2+ week, 4+ day ago   (478+ words) AFTON — The new president of the University of Wyoming, Shane Reeves, is already getting attention for his passion about the state’s lone four-year school as he prepares for the first school year in Laramie. Originally from Rock Springs, Reeves was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) New York just released its school test scores for grades 3 through 8, and the numbers are raising some red flags. The New York State Education Department released its report card on how New York kids are doing in school, and while…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (635+ words) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board members voted Tuesday to release a report detailing the findings of this summer’s investigation into Superintendent Crystal Hill. Six members voted in favor while three abstained. District 1 board member Charlitta Hatch proposed a motion at Tuesday’s regular…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (553+ words) BOISE, ID – Last winter, we began work on a task that many in Idaho have said is long overdue: updating our K-12 public school funding formula. Idaho’s K-12 public school funding formula has not undergone meaningful updates since it was…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (492+ words) By T. Keung Hui, The Wake County school system says it’s still committed to promoting equity despite ongoing state and federal efforts to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Wake County has eliminated its Office of Equity Affairs and took…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (726+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — As Louisiana lawmakers review college funding, one parent hopes students’ needs won't be ignored. The Legislative Higher Education Funding and Formula Task Force met Tuesday at the State Capitol. They started looking at Louisiana’s higher…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1436+ words) A young woman who says she owes about $93,000 in private student loans despite receiving substantial college scholarships is drawing attention after explaining that she is not currently using her degree and now works as a server, prompting commentary YouTuber Anton…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (761+ words) Transgender students are absorbing the consequences of a growing fight in Cabarrus County Schools, where two federal lawsuits and a Trump administration investigation are challenging how the district handles bathroom access, LGBTQ advocates say. For months, parents, elected officials and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1571+ words) OMAHA — Ever since she can remember, Mariana Juarez wanted to fly. A commercial pilot’s license seemed a distant dream, though, when family hardships in her home in Guerrero, Mexico, drove her out of school at age 14. Two years later, she…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (442+ words) A member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet caused an uproar Sunday as her nonchalant comment on children's education spurred fears of apartheid and the return of child labor. Linda McMahon, the former pro-wrestling executive who leads the nation's Education department,…...