Austin ISD teacher fired over viral TikTok video
Sophia DeLoretto-Chudy was a third grade teacher at Becker Elementary School in Austin until she posted a TikTok that went viral overnight.
San Francisco celebrates new recipients of 'Bridge to Excellence Scholarship'
On Monday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and her office celebrated the new recipients of the city's "Bridge to Excellence Scholarship."
Official: Nearly 80 schoolgirls in Afghanistan poisoned, hospitalized
Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday.
Police arrest 3 teens in San Mateo high school incidents; firearm seized
Three teenagers were arrested after fights at San Mateo High School on Friday, one involving a knife, police said.
Utah district bans Bible in elementary, middle school 'due to vulgarity or violence'
The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.
National Spelling Bee: Dev Shah, 14, wins with final word 'psammophile'
Congrats, Dev Shah! The teen from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn't make it out of his regional bee last year. He was crowned last night as the 2023 champion.
Musician Otis Taylor gets high school diploma more than 50 years after being expelled for hair
The 74-year-old was finally honored with an honorary high school diploma, over five decades after being expelled from a Denver high school for his long hair.
Cal State system lacks resources, staff to handle harassment, discrimination complaints
The California State University system lacks the resources and staffing to adequately respond to and handle sexual harassment or discrimination complaints from employees and students, according to a long-awaited independent assessment presented May 24 to the CSU Board of Trustees.
Watch: 'Legendary' math professor, 88, gets standing ovation after final lecture
Gilbert Strang, 88, was one of the first professors to post his lectures to OpenCourseWare, which gave millions of people free access to MIT classes.
Ousted San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin has a new job
Chesa Boudin, the progressive San Francisco District Attorney who was ousted in a June recall last year, has a new job.
Born in jail to her incarcerated mother, teen is now Harvard-bound
She was born facing great odds, entering into the world in a jail. And now she’s ready to embark on her dream to attend Harvard University.
UC Berkeley's Black Grad, a space to celebrate 'achievements, resilience' draws backlash from some
Hundreds gathered for a long held tradition on the UC Berkeley campus honoring African American graduates from across the campus, from all levels of study for a collective celebration known as Black Graduation. It’s a culturally rich event lauded by many as a necessary and deserving commemoration, while it also drew backlash from those who said it was discriminatory against other races.
School district presses charges after students cemented toilets in 'senior prank'
School officials said students will either be barred from graduation or suspended for the remainder of the school year.
Most US adults say don't ban race in college admissions but role should be small: AP-NORC poll
Roughly 63% said the Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems, but people were more likely to say grades and standardized test scores should be significant factors.
Family disturbance leads to fire, arrest at UC Berkeley student housing complex
A family disturbance led to the discovery of a fire in a University of California Berkeley student housing complex in Albany on Monday, a spokesperson for U.C. Berkeley Police said.
Free summer lunches for youth to start
Free lunches for Oakland youth begin Tuesday at more than 50 sites in the city to help children get through the summer when free and reduced-cost school meals are unavailable, city officials said.
Woman robbed at gunpoint near UC Berkeley
A woman was robbed at gunpoint near the University of California at Berkeley campus Friday night, according to the University of California police department.
School district bars student from wearing Mexican-American flag sash at graduation
It's the latest dispute in the U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies.
New college graduates worried about job prospects with shaky market
Companies in a national survey say they still expect to hire about 4% more college graduates in 2023 compared to 2022, but they are less optimistic about the pace of hiring than they were late last year.
San Jose State Grad recognized for advocacy, opening AAPI Center on campus
Chuang says when she arrived on campus, she realized there was no dedicated space for the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Thirty-four percent of students identify as AAPI, so she and other student advocates worked to open the Center for Asian American Pacific Islander Student Empowerment last year.