Education
Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit
The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.
Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law
This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.
States are looking for ways to make free school meals permanent
During the COVID-19 pandemic, states could offer free meals to every public school student every school day. That program ended, but some states, like Vermont, are looking to keep it on their own.
Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with New Yorker writer Jay Caspian Kang about his latest piece, "The Particular Misery of College Admissions TikTok."
WS/FCS shares plans for remaining COVID-19 relief funding
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received $215 million through the second and third rounds of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds. A portion of those funds must be spent within six months, or returned to the federal government.
WS/FCS looks to magnet programming to increase diversity at four schools
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.
State unveils 'Action Plan' to address youth mental health crisis
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.
Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert
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."
What we know about the deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school
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.