The Rocklin Unified School District Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night to enter into a legal agreement with the Liberty Justice Center in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Education. Four members of the five-person board voted Wednesday to work with the group, which has offered to represent the district pro-bono, after […]
A student at Mesa High School was found with a firearm Wednesday morning while attempting to go through a new weapons detection system to enter the school. The student “at no time threatened another student or staff member with a gun,” according to district spokesperson Jen Snyder. The student was arrested. It was the first […]
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy will host its spring 2024 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium, 401 South Buchanan St. The pharmacy school will recognize 85 graduates from all four campuses in Amarillo, Lubbock, Dallas and Abilene during Saturday’s […]
A bear that authorities said was constantly breaking into homes and businesses in a Northern California town, creating havoc and endangering residents, was euthanized Wednesday after the animal tried to break into a school’s gymnasium. Since early May, Downieville residents have flooded the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office with daily calls about at least one bear […]
A South Korean court has ruled in favour of the government’s contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions. A stand-off between the government and doctors opposed to the plan has shaken the country’s medical system for months. More than 10,000 junior doctors have been on strike since February in protest. The Seoul High Court […]
SAN FRANCISCO – For many Palestinian Americans in the Bay Area, seeing the rise in civilian deaths from the war in Gaza is deeply personal, and especially difficult as Wednesday marks the 76th anniversary of the 1948 Israeli-Arab war, which forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee from their homes in what they call […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Ysleta Independent School District is projecting an almost $14 million deficit for the next school year, according to a Board of Trustees meeting held Wednesday, May 15. During the meeting, the district discussed its budget along with several future challenges the district could possibly face. One of the challenges […]
May 15—The Lebanon Special School District Board of Education has approved the renewal of the Director of Schools Brian Hutto’s contract for another year. “I think Brian’s done an excellent job,” LSSD Board of Education Chairman Mark Tomlinson said. “He communicates well with us, and I think all the teachers are happy with him. I […]
Baltimore City’s Board of School Commissioners unanimously approved the district’s $1.78 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2025 on Wednesday night. Nine board members voted to add the budget to a consent agenda, meaning they approved it without discussion while voting on minor procurement contracts. And though Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gator sightings are ramping up in the Tampa Bay area as mating season continues. On Tuesday morning, a ginormous alligator prompted a police response after a caller saw the massive reptile walking along a path that children typically use. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the “absolute dinosaur” was marching […]
Almost everyone can recall “that one teacher” from their school days who was involved in some sort of scandal that everyone gossiped about. Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community to share their teacher drama stories that people still talk about years later. Here are the shocking, infuriating, and wild scandals they unfortunately witnessed. Note: This […]
Carroll school board president Cameron Bryan said the district did not receive findings of fact or legal conclusions in a letter from the Department of Education, three years after discrimination complaints were filed. Bryan spoke after several parents pleaded with the school board to provide answers to the community concerning negotiations with the DOE after […]