Massive SPLC-linked grant under fire as watchdog exposes ties to middle school programs

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A watchdog is sounding the alarm over at least $3.85 million in taxpayer-backed support tied to the Southern Poverty Law Center, including a multimillion-dollar federal grant for a university-led project that says it integrates SPLC’s racial justice curriculum into middle school classrooms. Using the … Read more

9/11 steel beam arrives at Florida school where Bush learned America was under attack

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center arrived Tuesday at the Florida elementary school where then-President George W. Bush learned the United States was under attack on Sept. 11, 2001. The beam was brought to Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota as part of … Read more

School board member who hugged teen and called her ‘hot’ is charged with assault

A Tennessee school board member who hugged a teenage girl and called her “hot” at a public meeting last month has been charged with assault, court records show. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The charge of assault — physical contact stems from an incident on … Read more

Former school official returns to court for case of 6-year-old who shot teacher

A former assistant principal is back in court Monday to face a criminal trial in connection with the 2023 shooting of a first-grade teacher by her 6-year-old student. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Ebony Parker is facing eight counts of child abuse and neglect in … Read more

A longtime Atlanta principal retired, then returned to his school as a handyman

Atlanta — Going into retirement, 58-year-old David White of Atlanta, Georgia, had some preconceived notions. “I thought it would be blissful and easy and joyful,” White told CBS News. “… It wasn’t quite.”  In September 2025, White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 spent as principal at the Burgess-Peterson Academy, an elementary … Read more

School principal retires, but returns as a handyman: “I’m contributing meaningfully”

58-year-old David White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 spent as an elementary school principal in Atlanta. But after “just hanging out with the cat,” he decided to go back to school as a handyman. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” with the story. Source link

California school sex abuse lawsuits raise question: Should today’s students pay the price for past failures?

A California law designed to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse seek justice is now creating difficult financial and legal challenges for school districts across the state. Survivors say the law has exposed abuse that institutions ignored for decades and finally given victims a path to accountability. But school leaders warn the growing costs tied … Read more