A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts
Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.
Education
N.C. A&T awarded funding to help increase diversity in STEM field
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is among the schools chosen to receive funding through an initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy.
An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests
Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.
Amid the heatwave, millions of students are returning to schools without decent A/C
In the midst of this summer of record-breaking heat waves, kids around the country are returning to school — often in buildings without adequate air conditioning, if any.
Can we make college campuses safer? Expert advice after recent shootings
The Jacksonville gunman drove to a university before opening fire at a nearby store. Days later, UNC Chapel Hill went on lockdown as a faculty member was shot. A campus security expert offers advice.
University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A University of North Carolina graduate student charged with killing his faculty adviser walked into a classroom building, shot the victim and then left, authorities said Tuesday, shedding light on an attack that led to a campuswide lockdown as police searched for the gunman.
Pushback grows after Florida puts limits on teaching Black history in schools
Scholars and teachers are fighting back at Florida standards that limit the teaching of Black history. They're holding a conference in Jacksonville next month.
Faculty member shot and killed in a campus building, says University of North Carolina official
A University of North Carolina official says that a faculty member was shot and killed in a campus building. UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said the shooting was in Caudill Laboratories, and there is no longer a threat to the public.
As classes resume in sweltering heat, many schools lack air conditioning
Amid sweltering heat waves, classes have resumed in many districts around the country that have outdated heating and cooling systems — or no air conditioning at all.