EDUCATION

May 09 2026EDUCATION

A New Look at Highlands School Culture

Highlands High School’s assistant principal, Kaitlyn Selfridge, stepped down in April after a year of growing frustration. She wrote that the district’s leadership had turned her job into a hostile environment, citing repeated principal changes and what she described as demeaning remarks about appea

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May 09 2026EDUCATION

Digital School Alert: Utah Students and Parents on Guard After Canvas Hack

Utah’s schools, from elementary to university, are on high alert after a nationwide attack on the Canvas learning platform. The breach, carried out by a group called ShinyHunters, hit nearly 9, 000 schools worldwide and exposed billions of private messages. The hackers threatened to leak the data bu

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May 09 2026EDUCATION

Local students gain industry skills through new apprenticeship program

Three students from Bay City have just completed a unique training program that blends school learning with real workplace experience. For the first time in the area, the Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District’s Biomedical & Forensic Science Program handed out Michigan Apprenticeship Recognition Ce

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May 09 2026EDUCATION

A late start for the 2027 school year in Anne Arundel

Next year’s school schedule in Anne Arundel County takes a different path. Instead of kicking off in late August, classes begin on August 30, 2027. The change came after the school board voted unanimously on a fresh calendar. Officials say the delay helps avoid losing teaching days to holidays that

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May 09 2026EDUCATION

Mexico’s Schools Close Early for World Cup — But Is It Worth It?

The Mexican government just moved up the end of the school year by over a month because of the 2026 World Cup. Schools now finish classes on June 5 instead of June 15, giving students an extra 40 days of summer break. The government says a recent heat wave helped justify the change, but the World Cu

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May 08 2026EDUCATION

Trust in AI: Building a Reliable Tool for Online Learners

A new study has created and tested a tool that measures how much students trust AI in online courses. The researchers first gathered ideas from existing research, then asked experts to check the items for relevance. They ran two rounds of statistical tests: one to explore how the questions group tog

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May 08 2026EDUCATION

How Inner Strength Shapes Nursing Students’ Moral Choices

In 2023, researchers surveyed 200 nursing students to see how their inner resources affect their sense of right and wrong. The study measured three things: psychological capital (confidence, hope, resilience), spiritual well‑being (a sense of purpose and connection), and moral sensitivity (the abil

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May 08 2026EDUCATION

Beehive Academy Tops Utah High School Rankings Again

Beehive Science and Technology Academy, a charter school in Sandy, has once more earned the top spot in Utah’s high‑school rankings published by U. S. News & World Report. The achievement marks the fifth consecutive year the school leads the state, a testament to its focus on STEM and inclusive educ

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May 08 2026EDUCATION

First Wisconsin Scholar Wins $10, 000 Science Prize

A young man from Boyceville High School in Wisconsin has just become the state’s first recipient of a $10, 000 scholarship awarded by the Science Olympiad USA Foundation. The award is given to students who show strong academic performance, active community service, and a deep commitment to the Scien

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May 08 2026EDUCATION

Small School, Big Lessons: How a Local Garage Sale Teaches Real Business Skills

Every year around this time, students in Chippewa Falls transform Weber’s Field into a living classroom for one weekend. Instead of sitting through another textbook lesson, they set up a full garage sale that runs on real donations and real decisions. The twist? They’re not just selling old stuff—th

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