Mark Wahlberg may be a successful actor in Hollywood, but there’s one thing he wishes he was–a high school graduate. The 41-year-old announced his academic plans on Monday’s Late Show with David Letterman. Wahlberg, who dropped out of high school in the ninth grade, revealed that he will take online courses offered though a Massachusetts-based ... read more »

Reactions have ranged from entertained to outraged after parents and fellow students alike discovered a racy photo on page 14 of the Lake Norman High School’s yearbook. In the photo, a girl who is standing in the front row has her graduation gown hiked up to her waist and is naked from the waist down, ... read more »

A California principal is probably sick of the motherbleeping snakes in his motherbleeping school. Gustine High School was closed on Wednesday after an “infestation” of Northern Pacific rattlesnakes was declared at the school. Five rattlesnakes have been found on the school campus since the end of October — one in the school’s weight room, one ... read more »

In tests given to students worldwide to evaluate their performances, the world was surprised when results showed American students ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.  The tests administered by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the top scorers were the Shanghai pupils. The students’ scores shocked the world ... read more »

Google is now offering a new choice that many seem thrilled about it.  The choices:  Male, Female, or Other. Google may not have started the choice of “Other” as a transgender source, says The New York Times; but it sure has made those who support the “Preferred Gender Pronouns (P.G.P. as they are referred to) ... read more »

After a teen’s lengthy suspension over a prank at a football game brought the Colonial Forge High School into the national spotlight, the school’s principal has resigned after only two months on the job. Earlier in the month Bryan Thompson, 14, wore a banana costume and sprinted down the sidelines during half-time of a school ... read more »

A young teen in Stafford, Virginia, found himself arrested and subsequently suspended from school after what he thought was an innocent stunt involving a banana costume. Brian Thompson, 14, donned the costume and ran down the sidelines at a recent football game at Colonial Forge High School. But while fans in the stands found it ... read more »

SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — A California high school yearbook has been recalled as police are investigating a photo that could be considered child pornography, local media reported on Friday. Sheriff deputies in Big Bear have launched an investigation into Big Bear High School’s 2011 yearbook after a photograph showing a 17-year-old boy with ... read more »

Apparently U.S. students are unfamiliar with the famous paraphrased aphorism, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” That’s because a new report shows that students anywhere from high school to fourth grade are solely lacking in their knowledge of American history. Results from the 2010 gold standard of testing, the National ... read more »

A teacher in Kailua, Hawaii, has been placed on administrative leave after a teenage boy’s parents accused the teacher of hitting their son in the head with a hammer. The alleged incident took place at the Kailua High School, in a wood shop class, according to KITV. Tim Bitanga told a reporter when he first ... read more »

Prosecutors in Platte County, Missouri, claim that a man broke into his former high school and proceeded to masturbate on boys’ underwear that he had taken from the school’s locker room. John P. Gallagher, 19, has been charged with second-degree burglary of Platte County High School where he was formally a student, according to local ... read more »

Students were taken by surprise by an essay prompt that asked them to write about the concept of authenticity as it relates to reality TV during the March 12 SAT exam, reports AOL News. The prompt, which The New York Times reports began with, “Most people believe that the reality these shows portray is authentic, ... read more »

A 16-year-old caught in an embarrassing photo forever enshrined in the school yearbook is skipping the rest of the school year. Given how relentless teens can be with the teasing, we wouldn’t be surprised if she wound up trying to change schools. The young girl said even though she kept her legs together while wearing ... read more »

Out of all the worries we have, we never thought we would have to be paranoid about our son participating in a game of tug-of-war. Henry Barrett and Mitch Helfer both had their right hands partially severed in the tug-of-war in October. Barrett said he remembered hearing a “snap” and realizing almost immediately his right ... read more »

Brian, look. You’re a young guy, probably just out of college, so really, it’s not too late to make a career change. Because I don’t think working with children is quite your thing. A Delta high school English teacher punished a student who was late for class by ordering him to do push-ups and sit-ups ... read more »