Classroom Phone Bans Work. So Why Don’t All Schools Do It?

When the screens are out of the way, kids are back to being kids—without the temptation to zone out electronically.

Engaged teacher who shared 35K texts with student, 11, about 'making out' in class sobs as she learns fate

A newly engaged elementary school teacher who confessed to “making out” with an 11-year-old boy in her classroom broke down ...

Elite Massachusetts boarding school rocked by teacher scandal and institutional cover-up allegations

Prestigious Miss Hall's boarding school faces major sexual abuse scandal involving former teacher Matthew Rutledge and ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Student arrested in stabbing of teen girl on San Ysidro High campus, police say

San Ysidro High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday as police searched for a suspect who stabbed a teen girl in a classroom, the San Diego Police Department said. After an hour-long lockdown and a ...
People

More Than 30,000 Students in One North Carolina School District Skipped Class on Monday amid ICE Raids

A large percentage of students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County did not attend school on Monday after ICE announced 'Operation Charlotte's Web' Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...
Ars Technica

Caught cheating in class, college students “apologized” using AI—and profs called them out

With a child in college and a spouse who’s a professor, I have front-row access to the unfolding debacle that is “higher education in the age of AI.” These days, students routinely submit even ...
PBS

Student Voice: Why physical activity belongs in every classroom

Group of tired school kids feeling bored while sitting in the classroom during the lecture. [W]hat is often overlooked is that some of the most transformative benefits of physical activity happen in ...
Inside Higher Ed

Ep. 180: Voices of Student Success: Integrating AI in the Classroom

This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. A 2025 Inside Higher Ed ...
The Hill

Harvard sees drop in Black, Hispanic student admissions, rise in Asian Americans

Harvard College has released admissions data for the class of 2029 showing a decrease in Black and Hispanic students while the share of Asian American students at the university has gone up. The class ...
WBUR

Harvard's freshman class has fewer Black and Hispanic students, more Asian Americans

Harvard’s first-year undergraduate class this year has a smaller percentage of Black and Hispanic students than last fall, according to new data released by the college Thursday. Black students ...
The New York Times

Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say

Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech. By Anemona ...
Forbes

Student Loan Forgiveness Class Action Lawsuit Halted By Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, DC April 23, 2025: US President Donald Trump answers questions during Executive Order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday April 23, 2025. US Education Secretary ...