US October 16, 2022 NYPD arrest teen murder suspect in deadly subway shooting of 15-year-old boy gunned down on Queens-bound train An 18-year-old suspect was arrested in New York City for the subway shooting of a 15-year-old high school football player and reported straight-A student killed on a Queens train.
Vermont October 14, 2022 High school in Burlington, VT, set to sue chemical company over school contamination A school board in Vermont announced plans to sue the manufacturer of the chemicals used in their high school, which forced the school to shut down over PCBs in the soil.
Media October 14, 2022 Father of Parkland victim suggests shooter who avoided death penalty will be killed by prison inmates A jury recommended the Parkland shooter should serve life in prison instead of the death penalty, but a victim’s father predicted he would be killed by inmates.
Virginia October 13, 2022 Virginia state lawmaker to introduce bill making it a crime for parents not to affirm their LGBT child A Virginia state delegate said she will introduce a bill that would make it a crime for a parent not to affirm their child's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Mass Murder October 13, 2022 How does Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz' sentence compare to other school shooters? Parkland, Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will get life in prison without the death penalty, but how does his sentence compare to those of other convicted school shooters?
Maryland October 13, 2022 Maryland girl, 14, arrested for wielding large knife during caught-on-camera school lunchroom brawl A 14-year-old freshman at Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Maryland, was taken into custody after video showed she drew a large knife during a cafeteria fight.
US October 13, 2022 Philadelphia police make second arrest in high school shooting after football scrimmage Philadelphia police made a second arrest in last month's shooting at Roxborough High School after a football scrimmage that killed a 14-year-old and injured four other teens.
Virginia October 13, 2022 Teacher, students hurt in Virginia chemistry classroom fire Dinwiddie County Public Schools officials said a fire broke out in a chemistry classroom at Dinwiddie High School, the fire alarm was pulled and all students were evacuated from the building.
EDUCATION October 12, 2022 ACT scores hit lowest point in more than 30 years, evidence of learning disruption caused by pandemic ACT scores for this years high school graduates were the lowest they have been in over 30 years. Some suggest that this is due to the learning disruption caused by the pandemic.
Virginia October 12, 2022 Virginia high school evacuated after chemistry class ‘incident’ Students at Dinwiddie High School in Virginia were evacuated and released early on Wednesday after an "incident" in a chemistry class, school officials said.
EDUCATION October 12, 2022 Teachers forced out of profession by high inflation, nearly stagnant salaries Teachers are being forced out of the profession amid rising costs of rent and inflation in big cities, but one California school might have a solution to keep them in the classroom.