At a recent town hall, both leading Democratic candidates for the governorship of Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong and former Lieutenant Gov. Mandela Barnes, pledged to abolish the school choice program in their state. Meanwhile, the progressive legal organization Law Forward filed a suit that could end the Dairy State’s school choice programs, alleging that […]
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New images show murder weapon, fatal injury in Texas high school track meet stabbing of Austin Metcalf
New images released Friday show the fatal wound Austin Metcalf sustained when Karmelo Anthony stabbed him with a knife during a confrontation at a Texas high school track meet, as well as the moments after the killing. The photos were made public Friday by Collin County court following Anthony’s first-degree murder conviction earlier this month. […]
High school lacrosse player dies after routine play turns fatal, second such death in a year
A Washington high school lacrosse star died after a regular play turned tragic on the field. Eliot Abramson, a 17-year-old midfielder at Mercer Island High School near Seattle, was competing in a college recruiting showcase on June 1 when the incident occurred. The 6-foot-2 sophomore had been involved in Mercer Island lacrosse since elementary school […]
NBA champ pokes fun at basketball players trying to return to school
Marreese Speights, a former NBA player who won a title with the Golden State Warriors and a national championship with the Florida Gators, poked fun at basketball players trying to return to school on Wednesday. Speights, 38, facetiously announced he was returning to the Gators nearly 20 years after he left the school to pursue […]
Friday night problems: Alabama high school football coach banned for season after recruiting violation
The State of Alabama is the latest to crack down on recruiting within high school football, with Mary G. Montgomery head coach Zach Golson being suspended for the upcming season. You might be wondering what type of recruiting violations would end up getting a coach escorted out of the school after being placed on administrative […]
Vermont pays $566K in damages to Christian school it banned from all sports competitions for years
FIRST ON FOX: State education agencies in Vermont have paid $566,000 in damages and legal fees to a Christian school that was banned from all sports and academic competitions for two years after its girls’ basketball team refused to compete against a trans athlete in 2023. A judge’s decision was finalized on Tuesday that awarded […]
Tennessee school board member censured after calling student ‘hot’ at meeting
A school board member in Tennessee has been censured after telling a high school student she was “hot” at a public board meeting last week. During the April 2 livestreamed meeting, Washington County Board of Education member Keith Ervin told a female student, “God, you’re hot.” The board in northeastern Tennessee passed the censure Wednesday during […]
AI-Driven school expanding to major US cities despite union pushback
An unconventional private school model that replaces traditional classroom lectures with artificial intelligence is gearing up for a massive nationwide expansion this fall, even as critics and powerful teachers unions sound the alarm. Alpha Schools, which says its students learn twice as fast as those in “standard” schools, is planning to open new campuses in […]
Girls at elite prep school threatened in ‘revenge porn blast’ as parents shell out $63K a year to attend
Two teenage girls say a former teacher linked to a $63,000-a-year Brooklyn private school threatened them with a “revenge porn blast,” exposing nude images after allegedly coercing them for explicit photos, according to a newly filed federal lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses Winston Nguyen, a former teacher at Saint Ann’s School, of soliciting nude photos and […]
Federal officials demand New York school district bring back ‘Thunderbirds’ mascot after civil rights probe
Federal officials are pressing a Long Island school district to readopt its Native-American-inspired team name that the school previously changed to comply with a state ban. The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday that the Connetquot Central School District violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it changed its mascot from […]
New Jersey man fractures girl’s skull by allegedly throwing rock through school bus window, arrest made
A New Jersey man suspected in a series of rock-throwing incidents seriously injured a young girl riding a school bus when she was struck with one, authorities said. Hernando Garciamorales, 40, of Palisades Park, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the Jan. 7 motor vehicle incident on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike, the New […]
Maine mom asks Supreme Court to step in after school allegedly hid child’s gender transition
A Maine mother is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her parental rights case, alleging school staff encouraged her child to socially identify as a different gender at school without her knowledge. Amber Lavigne claims that in December 2022 she learned her 13-year-old daughter was given a chest binder by a school social worker […]