In a cell phone video that went viral on Wednesday, a Duncanville High School student in Texas, went on a rant against his teacher, accusing her of failing to inspire students and teach them adequately. Jeff Bliss has become an Internet sensation after he offered his teacher some sage advice on how to motivate and ... read more »

Major funding changes are ahead for California’s school system.  California Governor Jerry Brown is expected to propose in his January budget release for fiscal year 2013-2014 to eliminate categorical funding and to increase funding for schools in poorer areas. The elimination of categorical funding would give local school districts more control over how money is ... read more »

A Chicago family is suing the Chicago Board of Education for failing to keep their daughter safe and reporting a witnessed abduction. The victim was a student at Cook Elementary on Chicago’s south side back in May. The family filed their lawsuit this week. The lawsuit claims that their daughter was abducted by a stranger, ... read more »

A popular snack food among teenagers is being posed by some school districts as a threat to their well-being. According to ABC News, several districts in California and New Mexico are moving to ban Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in school vending machines, calling them a “health hazard to students.” A two ounce snack bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos ... read more »

State and city teachers unions are pushing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to allow parents to see the evaluations of teachers, it was reported on 11 June. The evaluations would be available by appointment made with the school principle and delivered verbally. The parents would also be barred from taking notes on the evaluations or ... read more »

A Georgia police department is facing criticism after an officer handcuffed a 6-year-old girl who was throwing a temper tantrum. Officials at Creekside Elementary School in Milledgeville, Ga., called police on Friday after Salecia Johnson, 6, reportedly went on a rampage in the principal’s office, knocking over a shelf, biting an office door knob, and ... read more »

This week the children of Redwood Heights Elementary School of Oakland, California were introduced to gender diversity using examples of gender variety in nature. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the lessons included descriptions of animals such as the transgendered clownfish and all female gecko groups. The lesson was devised by the Gender Spectrum trainer, Joel Baum, ... read more »

The video game Nurses Against Zombieism was released on Wednesday and serves as an attempt to recruit more young people into the profession of nursing. Funded by and created for the University of Calgary’s nursing program in Qatar, the player’s objective is to triage patients while avoiding the infecting bites of the walking dead. Important ... read more »

Some parents who live just outside the boundaries of a coveted school district may be tempted to game the system in order to get their kids into those good schools. But be warned, you may find yourself charged with a felony. That’s what happened to Kelley Williams-Bolar, a 40-year-old woman from Akron, Ohio, who was ... read more »

OK, we’ll admit it — after covering a bunch of stories involving teachers getting attacked and beat up, their jobs might just be harder than we give them credit for. And if teachers think that they can play it safe and stick with teaching elementary school, think again: A group of third-graders plotted to attack ... read more »

If schools are looking to send a message to students that cheat or steal, they may be successful: The parents of nine high school students accused of breaking into Hanover High School in New Hampshire are furious that school officials turned the case over to local police. The police prosecutor brought criminal charges against the ... read more »