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Columbine school shooters glorified by young followers: Inside the scary online obsession

Twenty-five years after the Columbine shooting, young people who weren't born when it happened are glorifying the killers on social media platforms. read more

Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after 'memoir' raises alarms

Andrea Ye, of Rockville, Maryland, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, was arrested after law enforcement was alerted to a 129-page "memoir" he allegedly wrote ... read more

Shapiro says Pennsylvania will move all school standardized testing online in 2026

Shapiro, in a news conference at Northgate Middle School just outside Pittsburgh, said about one-third of Pennsylvania schools already provide the tests online and that, in 2026, all schools will be ... read more

Younger children increasingly online and unsupervised, Ofcom says

Younger children increasingly online and unsupervised, Ofcom says - The communications regulator has published its latest report on children and their relationship with the online world. read more

School Board Cancels Gay Actor’s Anti-Bullying Talk Over His ‘Lifestyle’

Maulik Pancholy was scheduled to give a talk on anti-bullying at a Pennsylvania school next month. School board members scrapped it, citing concerns about his activism and “lifestyle.” ... read more

Florida private online school focuses on anti-’woke’ lessons

A slavery exhibit at the Freedom House Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. The Florida based Exodus Institute offers an anti-"woke" curriculum that raises questions about issues such as paying reparations ... read more

Shapiro announces that all state standardized testing for public school students will be moved online by 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro visited Northgate Middle School, part of the Northgate School District that serves the northern Pittsburgh suburban neighborhoods of Bellevue and Avalon, to announce ... read more

Shapiro plan will move standardized tests for Pennsylvania students online by 2026

The governor said administering the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and the Keystone Exams in classrooms creates a “huge burden” on students and teachers. The post Shapiro plan will ... read more

Pennsylvania will change its school standardized testing system, governor says

Shapiro and other officials said the digital move will also save Pennsylvania $6.5 million, shorten the time students spend taking tests and get school results faster. Education Secretary Khalid Mumim ... read more

All Pa. school standardized tests, including PSSAs, to move online by 2026

All Pennsylvania standardized tests — including the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exams — will move online by 2026. read more

Design School Student Gov. Urges Harvard to Divest From ‘Illegal Occupation of Palestine’

The Harvard Graduate School of Design Student Forum passed a resolution Monday urging the Harvard Management Company to divest from entities that “aid the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestine and ... read more

Reports of head lice at an elementary school prompts an online petition from parents

Some WASD parents are hoping for policy reform when it comes to reporting head lice cases in the classroom. Currently, the district will not notify parents if another student in their class has lice. read more