College students across the country have lost confidence that university administrators will protect free speech, especially on campuses that saw protest encampments over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to the results of a new free speech survey. And researchers don’t see the situation improving any time soon as students return to class for the fall semester,...
A juvenile was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday after he was accused of pointing a gun at a school bus with students inside, according to police. The incident happened shortly after 8 a.m. near 16th Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Phoenix Police responded to a report that a boy was observed pointing a gun...
AUSTIN, Texas – Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin faced a hostile liberal crowd as he sparred with a local journalist over his education agenda at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival. Youngkin, who famously won his 2021 gubernatorial race on the issue of education, was the closing keynote speaker at the annual political conference and was...
Joseph Edelman announced that he would resign as a trustee at Brown University in an op-ed published Sunday in The Wall Street Journal, citing his opposition to a divestment vote on Israel, especially following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel. “As a member of the Brown University board of trustees, I disagree with the...
Discussing 9/11 with your child can be an extremely difficult conversation to have. Sharing the monstrous events that occurred on September 11, 2001, with a young child can be painful and emotional for parents. When having this conversation with a child, let their questions guide the discussion. Have an age appropriate conversation with them by...
An unsuspecting Maryland high school allowed a MS-13 gang member at the center of a murder investigation to enroll after authorities failed to alert the administration of the gang member’s suspect status. Walter Martinez, an MS-13 gang member who at 16-years-old was the primary suspect in the July 2022 murder of Kayla Hamilton, enrolled in...
Cellphones are a staple of American life in 2024, but research shows in-class cellphone use can have a negative impact on students’ grades, social skills, emotional development and mental health. Many educators, school officials and politicians believe cellphone use should be restricted at school, while some parents oppose such bans as they believe it would...
The mother of a student at a school in Louisiana was involved in a fight with other students after she was let into the school through a side door, according to witnesses. The fight reportedly happened at IDEA Bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at around 7 a.m. on Aug. 22 as students were waiting for...
Georgia police are beefing up the security presence at schools across Barrow County as students are set to return to classes this week following the Apalachee High School shooting. Classes are set to resume on Tuesday, though school administrators say students who aren’t ready to return do not have to. District Superintendent Dallas LeDuff confirmed...
As Columbia University began its new semester on Tuesday, the tense anti-Israel demonstrations that have divided its campus showed no sign of slowing. On the first day of the New York City Ivy League’s term this week, demonstrators gathered at the school’s gates as an NYPD police drone hovered over their heads – although there...
