Teacher, 10-year-old student die at lake during school outing
A fifth-grade teacher and her 10-year-old student died after being recovered from the water at Iowa’s Coralville Reservoir near Lake MacBride State Park....
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Ole Miss victims identified as narcotics task force probes 2 student deaths
The two Ole Miss students found dead earlier this week have been identified. Here's what to know.
Iowa teacher, student identified after dying on school field trip
A teacher and student were recovered from a resevoir spillway in Johnson County, Iowa after authorities were contacted during a school field trip.
Bodies of 5th grade teacher and 10-year-old student recovered from water following incident during Iowa field trip
The bodies of a 5th-grade student and teacher were recovered from the water at Lake MacBride State Park in Iowa following an incident during a field trip. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was called to the park Tuesday afternoon for reports of people in the water near Coralvil...
Big Game Friday: Texas high school football scores for Sept. 23-26
2026 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 0, Preseason Rankings: IHSS Local Rankings Week 1, Aug. 27-29: Scores Week 2, Sept. 3-5: Scores | Rankings: IHSS Local | Campbell’s Statewide Week 3, Sept. 10-12: Scores | Rankings : IHSS Local | Campbell’s Statewide Week 4, Sep...
TCU visits UCF in the first Big 12 action of the season for both schools
TCU (2-1) at UCF (2-1), Sept. 26 at 2:30 p.m. CST. Opening Line: TCU by 3. Against the spread: TCU 2-1, UCF 2-1. How to watch: Fox Sports 1 Key stats TCU Offense Overall: 475 yards per game (31st in FBS) Passing: 301 yards per game (22nd) Rushing: 174 yards per game (56th) Scorin...
Philly activist confesses to years-long identity fraud faking Black and Palestinian heritage
A white Philadelphia teacher and activist has admitted to lying about her identity for years, falsely claiming Palestinian and Black heritage while working with Palestinian and racial justice organizations. Hannah Gann posted a statement to her Instagram page last week, admitting...
Keene ISD cancels 2026 football season due to lack of healthy players
A school district in Johnson County has canceled the rest of its 2026 season after just three games, citing a rash of injuries that has left its roster with too few players to safely play....
Minnesota Monster: Teacher turned predator targeted more than 120 young boys
The FOX 9 documentary “Minnesota Monster" chronicles the story of a Twin Cities teacher and coach who sexually abused more than 120 young boys, the institutional failures that allowed him to go undetected for years, and never-before-seen video of the routine traffic stop that cra...
Kratom found at locations where two Ole Miss students were discovered dead
Two University of Mississippi students died this week and packaged kratom was found during the separate death investigations, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Authorities said they have not confirmed that kratom or any other substance was a contributing factor in either de...
North Texas high school cancels remainder of varsity football season
Keene ISD announced on a social media post that the district would cancel the 2026 and 2027 varsity football seasons due to a lack of healthy players. Keene ISD Superintendent Dr. Ricky Stephens said the athletic program’s decision was effective immediately. “We are canceling the...
Voucher, but no school to spend it on. TX students with disabilities returned aid
Shundelon Ross hoped the seventh school would be the one to work. Her son wandered the hallways, clutching his favorite stuffed animal. He threw high fives to the employees. He stared, mesmerized, at the chickens pecking around the coop. Ross believed a private school would bette...
Student detained after bringing gun to Kaufman ISD junior high campus
A Kaufman ISD student is in custody after allegedly bringing a gun to a junior high campus on Tuesday.
Ole Miss confirms 2 students died after bodies found near kratom packages
The University of Mississippi has confirmed the deaths of two Ole Miss students as local law enforcement offers an update on its investigation into how two college-aged students who were found near packaged kratom died....
ASU hockey didn't submit training plans to school before player's collapse, report shows
Arizona State hockey coaches were present when a player collapsed during an outdoor workout , but plans for the training session were not submitted to the school, according to a preliminary report issued by the university on Tuesday. Matthew Mayich collapsed during an Aug. 20 wor...
Rockwall ISD middle school student detained for making terroristic threat
A student at Ursula Rakow Middle School in Rockwall was detained on Monday after allegedly making a terroristic threat.
Weight-loss drugs find a new purpose: Fighting addiction
On the 43-acre campus of EnterHealth Ranch in Van Alstyne, thousands of people have found sobriety through a mix of medication, counseling, functional wellness, nutrition and even brain stimulation therapy. Now, doctors here are adding a new tool to that list: GLP-1 medications, ...
Jury convicts man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students in Vermont
A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad. Jason Eaton, 51, faces up t...
