Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children
Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted
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Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to fast-track low-income housing on surplus land owned by nonprofit colleges and religious institutions
Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back
More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday
These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in
The National Toy Hall of Fame is celebrating its 25th anniversary with more public participation in the induction process
The White House Historical Association is opening a technology-driven educational center in 2024
The White House Historical Association is working on a new experience for tourists in Washington starting next fall
More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law
How Columbia University became the driving force behind protests over the war in Gaza
A two-week standoff between pro-Palestinian protesters and college administrators at Columbia University in New York is coming to a head
Las Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say
Authorities say a Las Vegas high school student was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus in a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen
Eight Las Vegas high schoolers face murder charges in their classmate's death. Here's what we know
Eight Las Vegas high school students between the ages of 13 and 17 years old were arrested on murder charges in the beating death of a schoolmate that was captured on cellphone video
Judge orders Las Vegas high schoolers held on no bail in classmate's deadly beating
Four of the eight Las Vegas high school students accused of beating their schoolmate to death in a brawl captured on cellphone video have made their first appearances in the adult court system
4 Las Vegas high school students charged with murder as adults in classmate's fatal beating
Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with second-degree murder in the beating of their schoolmate
A Las Vegas high school grapples with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal beating
A Las Vegas high school is grappling with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal beating
Biden's plan would raise salaries for Head Start teachers but could leave fewer spots for kids
A Biden administration plan could increase salaries for hundreds of low-paid early childhood teachers caring for the country’s poorest children
Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think
A survey about college writing instructors’ fears and anxieties about AI demonstrates that student cheating isn’t their only concern. And in fact, many have embraced it as a teaching tool.
These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'
A growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall
Police have cleared 30 to 40 people from inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the administration building in New York earlier in the day
In Paris, students inspired by pro-Palestinian protests in the U.S. gather near Sorbonne university
Dozens of students have gathered near the Sorbonne university in Paris to protest in support of the Palestinians, echoing similar demonstrations on campuses in the United States
Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict
Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll
How Columbia University's complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today
Students protested what they saw as injustice and demanded change
Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action
Student anti-war protesters at U.S. college campuses are digging in and vowing to keep their demonstrations going, while some universities have moved to shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity among the protesters
College protesters seek amnesty to keep arrests and suspensions from trailing them
Hundreds of students around the country are being arrested, suspended, put on probation and, in rare cases, expelled from their colleges for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Pro-Palestinian students have peacefully evacuated prestigious Paris university campus building
Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States have peacefully evacuated a campus building at a prestigious French university after days of tensions
Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, protests and life's lost milestones
For many in the graduating class of 2024, the unrest at campuses across the country over the Israel-Hamas war has marked an emotional end to their college experiences that started amid a pandemic
College administrators are falling into a tried and true trap laid by the right
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, conservative activists led a counterattack against campus antiwar and civil rights demonstrators by demanding action from college presidents, the courts and the police.
Students resume pro-Palestinian protests at a prestigious Paris university after police intervention
Students at a prestigious university in Paris have resumed pro-Palestinian protests, days after French police broke up a similar demonstration inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses around the United States
