EDUCATION

A bipartisan group of lawmakers are expected to urge the state of Michigan spend more than $100 million on new mental health and safety programs for schools, according to a draft of recommendations obtained by Local 4.

A huge expansion of Arizona's private school voucher system has taken effect and the parents of all 1.1 million school-age children can use state tax money to pay for private school tuition and other costs.

Unpaid internships are facing new scrutiny from colleges, state lawmakers and student activists.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will nearly double — to almost $1 billion — the money available for states to acquire electric school buses.

Flag football is rising in popularity, especially among girls.

Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state’s new gun rules.

Inspired by her Taiwanese grandfather, a journalist in Japan has illuminated a little-known university that started out as a grand piece of imperial propaganda celebrating Japan’s subjugation of Asia.

A student at a military college who sued top Pentagon officials after he was deemed unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV has settled his lawsuit and plans to pursue his dream of becoming an Army officer.

A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid period opens Oct. 1 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Armoured One builds special glass to slow down an attacker and provide more time for students and teachers to get to safety.

Russia's health minister says 15 people wounded in a school shooting in central Russia will be taken to Moscow for further treatment a day after a gunman killed 17 people and wounded 24 others.

Three decades ago, finding opportunities to learn the Cantonese language in San Francisco wasn’t hard.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation will cost about $400 billion over the next 30 years.

Faculty members at Eastern Michigan University have voted to ratify a new four-year labor agreement with the school.

New court documents show retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre texted the Mississippi governor in 2019 to ask about getting money from the state's welfare agency to build an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team.

Public school advocates who oppose a massive expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher system have filed enough signatures to block it from taking effect.

A bargain hunter at an estate sale in Maine came away with a purchase that's downright medieval.

Students in some Tampa Bay-area schools are using foam rollers and vibrating spheres to massage their muscles.

The Los Angeles Unified School District will provide all its schools with a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.

Both Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are touting education proposals in Georgia's race for governor.

The second annual Detroit Black College Expo Presented by Comerica Bank is set for this weekend.

A coroner rules Celia Marsh died after eating a Pret a Manger vegan wrap with traces of milk.

Kansas’ Democratic governor declares in a new television ad that she agrees men don’t belong in women’s sports.

Joe Wright and Beckah Bottorff moved across the country to attend CUAA's state-of-the-art nursing program.

The University of Michigan holds onto No. 3 spot for 2022, according to U.S. News & World Report.

With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritize school systems and restore educational budgets slashed when the pandemic hit.

A watchdog group has determined that some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 census didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses.

In December 1997, Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a morning prayer meeting at a Kentucky high school, killing three and wounding five more.

The sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels.

The president of the University of Vermont has issued a blistering denial of allegations the university failed to adequately respond to complaints of anti-Jewish behavior on the Burlington campus.

House Democrats are proposing new legislation that would increase federal student aid, lower interest rates on loans and take other steps to make college more affordable.

At times of crisis like the water outage in Jackson, Mississippi, schools have applied lessons from the pandemic to pivot to remote learning.

A federal appeals court is reviving unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss.

The president of Michigan State University acknowledged a “moment of uncertainty” on campus amid tension with the school’s governing board and some calls for his departure.

Children are back in school in Seattle following a weeklong teachers strike that delayed the start of classes.

Law enforcement officials says authorities are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident.

A package has exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, and the college says a staff member suffered minor injuries.

Tennessee state staffers watched intently this summer while local school officials voted down a contentious Hillsdale College-linked charter school.

School will begin Wednesday in Seattle following a weeklong teachers strike that delayed the start of classes.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant by Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron in its hometown is a step in protecting the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized market made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Raising Cane’s, a restaurant chain based out of Louisiana, is opening its first Michigan location off Michigan State University’s campus next month.

Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp says he wants Georgia to provide grants to school districts to help students catch up on what they didn’t learn because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Classes are resuming Monday morning for Eastern Michigan University students after a tentative deal has been reached between the university and faculty that had been on strike.

Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage.

Almost 500 students at China's premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory.

Forbes releases its 2022 America's Top Colleges List.

The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Board of Trustees will start a search for Drumm's successor this fall.

Some familiar faces have been posted around Michigan Stadium to teach fans the do's and don'ts of recycling.

