The Supreme Court's dismantling of affirmative action earlier this year sent chills down the spines of higher education and K12 leaders alike over fears that students won't have equal access to college. New data from the U.S. Department of Education reveals just how widespread the practice was.

Violent threats are made against schools and students almost every day, often causing lockdowns or closures and increasingly leading to criminal charges.

Authors are becoming regular targets of copycat bans after just one of their titles is removed from a library's shelves, according to the new "Spineless Shelves" report from PEN America.

The move puts in motion Mayor Brandon Johnson's campaign promise to reinvigorate Chicago Public Schools' neighborhood schools. On the campaign trail, Johnson likened the city's school choice system to a "Hunger Games scenario" that forces competition for resources and ultimately harms schools, particularly those where students are zoned based on their address.