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Handcuffed and sent to the ER for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids for psychiatric evaluation
Black students are more frequently subjected to these removals than their peers.
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What we know about Mass. school incidents that sparked FBI warning
Most schools these days have security features, from cameras to intercoms, where staff can speak to visitors without even opening the door. “When I try to go to the school they don’t let me in,” said John Fraher, the parent of a student in Lowell, Massachusetts. That level of caution helped prevent three unidentified people from entering two school...
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Phoned-in threat prompts lockdown at all Lawrence public schools, police say
All public school in Lawrence, Massachusetts, were locked down on Wednesday over a gun violence threat, according to police. A person called Lawrence police about 10:30 a.m. making a threat involving the possibility of gun violence and suicide at the high school, police said. All Lawrence Public Schools were locked down and officers went to the Lawrence High School campus,…
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More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded USDA program
More students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Long Island 5-year-old walked right out of school undetected. His parents want changes
The parents of a 5-year-old Long Island boy are furious after their kindergartener was able to walk out of his elementary school, undetected, and walked nearly a third of a mile to his house. It was his parents who learned he had left school.
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4-day school week has students celebrating, parents trying to solve child care gap
Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.
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U.S. News & World Report rankings explainer: What changed in 2024?
According to U.S. News, this year’s ranking formula was changed and modified to reflect academic reputation, cost of attendance and return on investment.
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Alabama band director who wouldn't stop performing at football game is tased, arrested by police
The altercation happened Thursday after the Minor and Jackson-Olin High School football game in Birmingham.
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2 buses collide at intersection
A collision involving a city bus and a school bus at an intersection in Racine, Wisconsin, was caught on camera Wednesday.
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Extreme heat causes closures and early dismissals at schools
The school year just got underway and there’s already a shake-up in the schedule. Schools in multiple communities across New England will be closed or let out early because of the heat. In Providence, Rhode Island, 19 of the city’s public schools are closed Thursday, while the rest will remain open. Classes have been canceled for the rest of...
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Brockton finds $14M shortfall at school district, emergency meeting planned for Friday
The committee overseeing the public school district in Brockton, Massachusetts, found out it’s short $14 million for the fiscal year just days before the start of classes, the mayor said Thursday night. Despite the large deficit, Mayor Robert Sullivan said, classes will begin next week. He made the announcement after a four-hour executive session — which wasn’t attended by Superintendent…
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Democrats push for investigation of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's firebrand schools superintendent
A Tulsa-area school district is in its second week of bomb threats after Walters shared a Libs of TikTok post about a school librarian on social media.
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Ohio soldier surprises son as school mascot on first day of school
Perry Chronister surprised his 7-year-old son, Eli, on his first day of school after returning from a yearlong deployment by disguising himself as the school mascot.
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Report finds few parents are utilizing new Georgia law making it easier to ban books from school libraries
Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.
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How to pack a safe school lunch without breaking the bank
With kids preparing to go back to school, parents may find themselves struggling with what to put in their lunch boxes.
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Ohio school district moves to 4-day week
North College Hill City School District outside Cincinnati, Ohio, has become the first in the state to go to a four-day week for in-person learning.
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More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
Children are heading back to classes and fall sports practices, and four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls sports teams.
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Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
Students have been absent at record rates nationwide since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures.
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These are the best and worst states for aspiring lawyers
Uplift Legal Funding named the best and worst states for aspiring lawyers to begin a career based on academic success rates, job prospects and other factors.
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These states are restoring free school meals for all kids, regardless of income
Nine states have passed legislation that preserves a federal pandemic-era policy making free school meals available to all students, regardless of income.