 years

Amari Pollard, 20, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting of Shawn Jackson in Richmond, Virginia, minutes after Jackson received his high school diploma.

February 26, 2024

Vermont school banned from competition after forfeiting game against trans player

Mid-Vermont Christian School coach Chris Goodwin and attorney Ryan Tucker discuss the religious reasons for withdrawing from the game and the resulting punishment from the state of Vermont governing body.

February 22, 2024

A 30-year-old North Carolina education funding argument is back in the state Supreme Court

The NC Supreme Court will again address the debate over whether a trial judge can move taxpayer money for education without the express approval of legislators in North Carolina.

February 22, 2024

Trial to assess Texas high school's punishment of Black student over hairstyle in light of new law

A trial is set to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue facing punishment from his school district for refusing to change his hairstyle.

February 21, 2024

Georgia proposal for parental oversight of library books advances, critics cry censorship

Georgia senators have advanced a bill that would require school libraries to notify parents of each book their child checks out. Critics say this will limit kids' exposure to ideas.

February 20, 2024

Alito issues fiery 10-page dissent as Supreme Court declines to review elite high school admissions case

Two of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices issued a fiery dissent Tuesday after the high court declined to hear a case challenging a Virginia high school’s admissions program.

February 19, 2024

Massachusetts high school pleads National Guard quell 'shocking levels of chaos and violence' among students

Brockton School Committee members asked Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to send National Guard to the high school amid an increase of violence, security concerns, and substance abuse.

February 16, 2024

Crime in Chicago is bad. What’s happening with its schools is criminal

For Chicago students who need scholarships, life is getting even more difficult. Policymakers just complicated the educational future for 9,000 students and their families.