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Yes, South Dakota Teachers Competed for Money for School Supplies

Teachers got on their knees and grabbed one dollar bills in a pit at a...

Was a Student Suspended for Saying There Are Only 2 Genders?

In some cases, headlines told a different story than the articles they were attached to.

Texas School Administrator Told Teachers To Include Books with ‘Opposing’ Views of Holocaust

Teachers are concerned they will be punished for stocking classrooms with books addressing slavery, racism,...

Tuition is Now Free at the Yale Drama School

That's thanks to producer and business magnate David Geffen's endowment of $150 million.

Mom Attends School in Place of 13-Year-Old Daughter, No One Notices

A 30-year-old mother dressed up as her daughter and attended nearly a full day of...

What Public School Students Are Allowed To Say on Social Media May Be About to Change

A Supreme Court decision may provide some clarity on the issue.

4 Ways to Protect Yourself from Disinformation

Even the most well-intentioned news consumers can find today’s avalanche of political information difficult to...

What Are the Origins of Groundhog Day?

The now-famous weather-predicting woodchuck was once a bear, a badger, and a hedgehog.

Building a Digital Archive for Decaying Paper Documents, Preserving Centuries of Records about Enslaved People

Institutional neglect can transform precious records into moldy rubbish.

Celebrity College-Admissions Scam Draws Comparisons to Cases of African-American Moms Sent to Prison

"I was a first-time offender, too. A lie is a lie."

Texas Board of Education Votes to Remove Hillary Clinton from Social Studies Curriculum

The Texas education board approved dropping figures such as Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from...

Arkansas Teen Confirms Mother’s Account of School ‘Paddling’ After Gun Protest

Wylie Greer said he and two other students received "swats" after taking part in the...