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The Uplift: High school heroes
A group of Iowa teens became heroes in the middle of a school day when they saw a stranger in need of help and sprang into action. Then, Stephen and Elizabeth Wampler share their 30-year love ...CBS News - 5d -
How a Tennessee woman turned surrogate for her former high school teacher
Hannah Dearman had hardly seen her beloved high school teacher since graduation. But she offered to carry her baby for free.CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Saquon Barkley Almost Quit Football in High School. Now He’s a Legend.
On the path to becoming an N.F.L. star, Barkley went on a recruiting visit that “changed his life.”The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
High school football player succeeds on field despite size
CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how a high school football player's big heart and work ethic helped him to succeed on the field despite his size.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
High school athletes challenge Trump's order on trans athletes
A federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two transgender high school athletes in New Hampshire to add the Trump administration to a lawsuit challenging a state law barring trans athletes ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Martin Rowson on Donald Trump’s big high school prom – cartoon
Continue reading...The Guardian - 6d -
The Uplift: A diamond in the rough
A couple returns to their Altadena house after the Los Angeles fires to find a meaningful gem. A man with cerebral palsy and his wife share their love story – and the full life they have led ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
High school football player shows heart and determination help to power outsized performance
Kruz McKee, who's the kicker on the West Jones High School football team in Laurel, Mississippi, is only 5'3", but he's showing what you really need to play the game is determination and a big heart.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
College baseball future may see greater imbalance in competition, high school prospects squeezed out
Division I baseball coaches and administrators expect there will be fewer opportunities for high school recruits at the top level of the sport once rosters are reduced and if the NCAA extends ...ABC News - 1d -
Plans for a possible mass casualty attack thwarted at Texas high school, law enforcement says
In Houston, law enforcement says they stopped what could have been a mass casualty attack at a high school. Police claim two teenage girls posted their alleged plan on social media. Both are in ...CBS News - 11h -
Planned "mass casualty attack" at Houston-area high school thwarted, FBI says
Two teenagers are under arrest for allegedly plotting what the FBI is calling "a mass casualty attack" at a Houston-area high school.CBS News - 11h -
2 teen girls accused of planning pipe bomb attack at Houston-area high school
Two teenage girls accused of planning a "mass casualty attack" to bomb and shoot up a Houston-area high school were arrested, authorities said.NBC News - 4h -
Review: In the uplifting yet mundane 'The Unbreakable Boy,' a dad finally wises up
Based on the memoir by Scott LeRette, the movie takes on subjects including autism and brittle-bone disease with a faith-based foundation in church and family.Los Angeles Times - 3h -
Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
Denver Public Schools (DPS) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday over its new Trump administration policy allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct raids ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Guelph Forward Commits To NCAA School
Max Namestnikov will play for Bemidji State University in the NCAA next season.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 6 -
Review of school sex survey to be published
The survey hit the headlines in 2021 after asking pupils as young as 14 about their sexual experiences.BBC News - 2d -
'It's seen as the naughty school but it's turned our lives around'
Park House School is making a difference to pupils who have struggled in mainstream education.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
US business schools brace for the second Trump term
Academics are awaiting the presidential stance on topics from visas to ESG and diversityFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Father of Georgia school shooting suspect is granted bond
A judge in Georgia granted Colin Gray, the father of the Apalachee High School alleged shooter, bond in a court hearing on Tuesday. Gray has been held without bail after prosecutors accused him of ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
How Schools Are Responding to Trump’s D.E.I. Orders
Some universities are scrubbing websites and canceling events to comply with executive orders targeting diversity efforts. Other schools are promising to resist.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
No Tubman, No Rainbows: Defense Schools Prepared for Hegseth’s Wife
The American schools at the NATO headquarters were scrambling to comply with Trump diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks. An expected visit from Pete Hegseth’s wife intensified that effort.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
Trump order targets COVID vaccine mandates in schools
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to halt federal funding for any schools and universities that require students to have COVID-19 vaccinations, though no state has such a mandate. ...CBS News - 6d -
Laxatives and nappies: how schools are coping with constipation in pupils
One headteacher says diet, exercise and lack of water are factors in rise of cases. Primary-age child constipation rates up 60% in England and Wales Laxatives in the school medical cabinet, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Schools, families fretting over Trump administration's deportations
The Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting schools across the country, as officials responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including those here legally.CBS News - 2d -
Inflation jumps on food, air fares and school fees
The government admits that stemming price rises will be 'bumpy' as inflation hit 3% in January.BBC News - 1d -
Students react to "phone-free February" in school
A school in Minnesota is encouraging its students to ditch their phones during "phone-free February." CBS News Minnesota's Kirsten Mitchell has the details and reaction.CBS News - 1d -
This High-Tech Handlebar Is Coming With Help From OnlyFans
Former BMW and Porsche engineers are hoping to forge a new path in bike gear by making a first-of-its-kind digital bicycle upgrade.Wired - Feb. 7 -
Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 14-year high
Investors bet on faster interest rate rises, saying inflation is ‘for real this time’Financial Times - Feb. 9 -
The high cost of using military planes for deportation
President Trump says he is looking to eliminate wasteful spending in the federal government., but that may be at odds with what he's doing to keep another campaign promise. Jason Allen has been ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
High Court approval in assisted dying bill to be dropped
Changes to proposed legislation may cost it backing of wavering supportersFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Annuity sales soar to 10-year high
Higher rates and economic fears persuade retirees to opt for guaranteed incomesFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Powell testifies in Congress as inflation remains high
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell refused to testify in Congress on President Trump's remarks about the Fed's ability to lower interest rates. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Rocky Mountain high: The Nuggets are back as title contenders
Star point guard Jamal Murray scored a career-high 55 points in a win on Wednesday night, and there's nowhere to go but up with him playing at this level.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 13 -
Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon?
Trump and Musk are destroying the magic of America.The New York Times - 5d -
Tensions between Trump, media reach new high
Tensions between the Trump White House and the press are reaching a fever pitch after the president banned The Associated Press from Air Force One and the Oval Office over its refusal to use the ...The Hill - 2d -
Department of Homeland Security preparing for high-level firings
The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders at the Department of Homeland Security, according to three sources familiar with the matter. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard ...NBC News - 2d -
High Point hosts Kelly and Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (10-18, 6-7 Big South) at High Point Panthers (23-5, 11-2 Big South) High Point, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -16.5; ...ABC News - 1d -
With contract extension, Aaron Boone commits to two more seasons in the high-stakes, high-pressure role of Yankees manager
"I don’t like that we haven’t won a championship yet. That bothers me,” Boone told reporters Thursday in Florida.Yahoo Sports - 2h -
What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education
A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.The New York Times - Jan. 23
