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.

A medical museum in Philadelphia is redrawing its policies about collecting and displaying human remains.

A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation.

Fort Bend ISD's Shared Dreams program supports families facing economic challenges by providing essential items like clothing, school supplies, and food.

Students and teachers often suffer heat-related illnesses at schools in Puerto Rico, one of many places where extreme heat is disrupting children’s education more frequently.

As students start school this year, 17 states and the District of Columbia are imposing new cellphone restrictions.

They call it the Super Bowl of band culture from America's historically black colleges and universities. For the 11th year the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands is happening in Houston. We sat down with the executive director to learn about the action-packed lineup families can enjoy this year.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from requiring nearly a dozen public school districts across the state to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

The upgrades come as the district acknowledges that more than 30% of its schools are over 50 years old, with widespread infrastructure issues that directly affect student learning.

The district has identified 17 campuses as “Special Focus” schools not failing, but schools rated C or D that need more support to become A or B schools.

This new law mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, sparking a battle between supporters who see it as a return to moral values and critics who argue it infringes on the separation of church and state.

Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”.

While some districts are preparing to comply, others await guidance amidst ongoing legal battles challenging the law's constitutionality.

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that could exclude teachers, social workers and nurses if their employers engage in activities deemed illegal.

Texas Education Agency Commissioner, Mike Morath will discuss the Houston Independent School District’s accountability ratings

President Donald Trump is attempting to reshape college admissions according to his definition of merit, with an emphasis on test scores and a blind eye toward diversity.

Parents at Piney Point Elementary School in southwest Houston are spending up to two or three hours waiting to pick up their children.

A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries.

The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 8, a bill that will make several changes to education in public schools across the state, namely replacing the STARR exam and restoring A-F public school accountability ratings.

New York’s legal marijuana agency allowed dozens of cannabis dispensaries to open too close to schools after regulators misread state law and are now pushing for a legislative fix to prevent the pot shops from having to relocate.

Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it's been a disaster.

Los Angeles area students are returning to class under a cloud of apprehension after a summer of immigration raids and amid worries that schools could become targets in the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions in National Science Foundation grants to UCLA.

Harvard University and the Trump administration are getting close to an agreement that would require the Ivy League university to pay $500 million to regain access to federal funding and to end investigations, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Anguished pleas from parents.

Bethany Hill, whose son attends Field Elementary, said she has tried to access ParentSquare at least 10 times on Tuesday without success.

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