Surgeon who stole cars and failed high school finds counselor who changed his life
For more than 25 years, Dr. James Harris Jr. had been trying to find Henry Ray, the counselor who once helped him find a path to college when he was a teenager in Fresno, California. Harris had searched for him before, but he never had a phone number or a photograph and could not...
Family rallies around beloved Marcus coach in fight against rare disease
For decades, football coach Kevin Atkinson helped shape young athletes and build teams at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. Now, his family is rallying around him as he faces a rare brain disease that has taken away many of the things he once did for himself. Atkinson retired f...
Big Game Friday: Texas high school football scores for Sept. 17-19
2026 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 0, Preseason Rankings: IHSS Local Rankings Week 1, Aug. 27-29: Scores Week 2, Sept. 3-5: Scores | Rankings: IHSS Local | Campbell’s Statewide Week 3, Sept. 10-12: Scores | Rankings : IHSS Local | Campbell’s Statewide Week 4, Sep...
Maternal health advocates await key Texas report on pregnancy-related deaths
Abide Women’s Health Services says up-to-date information about pregnancy-related and maternal deaths can be critical to preventing future deaths. “They can have education, income, health insurance, and that does not eliminate the disparities that we see in maternal health outcom...
Mississippi school district released from federal desegregation order after 50 years
A Mississippi school district is no longer subject to a federal desegregation order after more than 50 years of court oversight.
How the Fed rate hike impacts your mortgage, car loan, credit card and student debt
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States and is charged by Congress to maintain a stable economy and financial system. One of the ways the Fed does this is by increasing and lowering the cost of borrowing money. Interest rate cuts are intended to encourage mor...
Frisco pays respects to 9/11 fallen
Dozens gathered at the Frisco Veterans Memorial to remember and give thanks for those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The event marked 25 years since the attacks. Students from Frisco Hill School’s choir…...
Eagle Scout project helps older adults stay safe
A Dallas 14-year-old Scout is giving back to older adults in his community with a project that will keep them safe from the sun. Charlie McGinnis, who is a freshman at St. Mark’s School of Texas, has been a Boy Scout since fifth grade. His recent Eagle Scout project at Juliette F...
500 local students receive free books
Hundreds of students in Dallas ISD received books recently, thanks to a local nonprofit, Book Drive for Kids. Ms. Patel, the librarian at Casa View Elementary in Dallas, was there to receive the books and get the kids ready for a visit from children’s book author Keka Novales, wh...
Vermont man on trial claims CIA told him to shoot three Palestinian students
An attempted murder trial has begun for a man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students in a Burlington, Vermont neighborhood in 2023.
Dallas ISD, DART offering bus maintenance program for students
Students in Dallas ISD will get to learn technical skills about bus maintenance and more, thanks to a new partnership between the district and DART.
New ranking shows the best and worst states for teachers
A new ranking is revealing where teachers can find the strongest career opportunities.
DART and Dallas ISD are partnering for a bus maintenance career program
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is providing Dallas ISD students with hands-on experience with mentoring from professional bus maintenance mechanics. The “High School Student Bus Maintenance Externship Program” will be part of the district’s automotive technician program of stud...
Trial begins for man accused of shooting 3 Palestinian students in Vermont
Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving. He said the U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies transmitted the messages to him via FM radio and t...
UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” & too familiar
Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.” Bo French, the Republican running for a seat o...
Harry and Meghan change their children's school over security concerns
The children of Prince Harry and Meghan , the Duchess of Sussex, have changed school just days into the new academic year, with the couple citing security concerns . Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, were enrolled into an undisclosed school when their parents moved back ...
Lawsuit alleges Fort Worth day care teacher restrained, dragged 4-year-old
The parents of a 4-year-old boy are suing a Fort Worth day care, alleging their son was restrained, dragged and yelled at by a teacher who also encouraged another child to hit him. The family said the April incident at Arka Montessori, off Risinger Road in Fort Worth, was more th...
Fort Worth daycare faces lawsuit after video allegedly shows substitute encouraging toddler fights
A Fort Worth daycare is facing a $1 million lawsuit after surveillance footage allegedly captured a substitute teacher encouraging 4-year-old children to physically fight and throwing a child to the floor like a "human ragdoll."...
Mobile workshop hits the road to build labor pipeline
A workshop on wheels could do something good to reshape how students view careers in construction. The Be Pro Be Proud mobile workshop launches in Coppell this week.Students can step inside and connect with advanced virtual reality and augmented reality simulators to see real-wor...
L.L.Bean embraces its old-school roots with brick-and-mortar stores, print catalogs, no AI
L.L.Bean’s origin story grew from the ground up — literally. The company, which sells everything from clothing and footwear to tote bags and home goods, was first established in 1912 after its namesake founder, Leon Leonwood Bean, returned home from a hunting trip with sore, wet ...
