Hands-on hydroponic farming taught in NYC high schools
A nonprofit has trained teachers and set up a hydroponic farming program in nearly 200 schools in New York City and New Jersey. About 65,000 students K-12 are harvesting crops this school year.
US teachers being trained in mental health to help students in turmoil
The California Department of Education funds a program for mental health training for teachers for any school district requesting it. Experts warn of a mental health crisis facing children.
With uptick in COVID cases, NYC mask mandate for children 2-4 years old remains
The mask mandate for children 2- 4 years old was supposed to come to an end Monday, but with an uptick in COVID cases Mayor Eric Adams decided to keep the mandate in place.
Life or death: Penalty phase for Parkland school shooter begins with jury selection
Jury selection in the deadliest mass shooting ever to go to trial will begin Monday for the penalty phase. Over the next few weeks, prosecutors and defense lawyers will screen at least 1,500 prospective jurors. The full trial could run for four to six months.
KKK leader's name to be replaced on Long Island street
A village on Long Island has voted to give a new identity to Lindner Place — a street that was named for a KKK leader who was involved in cross burnings.
St. Peter's University parade for basketball team
Jersey City will celebrate the St. Peter's University men's basketball team with a parade along Kennedy Boulevard to highlight their run in the NCAA tournament.
Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, CDC says
New research says more than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic.
California won’t require parents with guns to tell schools
Even in California, home to some of the nation’s strictest firearms laws, a bill requiring parents to tell school officials if they keep guns in the house went too far to move ahead in the Legislature.
Gov. DeSantis signs bill prohibiting gender identity, sexual orientation instruction in grades K-3
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the "Parental Rights in Education Act" into law during a visit to Classical Preparatory School in Spring Hill. The bill bars instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity for young public-school students.
Taylor Swift to deliver speech at NYU graduation, receive honorary degree
Taylor Swift will be awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts by New York University.
Minneapolis teachers strike ends: Teachers vote to ratify deal
The Minneapolis teachers' strike is officially over, with the teachers union voting 75 percent in favor of approving the deal with the school district. Students are now set to return to class on Tuesday, March, 29.
University announces first-ever masters degree in 'Happiness Studies,' will cost students $17,700
Centenary University's 'Happiness Studies' program will educated leaders committed to the 'cultivation of wellbeing.'
Brooklyn school welcomes Ukranian refugee family
One of the millions of families that fled the warzone in Ukraine is now finding peace in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
100-year-old rule banning jazz in New Orleans schools may finally be reversed
During Carnival season, flocks of marching bands parade through the city streets even though jazz music and dancing has been banned in New Orleans public schools for almost a century.
Long Island students' invention helps children with prosthetics
A group of sixth-graders in the Oceanside School District has earned a spot in a national STEM competition thanks to their invention to help children with prosthetics ride a bike.
Some Colorado high schools are doing away with 'valedictorian'
Cherry Creek School District will no longer highlight valedictorians at graduation because ‘learning is not a competition.'
NYC teachers hit hard by burnout; many leaving
Burnout is the talk of the teachers' lounge, according to Samia Wattoo, who has taught for 19 years -- the last two in a global pandemic where masks and remote learning have been thrust upon teachers and kids overnight.
Sen. Murray urges Biden to extend student loan payment pause until 2023
The Washington senator wants to postpone the restart of federal student loan repayment until 2023 to address issues with the “broken” borrowing system.
Hofstra hosts first in-person job fair since beginning of pandemic
More than 400 Hofstra students registered for Wednesday's career fair, numbers university officials say they haven’t seen even before the pandemic.
9 killed, including 6 University of the Southwest students, in Texas crash
Nine people, including six University of the Southwest students and a coach, were killed in a head-on collision in Andrews County in West Texas, authorities say.