Humans of New York (HONY) photographer Brandon Stanton is known for capturing incredible stories that move his viewers. And now, his audience is helping to give some of his subjects…
A barrage of news reports over the last week reported that Illinois students are now required to give schools the passwords to their social media accounts because of a new…
Twenty kids from Huntington Beach High School in California have not been allowed to attend school since early January because they have not received vaccines that protect against measles. Earlier…
An art teacher is in trouble after he reportedly published a Facebook status defending teachers accused of having sex with students, claiming that the victims should have kept their “mouths…
The cause of death in all cases is related to gunshot wounds, according to the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office. Jonathan T. Blunk, 26 Blunk served for five years in the…
Every day in Birmingham, Alabama, students run the risk of being sprayed with a dangerous chemical weapon just by attending school, according to attorneys in a federal trial that began…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Thursday endorsed continuing the federally required annual testing of students under the No Child Left Behind…
These public high school students are not yet old enough to vote, but they had a lot to say about President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Students at…
In the same week that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held its first hearing on the issue of rewriting No Child Left Behind, two separate…
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Professor Bill George of Harvard Business School spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday about mindfulness. “There’s a lot of interest right now in being a more mindful leader,”…
On Dec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of celebrating with a glamorous Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen dedicated this milestone to improving the lives of…
In 2006, the students at Monroe High School in Michigan experienced something they’ll never forget. Monroe was a place where both students and teachers said racial tensions ran high, in…
Five-term Sen. John McCain is taking the Senate to school on foreign policy. – “I think the 2014 election was a rejection of isolationism,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a…
They may just have fled a war zone, but Syrian children on recess at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan aren’t so different from kids elsewhere. Boys run around, wrestle…
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A high school coach in suburban Atlanta is accused of biting another coach’s face. – Rouse says Martin intends to vigorously fight the charges.
The announcement comes after public health officials in California and Utah confirmed earlier this month nine cases, all of them visitors of either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in…
If you rode a big yellow bus to school, consider yourself lucky. In some regions of the world, the biggest barrier stopping students from maximizing their academic potential is simply…
Well, this is the ultimate ’90s throwback lineup. New Kids On The Block will tour with TLC and Nelly this summer, starting in Las Vegas on May 1. Tickets for…
“Dear Pre-collegiette, Congratulations! On behalf of Awesome University…” Phew! You can breathe a sigh of relief, because you’re in. Now that you’ve gotten that acceptance letter, your future is safe,…
By: Shannon Hall Published: 01/20/2015 08:33 AM EST on LiveScience Left to their own devices, most kids will choose to gobble down ice cream or chocolate rather than broccoli or…
Hawaii’s doctor shortage is getting worse, and it’s getting especially difficult to find a physician on its neighboring islands. The state is nearly 900 doctors short of the amount it…
While American students have high levels of educational achievement and decent test scores, they may also experience high levels of social stress and poverty. A new report out Tuesday from…
Kenyan police have fueled outrage by tear-gassing schoolchildren who were protesting over a playground. The children, along with teachers and activists, were demonstrating after the playground was walled off during…
A pair of high school teachers in California have been arrested on suspicion of having sex with students during an alcohol-fueled party at the beach. Melody Lippert, 38, and Michelle…
Kenyan police Monday tear-gassed schoolchildren demonstrating against the removal of their school’s playground, which has been allegedly grabbed by a powerful politician, said a Kenyan human rights activist. The students…
“I know Dalton and he has a history of making bad, bad decisions,” said Chaffins, sheriff for the county of about 25,000 people in central Kentucky. “I was the school…
It started right on New Year’s Eve with one prominent businessman posing a simple question to a few of his close friends and fellow business leaders: “How can we make…
The call will last three minutes and will be only “moderately amplified,” the school said. Duke, which got its start in the late 19th century with help from the Methodist…
When it’s a weapon of self-defense for students to throw at an armed intruder who has just entered their school. That’s one scenario Valley, Alabama, officials are considering as part…