Former E.C. Glass High School Principal Dr. Daniel Rule will take on the role of deputy superintendent at King George County Schools in July.

A recent trip to New Zealand to visit her pen pal of 40 years made an Associated Press reporter from New Hampshire wonder about the history of programs that bring strangers together to write letters.

Bedford County Public Schools is grappling with a critical shortage of school bus drivers, aides and substitute drivers — a problem officials say is disrupting routes, threatening student safety and leaving working families with few options when buses don’t show up.

The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

With finals week closing in, Virginia Tech students are dealing with the pressure of exams, move-outs and the next stage of their lives. On Thursday, Hokie Wellness gave them a reason to put the phone down and step outside.

A woman who drove a Land Rover into a tea party at a London primary school, killing two 8-year-old girls, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

A Tacoma high school student has been booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were injured in a stabbing at the school.

Roanoke City Public Schools is reviewing attendance zones in order to tackle issues of overcrowding in some of their elementary schools.

A group formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has traveled the country trying to prevent such violence from happening.

The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting college students to second-guess their career paths.

Roanoke community safety event offers free car theft prevention, opioid overdose training

A Virginia university has approved funding for a memorial for dozens of people, most of African descent, whose bodies were taken from their graves for use by medical students and then dumped in a forgotten well.

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool in the U.S., 1.8 million of them the last school year.

A U.S. appeals court says Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell are donating $750 million to the University of Texas at Austin.

A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.

The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs.

Some of the harshest words that President Donald Trump has used against a leading Democratic rival aren't about political differences but rather a learning disability.

A new law named after Charlie Kirk is encouraging Tennessee teachers to include the positive impacts of religion in American history classes.

The next president at the University of Michigan says he can’t take the job because of brain cancer.

A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate.

From Studio 1A to Southwest Virginia -- Hoda Kotb taps the Hokies to help her with her new wellness App, Joy 101. "I was like, who can try it out to see what things we need to work on, what things are really good, and I thought, how about my people at Virginia Tech?”

A former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges in connection with the sexual assault of several patients over his career, after an appeals court reversed his conviction earlier this year.

Hampshire College, which includes documentary filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, announced it is closing later this year.

Thanks to money and technology, the MLB and NCAA versions of baseball have never been more similar.

Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration's changes to a student loan forgiveness program.

Los Angeles schools avoided a strike as the school district and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal.

Pat's Run began in 2004 as a way to honor the legacy of Pat Tillman, who walked away from an NFL career to serve his country in the wake of Sept. 11.

Almost 30 middle and high school children were aboard when their school bus crashed into a car Thursday in Burnt Chimeny

Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against a library funding agency have settled with the Justice Department.

Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff.

Army ROTC cadets who subdued the gunman attacking their classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University last month are recounting dramatic details publicly for the first time.

Greece has become the latest European Union country to unveil plans for a total social media ban for kids 15 and under.

Craig County High School has announced that 6th and 7th-grade English classes will be moving online due to staffing changes.

Two Minnesota school districts and the state’s main teachers union have asked a federal judge to block a Trump administration change in policy that gave immigration authorities a freer hand to conduct enforcement actions in and near schools.

Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed a series of bills aimed at strengthening Virginia’s schools and setting students up for long-term success.

A U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. In a ruling Tuesday, the judge said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can't do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples.

Officials at the Universities of Wisconsin have fired the system’s president after he refused their offer to quietly resign and said they never gave a clear reason why he should.

The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.

An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.

The program helps introduce Roanoke City Public School kids to good habits early, which can help limit the amount of gun violence amongst even the youngest of students.

The program helps introduce Roanoke City Public School kids to good habits early, which can help limit the amount of gun violence amongst even the youngest of students.

A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.

Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom.

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry.

Authorities have arrested a 12-year-old on suspicion of murder in the death of a Los Angeles middle school student.

The president of the multicampus Universities of Wisconsin has said in letters obtained by The Associated Press that he has been told to resign or he will be fired.

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student fighting deportation, have asked Judge Emil Bove to step aside from an appellate panel that could weigh in on his case because of Bove’s previous role as a top Justice Department official involved in investigating student protesters.

As “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” lands in theaters, coloring stations, collectible popcorn containers and mascot Marios are all in place to entice arguably the most prized moviegoers to Hollywood today.

A man has killed four children in a machete attack at a nursery school in Kampala, Uganda.

Protests are growing at U.S. universities where buildings are named for associates of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Fire caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit.

Danville Public Schools is shining a spotlight on the dedicated Education Support Personnel who help shape student lives and set them up for success.

A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination.

Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters — an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms were like before everything turned digital.

Clowns in Bolivia are protesting a new school mandate that cuts off the events where they earn a living.

Chilean President José Antonio Kast says his government will tighten school security after two recent incidents involving weapons and amid growing concern about school violence.

A Portland soccer tournament brought girls from immigrant and refugee families together to push back against fear tied to federal immigration enforcement.

The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.

With the steady increase in autism prevalence in the United States, special education teachers are becoming an even more crucial part of our educational system. That’s where an exceptional selection for March’s Education Impact Award stands out.

More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt.

Another teen is running for governor of Vermont, and this time, he'll be on the general election ballot.

Earlier this week a jury in California this found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services.

The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday.

The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.

Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw turns its famous main hall into a quiet study space, with live classical music playing as students work.

Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates.

Georgia lawmakers may require that every public school student be checked for weapons each day.

The Justice Department has filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to address antisemitism on campus.

The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.

Shaquille O'Neal is offering to pay for the funeral of a 12-year-old Georgia girl who died days after she collapsed following a fight after school.

College Republicans at the University of Florida are suing the school president over what they call an unlawful crackdown on free speech.

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections.

The Roanoke County Public School’s Backpack Run returned for its 13th year!

The University of Florida is moving to deactivate its College Republicans chapter after reports of antisemitic behavior by some members.

A man has been charged with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University.

The FBI says ROTC students subdued and killed a gunman who yelled “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University.

Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role.

Rural school districts say the Trump administration’s visa changes are jeopardizing a key source of teachers.

Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was hospitalized after a fistfight near a school bus stop in her neighborhood.

A coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions.

The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, denies any wrongdoing and asks to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district.

Harvard University has handed over rare 1850 photos of enslaved people to a museum in Charleston.

A federal judge is weighing whether the government can force the University of Pennsylvania to hand over detailed employee information in an antisemitism investigation.

Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.

As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing discrimination in America’s schools.

Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making time for conversations, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information.

A jury in Georgia quickly convicted a man who gave his son a gun linked to the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers.

For the past three years, James Breckinridge and Lucy Addison have operated on a 75-minute “block” period during their school year. Now, Roanoke City Public Schools will be pivoting the rest of their schools to this function.

Some of the United States’ most important historical documents are beginning a first-of-its kind journey as part of the country’s 250th anniversary commemoration.

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools will be opening two hours late on Monday, March 2, due to a wintry weather mix impacting the area, according to school officials.

The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called “factories of anti-American resentment.”.

The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will meet in a closed session a day after the FBI served search warrants at the district’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent.

Federal immigration agents have detained a Columbia University student in her campus apartment.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University amid a campus review of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Wednesday.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.

The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.

A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others has filed a lawsuit against the state Legislature alleging that it’s failing to fund public schools adequately.

The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies.