A Palestinian activist arrested by the Trump administration in March says she feels helpless as she remains jailed while her family in Gaza suffers amid ongoing conflict.

The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.

Indonesian rescue authorities have made the tough decision to start using heavy machinery to move large sections of a school that collapsed earlier this week, with no more signs of life from beneath the rubble.

The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored.

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Republican Trump administration.

President Donald Trump's administration has accused Minnesota of violating federal law by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.

President Donald Trump said his administration was close to reaching a deal with Harvard University, the Ivy League institution it has targeted with a series of investigations and billions of dollars in funding cuts as it presses for changes to its policies and governance.

The public schools superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned while challenging his deportation after being detained by immigration authorities.

A new lawsuit against Brown University has sparked debate over the secrecy of law enforcement at private colleges.

In a story published Sept. 30, 2025, The Associated Press reported that a student group distributing contraceptives at DePaul University had re-registered under a new name after the school revoked its status.

Crime Stoppers of Houston and Gringo's Mexican Kitchen are turning student safety artwork into real‑world reminders on restaurant menus as part of the statewide Million for Million (M4M) campaign. Watch how this creative initiative helps spark family conversations about online safety, reporting danger and being a good friend and learn how your child can take part. Submit artwork here (one 8.5”x11” sheet, black ink only; upload as jpeg or tiff): https://support.gringostexmex.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001409074

A state agency has revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally.

Separation anxiety can be a struggle for young kids starting preschool or kindergarten.

About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.

Officials have put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country illegally.

Federal immigration agents have arrested the leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators.

A charter school network backed by a billionaire hedge fund manager announced Thursday that it is expanding in Miami.

More than 400 props, costumes and set pieces from Muppets creator Jim Henson’s extensive career will go up for auction this fall.

Children have returned to school, and some parents are concerned they could be bringing home a tiny nuisance — lice.

The Trump administration says three major public school districts could lose $24 million in funding because of their policies supporting transgender students.

Districts nationwide are weighing how many public schools they can keep open as enrollment drops due to shrinking budgets, the falling national birthrate and a growing school choice movement.

A former Omega Psi Phi pledge who alleges he was so severely beaten during the Nu Eta chapter’s “Hell Night” that he had to relearn how to walk is now suing the fraternity, the University of Southern Mississippi and multiple other people and organizations.

Bobby Cain, who helped integrate one of the first high schools in the South in 1956 as one of the Clinton 12, has died in Nashville.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

It took two decades for Utah Valley University to evolve from a small community college into the state’s largest school that boasts of having one of the safest campuses in the nation.

The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices.

Texas A&M University’s president is stepping down amid a controversy roiling the campus.

Mississippi police say an autopsy by the state medical examiner's office has concluded a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide.

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ruled that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for not disclosing information on his green card application.

Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University.

Chris Wang is an 8th grader at The Village School who is using coding and digital literacy to solve real-world problems that translate spoken Spanish into English, among other languages, without the need for an internet connection.

As school starts, many parents face the decision of letting their children stay home alone after school.

An immigration crackdown in Washington has taken a toll on children attending the district's schools.

Transportation to school is a major challenge for many families during back-to-school season, but it is even more difficult for students with severe disabilities.

University of California faculty, staff and student organizations and labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the federal government is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the university to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech.

A private school founded by a Hawaiian princess gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants.

The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by other cuts to colleges serving large numbers of minority students.

Youth in Lahaina, Hawaii, have been struggling since wildfires destroyed their hometown two years ago.

The mother of a 10-year-old girl killed during a mass shooting in a Catholic church in Minneapolis has remembered her as a sharp, curious and funny child who “didn’t water herself down.”.

Thousands of students who planned to attend U.S. universities this fall are among those impacted by President Donald Trump's travel ban on 19 countries.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves through classrooms worldwide.

Experts say a teenager suspected in a shooting attack at a suburban Denver high school that left two students in critical condition appeared fascinated with previous mass shootings including Columbine and expressed neo-Nazi views online.

A 22-year-old Utah man who was booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist’s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting.

High school and college educators say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so widespread that they need to rethink how to assign and assess students.

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world.

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist, was fatally shot Wednesday during an event at a Utah university.

School choice has resurfaced as a hotly debated issue in Kentucky.

A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.

A Maine principals' group is resisting a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking the names of all students playing interscholastic sports.

Authorities say a 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified extremist network fired multiple shots with a revolver during an attack at a suburban Denver school.

Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal.

A United Nations employee has been released from detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital.

The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods is still at large more than 24 hours later.

The university where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in Utah while speaking to students is the state’s largest public university after years of rapid enrollment growth.

The Trump administration is ending several grant programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of minority students, saying they amount to illegal discrimination.

A federal judge has blocked Trump administration restrictions on federally-funded services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education.

A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.”.

Labor unions representing educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump's administration over its immigration crackdown.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Tribune reporter Sneha Dey and the Commit Partnership’s Bridget Worley about the changes to the state’s standardized test.

Paradise, California, is slowly recovering from the devastating 2018 Camp Fire.

The United Nations chief is warning that soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don’t guarantee peace.

For the 125th anniversary of the deadliest U.S. natural disaster, Paul Remmers and Greg Funderburk turn archives and family memories into fiction that explores grief, resilience, and hope, reminding Galveston how the 1900 storm still resonates today.

President Donald Trump celebrated news that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks.

A community workshop in October will be held to tackle the alarming rise in property theft cases that leave families without their rightful homes.

Some history teachers are concerned about what may come of a White House review of the Smithsonian's public-facing content.

A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector.

Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House Republicans over the university’s response to campus protests.

A peer-to-peer movement of neurodivergent youth is hitting campuses this fall to build more inclusive spaces together.

A new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids.

A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of over $2.6 billion in federal funding cuts to Harvard University.

Vice President JD Vance has visited Minneapolis to meet with families affected by a deadly church shooting.

Across the country, tens of thousands of college students without legal status are losing access to in-state tuition as part of an immigration crackdown carried out by President Donald Trump and his allies.

Conroe Independent School District is moving ahead with implementing a new state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in K-12 public classrooms, despite opposition from some parents and the absence of penalties for non-compliance.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed economist Minouche Shafik as his chief economic adviser.

A Chinese philosophy student was deported from the United States after landing in Houston to study at the University of Houston.

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis.

"Thoughts and prayers."

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington explores the complexity of America's past.

Signs of a decline in international students have unsettled colleges around the U.S., but some schools are especially vulnerable.

Denver school officials are pushing back against a U.S. Education Department finding that its all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination.

President Donald Trump's administration has told 40 states to remove references to what it calls “gender ideology” from federally funded sex education materials.

The U.S. Education Department says Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity.

The Conroe Independent School District Board of Trustees named Dr. David Vinson as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools.

Former anchor Linda Lorelle spent 17 years at the KPRC 2 News desk. The Emmy and Image award-winning journalist has a passion for telling stories in our community; she also cares deeply about giving back. 35 years ago Linda and her husband, Lou Gregory, created the Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund with the aim of helping young people get the education they deserve. Watch the full interview with Houston Life to learn more about Linda's mission to create opportunities for those who need it most.

Officials say a shooter opened fire during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself.

Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to help students feel more at home.

Houston turns 189 years old this weekend, and we've found the perfect way to celebrate. With the help of her young son, local mom Kat Bailey created a children's book -- that highlights our city from a to z. Kat and her toddler Porter joined us to share their story of family, creativity, and hometown pride.

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on at least a dozen college campuses around the U.S. has spread fear among students as the school year begins.

Melania Trump is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest using artificial intelligence.

Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees has approved its operating budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers.

Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans' education system forever, creating the first all-charter school district in the U.S. The Associated Press spoke with three survivors about their experiences.

The central Pennsylvania town of Mount Gretna is a throwback to the period more than a century ago when the summertime get-togethers known as Chautauquas were practically a craze.

The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.

The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.

False reports of active shooters have led to panic and temporary lockdowns at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.