Fall visit days offer prospective students a glimpse into life on CUAA's campus.

A 6-3 ruling in ‘Carson v. Makin’ will force taxpayers to pay alms to religious institutions

Long after Covid is gone, countries that closed schools longer and didn’t teach well online will do worse than others.

A former Chicago Public Schools administrator who founded the city’s charter school program will take the helm next month as the new superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, church officials said Monday.

HOLLAND, MI – Hope College President Matthew Scogin has a bold new plan to change the business model of higher education, and it starts with getting rid of the most fundamental revenue source for colleges: Tuition dollars. The first pillar is focused on accessibility and equity – making higher education accessible to all students, not just those who come from wealthier backgrounds. The president hopes that by providing students with a tuition-free, high quality Hope education, those students will be encouraged to “give back to what they love” as alumni. Eventually, Scogin wants 100% of Hope College students to receive free tuition through endowed scholarships. The president said he wants Hope College to be a national leader in encouraging other institutions to try a similar funding model.

President Joe Biden has faced mounting criticism from fellow Democrats over his approach to the situation, and for not being more critical of Israel.

The 4-year-old boy, who has not been identified, was found dead in the middle of the block before 7 a.m. CT Saturday, according to police.

May 16—A female dog named Charis recently received a special treat marking her one-year anniversary at the Effingham County Humane Society. But Charis had something else to bark about. She was going to be picked up later by her newly adopted family. Charis was a little feisty at her party. There were quite a few new faces she had never seen before, according to ECHS Adoption Coordinator Angie ...

An Italian judge accused of taking bribes to free mobsters from prison is at the centre of an arms trafficking investigation after allegedly amassing a huge arsenal of illegal military-grade weapons. A new arrest warrant was issued for Giuseppe De Benedictis, after police discovered one of the largest private stashes of weapons ever confiscated in Italy. The Bari judge was already facing corruption charges after police bugged gangsters bragging about buying him for 30,000 euros. It comes as Italy reckons with the ongoing influence of organised crime in a mafia "super-trial," in which more than 350 alleged mobsters and their collaborators will face justice. It is the biggest mafia trial since the 1980s. The arsenal was hidden beneath a rural farmhouse among the olive and almond groves north of Bari. When police lifted the cellar's heavy iron lid, which had been soldered shut, they discovered nearly 200 different weapons, including Kalashnikovs, AR15s, UZI, Socimi and Beretta machine guns, pump action shotguns, CZ and other semi-automatic pistols, hand grenades, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, and even an anti-tank mine. Anti-mafia authorities are now investigating whether some military equipment may have been stolen from the Italian army to be sold on the black market. Prosecutors believe Mr De Benedictis and an Italian army officer may have been helping organised crime gangs move illegal arms through the port city of Bari, but the ex-judge maintains the collection was just a side hobby. A known, passionate collector of rare and antique guns, he reportedly firsty told authorities he had dumped any questionable weapons into the Adriatic Sea, but police continued to search for the cache, following leads from wiretapped conversations. According to Lecce prosecutors and the 40-page arrest warrant issued by Investigating Magistrate Guilia Proto, Mr De Benedictis had wiretapped conversations with an Italian Army official in Bari, Corporal Major Antonio Serafino, about how to procure arms and where to hide them. Corporal Major Serafino worked at the passport office of the Italian Armed Forces Mechanised Brigade “Pinerolo” in Bari. The brigade has infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments with access to howitzers and other arms. According to court documents, police bugged his car, and the hidden microphone picked up the sound of machine gun fire from Serafino’s balcony in a Bari suburb on New Year’s Eve, as he and Mr De Benedictis tested out some of their weapons. The same bugs picked up conversations between the judge and the army officer debating about whether and how to move the cache of weapons from the “well” in a rural location. The well turned out to be an underground storage cellar in an outbuilding of a farmhouse near the village of Andria. The arrest warrant issued this week charged the farmhouse owner, Corporal Major Serafino and Mr De Bendictis with illegal arms dealing. It referred to them as “authentic traffickers of weapons of war” which they deny. Prosecutors are in the process of verifying the provenance of the arms to determine if they may have been the property of the Italian Army, and if so, what other public officials might have been complicit in aiding their disappearance.

Longtime friendship with boy and his parents leads to idea of help funding college.

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