A long-overdue reckoning with child sex abuse of the past is straining California classrooms today

A Times investigation finds that California school districts have paid nearly a half-billion dollars to settle past sexual abuse claims, and could pay billions more.
WMAZ

How a Texas woman used Instagram to rescue hundreds of abandoned animals

Caitie Dewease, known to hundreds of thousands of followers as @CaitiesFosterFam, has built an online community that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes dogs and cats that might otherwise be forgotten ...
The Grio

Quinta Brunson is removing barriers for Philly students—one field trip at a time

“Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson is channelling her inner Janine Teagues in her latest initiative. This week, Brunson launched “The Quinta Brunson Field Trip Fund.” In partnership with the ...
The New York Times

I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.

My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction even more human. Credit...Animation By Sean Dong Supported by By Carlo Rotella Carlo Rotella is the author of “What Can I ...
Fox News

Southern universities reportedly see massive influx of Northeast students seeking sunshine and Greek life

Students from the Northeast are heading South in record numbers, drawn by universities where sunshine, football and Greek life define campus life. Rather than chasing the Ivy League dream, many ...
CNN

Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held

Fifty students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have returned to their families after they managed to escape, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on ...
WSFA

Gifted teacher uses field trips and technology to inspire students

HOLTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - For nearly 30 years, Rebecca Abrams has devoted her career to the gifted education program at Holtville Elementary School. Her students are identified as unique learners — ...
Springfield News-Sun

Virtual Farm Trips providing students alternative way to learn aside traditional field trips

Most Clark County schools give students the opportunity to take in-person field trips as a way of learning outside the classroom, but Virtual Farm Trips (VFT) can offer affordable alternatives through ...
Inside Higher Ed

Fewer International Students Came to the U.S. This Fall

One week after President Donald Trump contradicted his own policies by stressing how important international students are to sustaining university finances, there’s new evidence that his ...
Wall Street Journal

Harvard Says It’s Handing Out Too Many A’s. Students Are Fighting Back.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is leading the administration’s fight against elite universities. She sat down with WSJ to discuss her thinking and if there is room for compromise. Photo: Greg ...
The Conversation

We asked teachers about their experiences with AI in the classroom — here’s what they said

Nadia Delanoy receives funding from the University of Calgary. University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Calgary provides funding as a member ...
Daily Press

Field trips introduce WJCC students to jobs in manufacturing, trades industry

TOANO — About 30 Lafayette High School students visited two manufacturing facilities on Friday as part of a program to introduce students to careers in the skilled trades. Students in ninth to 12th ...