If a kid isn’t keeping up with peers academically, summer school seems like a no-brainer. Instead of forgetting what they learned during the school year while they’re on vacation for two months, they’re catching up and getting ahead. Which is why it was a surprise when a Rand Corporation study of summer school programs in … Read more
A student getting ready to go out clubbing made an unwelcome discovery on her neck as she prepared for a night out with friends. Layla Phillips was looking forward to spending time with her Swansea University friends but noticed something troubling when she began draping a necklace around her throat. An outbreak of mumps at … Read more
BANDUNG, Indonesia — An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced an Islamic school teacher to life in prison for raping 13 students in a case that has spotlighted the need to protect children from sexual violence in the country’s religious boarding schools. Judge Yohannes Purnomo Suryo Adi said that teacher Herry Wirawan had sexually groomed the … Read more
RYE, NH — A small boat launched in October 2020 by some New Hampshire middle school students and containing photos, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters has been found 462 days later — by a sixth grader in Norway. The miniature boat built by junior high school students at Rye, NH, sits on a dock, … Read more
A screenshot of an animated class video that a mom says appears to show a forked road with Christianity on one side represented by light and color, and a dark, shadowy path on the other.Courtesy of Juniper Russo A Tennessee mom alleges her child’s teacher discussed “how to torture a Jew” in a Bible history … Read more
Post graduate students Dmitry Bykovsky, 35, and Alexander Kharlamov, 31, are accused of killing Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, 58, in western Russia in March 2020 Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, 58, (pictured) was allegedly murdered by his students Dmitry Bykovsky, 35, and Alexander Kharlamov, 31 Two university students said to have been inspired by a scene from Breaking Bad are … Read more
Chicago police are looking for a man who last month threatened a group of Jewish students at a school, yelling, “You should all be killed.” The incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 13 outside the Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi Academy on Chicago’s North Carolina Avenue. police said:. The suspect, described as a black man … Read more
Protesters rally on Foley Square demanding citizenship now for all undocumented immigrants. (Lev Radin/Getty Images) It took Farah Said almost seven years to complete her undergraduate studies as an undocumented student in New York City. After enrolling in CUNY City College’s Childhood Education Program and completing 113 credits, Said was told she could not graduate. … Read more
A university in Michigan said Friday it erroneously notified students that they would receive top tuition awards, just days after another school in the state said its prospective students were mistakenly told they had won full-ride scholarships. Oakland University, north of Detroit in Rochester Hills, said in a statement that due to human error its … Read more
Ohio State University students are holding a sit-in to protest the Columbus Police Department’s murder of MaKhia Bryant in April 2021. (Jeff Dean / Getty) This story was produced for Student Nation, a Nation Fund for Independent Journalism program devoted to highlighting the best in student journalism. You can find other student nations in our … Read more
