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Students barred from high school ice hockey games after vulgar chants at female goalie

The chants from among a group of 50 to 60 students were captured on video posted to social media.

NYC schools start vaccinating 5-to-11-year-olds, but demand outpaces supply at some sites

Anxious parents spent hours waiting outside some schools in the hopes of securing a vaccine dose for their elementary-age kids, only to be told the clinic didn’t have enough supply.

Pa. school districts’ lawsuit over state funding heads to trial

The suit, brought by some of the state's 500 districts, argues that the reliance on property taxes gives affluent districts more money per student and underfunds poorer ones.

Teacher who quit after Jan. 6 Capitol photo emerged is elected to school board

He taught in the district for 10 years before leaving in February after images of him standing in front of the Capitol building on January 6 were posted on social media.

Controversial school quiz asks students to define idiots as Floridians, KKK, FOX news or Texans

The high school is investigating after a screenshot of the question was shared on social media, outraging parents.

A California middle school removed a history teacher who told her students that Trump is still president

The teacher also made claims about President Joe Biden's son Hunter and the COVID-19 vaccine.

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

The first lady and U.S. surgeon general visit a Virginia school to promote vaccinations. The school was the first to administer the polio vaccine in 1954.

2 Iowa teens charged with killing high school Spanish teacher

Two 16-year-old students are charged in the death of a high school Spanish teacher in southeast Iowa

With little notice, Chicago to cancel school for first-ever ‘Vaccination Awareness Day’

The announcement comes two days after federal officials authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

Boston mayor-elect stands firm on removing police officers from schools

Boston School Police lost their power to arrest anyone earlier this year, and they're now called safety services officers.

Missouri high school crowns its first male homecoming queen

High school senior and TikTok sensation Zachary Willmore said being crowned homecoming queen showed people “really do care” about him.

Principal beaten unconscious at Boston area school, classes canceled Thursday

A 16-year-old girl was arrested and will be arraigned on assault and battery charges.

Diversity plan opponents win control of school board in Southlake, Texas

The election made Southlake one of the first places in the country where candidates running on an anti-critical race theory platform have taken a school board majority.

California school board votes to bring police back to school campuses following ‘defund’ movement

The agreement, which still needs to be approved by the Pomona city council, comes months after protests across the country called for defunding the police.

Eric Adams will be NYC’s next mayor. Here’s what that means for schools

In terms of his priorities for education, Adams has often talked about expanding the notion of schooling from K-12 to 'birth to profession,' or 'cradle to career.'