Education

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is looking to apply for $15 million in federal funding to support IB Programs at four schools. District officials say strong magnet programming will help diversify those schools.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services teamed up with the state Department of Public Instruction to compose an Action Plan to address what is described as an “urgent” youth mental health and behavioral health crisis. The plan, released on Tuesday, cites a needed investment in the state’s school systems.

Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."

Authorities released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and the shooter at the private religious school. Three children and three adults died in the attack.

At least six people — three children and three adults — were killed when a 28-year-old woman opened fire at a small Christian school in Nashville. The shooter was then killed by police.

A picture of the Renaissance statue is shown each year to sixth-grade art students at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, but this month it drew fury. Italians, though, are praising the educator.

House Republicans made it a major campaign pledge. And this week, a debate over whether to increase the amount of input parents have in their children's education made its way to the House floor.

Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.