President Bush read to these students on 9/11. Now, they reflect as adults
The students were reading “The Pet Goat" when then-White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card informed Bush that America was under attack, turning an ordinary school day into a defining moment in history....
Big Game Friday: Texas high school football scores for Sept. 10-12
2026 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 1, Aug. 27-29: Scores Week 2, Sept. 3-5: Rankings | Scores Week 3, Sept. 10-12: Rankings | Scores Week 4, Sept. 17-19: Rankings | Scores Week 5, Sept. 24-26: Rankings | Scores Week 6, Oct. 1-3: Rankings | Scores Week 7, Oct. 8-1...
Coppell moms' ‘Carpool Cheer Up' goes viral
Anyone who has sat in a school carpool line knows it’s about timing, patience, and following instructions. A few moms in Coppell wanted to make it a little more interesting with what they call the Carpool Cheer Up. “How many ways can you tell someone to pull forward?” Ali Shakesb...
Connecticut installing cameras on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass
Several Connecticut towns are installing AI-powered license plate readers on school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses.
High school student hospitalized after ingesting chemical mixture, officials say
A 15-year-old student was hospitalized Tuesday after authorities said he mixed and ingested several chemicals he brought to Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon....
Why the versatile PB&J remains king of the lunchbox after 125 years
If there is a single sandwich associated with childhood and school lunches in the U.S.A, it has to be the PB&J. Sweet and salty, inexpensive, easy to make (maybe the first sandwich many kids make for themselves?), peanut butter and jelly is as close to iconic as a sandwich can ge...
Fort Worth ISD parents frustrated with district leadership
It's been a month since Fort Worth ISD began its school year, but some parents still aren't happy with the district's new leadership. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more....
Fort Worth ISD parents frustrated with new state-appointed leadership
One month into the 2026-27 school year, some Fort Worth ISD parents are still frustrated with the district's new leadership.
Americans' satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows
Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. Just 32% of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat...
North Crowley moves up, Southlake falls; See Week 3 state rankings here
2026 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 1, Aug. 27-29: Scores Week 2, Sept. 3-5: Rankings | Scores Week 3, Sept. 10-12: Rankings | Scores Week 4, Sept. 17-19: Rankings | Scores Week 5, Sept. 24-26: Rankings | Scores Week 6, Oct. 1-3: Rankings | Scores Week 7, Oct. 8-1...
Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning
Just days before two teenagers carried out a mass shooting at a San Diego mosque, federal law enforcement officials warned the parents of one of the shooters that their son was making concerning comments about school shootings on the dark web, according to new details included in...
Thousands of Dallas County homeowners may be missing a property tax break
Texas has made its homestead exemption increasingly valuable for homeowners, including raising the mandatory school exemption to $140,000 last year. But new research suggests tens of thousands of Dallas County properties may be missing out on the tax break entirely. The Child Pov...
Principal suspended after recording devices found in locker rooms
A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
Dallas ISD high school offers barber classes
Students at Skyline High School in Dallas ISD have a chance to learn how to be a professional barber through the school's curriculum.
College Football Week 1: Texas schools begin 2026 season with huge expectations
Labor Day weekend brings the beginning of the 2026 college football season, and several Texas universities with big expectations are set to kick off their seasons....
Big Game Friday: Texas high school football scores for Sept. 3-5
2026 TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Regular Season Week 1, Aug. 27-29: Scores Week 2, Sept. 3-5: Rankings | Scores Week 3, Sept. 10-12: Rankings | Scores Week 4, Sept. 17-19: Rankings | Scores Week 5, Sept. 24-26: Rankings | Scores Week 6, Oct. 1-3: Rankings | Scores Week 7, Oct. 8-1...
Grand Prairie ISD parents push for permanent fix after AC fails in classroom
Grand Prairie ISD parents are urging the district and city to find a solution for a classroom where they say the air conditioning has been failing since last school year. Parent Nancy Segovia Cabrera said she first learned about the problem in the Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy ...
Grand Prairie High School classes canceled because of water line leak
Classes are canceled today for students at Grand Prairie High School and the Fine Arts Academy because of a water line leak outside the high school. Water could be seen running down the sidewalk as a result of the leak. The district said the main water lines will have to be shut ...
Bumblebee Collective helps Carrollton special education students prep for life after school
Some students graduating from high school need extra support as they transition into adulthood and the workforce. In Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, the 18+ Pathways Program is helping special education students build the skills they need for what comes next. The program, based at...
Suspect dead, adult injured in Virginia elementary school shooting
A suspect is dead, and an adult is injured after a shooting at a Virginia elementary school on Wednesday morning.