A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days of panic during which nearly 100 schools were closed. The bear was first spotted on Saturday near a park in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo with a population of half a million. City … Read more
MCKINNEY, Texas — Closing arguments were set for Tuesday in the trial of a Texas teenager charged with fatally stabbing a 17-year-old track athlete at a high school meet during a confrontation that students said rapidly escalated in the stadium’s bleachers. Karmelo Anthony, now 19, did not testify in his own defense over the killing … Read more
Early-enrollment rules mean elite recruits are cashing NIL checks while their classmates are still in high school. The result: proms with Bentleys, five-figure watches and event planners. Source link
For more than five decades, St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, has required its freshmen to go on a mandatory five-day, 55-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail. Steve Hartman explains why in “On the Road.” Source link
One person was killed, and three others were injured during a high school graduation in Northern California, officials say. CBS News’ Jarred Hill reports. Source link
Three people were shot Wednesday night at a high school graduation near Sacramento, officials said. The shooting happened at Sem Yeto High School’s graduation ceremony, which was being held at Fairfield High School in the city of Fairfield. Mayor Alma Hernandez of neighboring Suisun City wrote in a Facebook post that three people were shot … Read more
Ohio State University agreed Wednesday to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims from hundreds of former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university. The school has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student athletes against the university over its failure to stop … Read more
The NBA Finals tip off on Wednesday, and viewers can expect lots of scoring. But in Maine, a middle school teacher was able to set the Guinness World Record for most three-pointers, most free throws and most half-court shots in an hour. On Monday, he worked to break another record. Tony Dokoupil has the story … Read more
The experiment offers one of the first large-scale looks at the effect that coordinated AI adoption can have on students’ reasoning, retention and confidence. Source link
Last September, David White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 as principal of the Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta. But retirement didn’t sit well with him, and so he applied for a position at his old school, one further down the ladder than his last one. Steve Hartman reports on someone for whom … Read more