Education
NFL star DeSean Jackson kicked off his college coaching career at Delaware State’s spring game, bringing energy, experience, and optimism to the struggling program. Under Jackson’s leadership, the Hornets showed a revamped, explosive offense. The move aligns Jackson with fellow NFL alumni like Deion Sanders in leading HBCUs. Players and fans are hopeful for immediate […]
OlaRose Ndubuisi, a senior at Pittsford Mendon High School, is gaining national recognition for her work in race relations and medical advocacy as she prepares for college. Recently awarded the 2025 Princeton Prize in Race Relations, she also serves as New York State’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2024–2025 and president of her school’s Black Student […]
A suspect is in custody following a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon that left four male students injured. Three were shot and one sustained a lower-body injury. Their ages range from 15 to 18, and while some injuries were serious, none were life-threatening. Authorities have not yet released details […]
Penfield High School’s Team 1511 Rolling Thunder is gearing up for the 2025 FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas, where they’ll compete with teams from over 30 countries. The team earned their spot after winning the Impact Award at the Buckeye First Robotics Regional competition. Students say the team experience goes far beyond engineering—many are […]
State testing for New York students in grades 3–8 faced widespread delays due to back-to-back technical failures in the online testing system. The disruptions impacted at least four districts across the Capital Region, including Bethlehem, Amsterdam, and Fort Edward. The issues were attributed to the state’s testing vendor, the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA). The New […]
In this episode of the Wake Up Club After Show, we dive into a new initiative in South Carolina aimed at reducing student absenteeism by offering families weekly payments for perfect attendance. Since March 10, the Charleston County School District has been giving $25 per week to at least 1,900 students across ten schools, running […]
Join the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Youth Forum on April 12th. Ages 12 – 21, let your voice be heard and learn more about important topics for our community. Registration link below. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=LtonvrSU2kGUffYC1g6AfCfEjyo-Ca9PrDGox7xHYctUQ0NZSzA3SlhPVzlaMkpFOEhNNDAxN1ZFNy4u&route=shorturl
Before the end of this school year, two schools in the Greece Central School District will install new technology designed to detect both weapons and cell phones as students enter the building. Cell phone use by students is currently banned in Greece schools. District leaders say they will soon reveal the type of technology and […]
Latea Hentz, a 36-year-old Indianapolis mother, is facing felony charges after boarding a school bus to confront and physically assault a student she believed was bullying her son. The incident occurred on March 6 and was captured in a viral video. Prosecutors say Hentz and her 17-year-old daughter entered the bus, where Hentz allegedly broke […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-held goal of some conservatives. He criticized the agency for “breath-taking failures” and pledged to return its funding to individual states. The decision is already facing legal challenges aimed at blocking the agency’s closure and […]
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