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LI school district sued over new Spartan mascot by NAACP leader: 'Symbol of white supremacy'
“This symbol sends the message that enslaving indigenous people and excluding women from the military are acceptable,” said William King Moss III, a parent and Suffolk County NAACP leader who...
Mexico bans junk food sales in schools to combat child obesity: 'Farewell, junk food!'
A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Fresh fruit and veggie snacks to stay in NYC schools after memo said 'funding issue' would squash program
The city won't be ditching the fresh fruit and vegetable snacks given out in public schools, after inquiries last week by The Post.
Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools
Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after the Republican governor announced he was allowing a ban on unsanctioned flag displays to...
Married teacher accused of having orgy with students in 'Scream' masks hit with new charges, could die in prison
Brittany Fortinberry has been accused of sexual abuse by yet another boy -- bringing the total number of juvenile accusers to six, officials told TMZ Friday.
Dramatic moment 12-year-old student pulls out paring knife from his school bag, threatens classmate
A dramatic moment shows a year-seven student allegedly removing a knife from his backpack and threatening another student.
Girl, 14, fatally shot in playground — allegedly by 13-year-old masked classmate after they 'got into it' on school bus
“He went home, put on all black, put on a black mask, and came back and called my baby’s name and he shot my baby four times,” the victim's godmother...
4 children injured, including one seriously, after NJ school bus flips on its side on I-195
Four children were injured -- including one seriously -- after a school bus crashed in New Jersey and flipped on its side Thursday morning.
New York lawmakers get on board with Gov. Hochul's 'bell to bell' school phone ban
The Senate had previously shown some slight disagreement with the Governor’s plan over whether schools should have some leeway to allow students to use phones at some points during the...
NY parents push lawmakers to back Hochul's smartphone ban over fears Dems watering it down: 'Must not take the wrong path'
Parent advocates are making an 11th hour push to urge state lawmakers to back Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed statewide “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools, and not...
NYC ditches fresh fruit and veggie snacks in schools after federal cuts to USDA: 'A shame'
New York City is canning its fresh fruit and vegetable program in public schools for the rest of the year citing a "funding issue," the Post has learned.
Axing the Education Department: Fine for kids, rough on teachers unions
It’s good to see President Donald Trump starting the process of dismantling the worse-than-useless Department of Education bureaucracy.
Parents, pols concerned about new homeschooling bill being called 'direct assault on families'
Conservative lawmakers in Illinois are sounding the alarm about a bill that could drastically change homeschooling rules in the Prairie State.
Meghan Markle shares never-before-seen throwback photo from high school
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, was a fresh-faced pupil at the all-girls Roman Catholic Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1999.
School district in hot water after parents say it secretly changed child’s gender
Lawyers are demanding answers about alleged efforts by a Texas high school to repeatedly use a masculine name and male pronouns for a biological teenage girl, despite objections by parents.
Parents push for chess to be included as a sport in NYC public schools
New York City high school parents are calling on the Public School Athletic League to recognize chess as a sport and offer it in schools.
Long Island school battles over name change to honor 'living white' man -- 'erasing' indigenous history
A top-performing Long Island school district is battling over a proposal to rename an elementary school for its outgoing superintendent -- with some griping that a "living white" man shouldn't...
NYC public schools boss says mammoth $41.2B budget ask still isn't enough -- wants 'hundreds of millions' more
The Department of Education's mammoth $41.2 billion budget plan for next year is a whopping third of the entire city's -- but it still won't be enough, schools officials claimed...
Boy, 12, busted for threat of 'mass harm,' at LI middle school, posting photo of gun on Instagram: cops
The pre-teen posted the disturbing photo on Instagram, drawing Suffolk County cops to Copiague Middle School on Great Neck Road around 6:45 a.m. Monday and prompting the school to cancel...
Senate Dems flunked for 'watering down' Kathy Hochul's school smart phone ban
Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed "bell-to-bell" ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the state Senate for pushing to "water down" the prohibition.