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While anti-bullying strategies employed by individual schools and broader school districts are intended to protect vulnerable students from harm, certain approaches can lead to disproportionate, objectively unfair, and even...

Families in Idaho are beyond frustrated with the inadequacy of the state’s resources for children with special educational needs. The state, which ranks last in the nation for the amount of per capita funding it provides...

Students with disabilities already face a long list of challenges when it comes to the disciplinary process in schools. Studies have found that disabled students are often targeted for discipline more than their non-disabled...

A New York Times Opinion piece by the vice provost at N.Y.U. details new AI concerns and anxieties of faculty at American college campuses. According to educators, many students—even those engaged in the class and eager to...

Every fall, college campuses buzz back to life all across the country. There’s excitement as students return to class and incoming freshmen start their collegiate careers, but there’s a lurking danger in the air as...

Families and educators across several states are reeling after the U.S. Department of Education announced it will not continue several grants that support children who are both deaf and blind. The funding—about $1 million in...

Across colleges and universities, students use artificial intelligence (AI) despite controversy over its appropriate role in higher education. Students are embracing the emerging technology as a critical and strategic resource to...

College students in Texas are taking action after the state’s legislature passed a bill that significantly curbs their free speech rights. The new law reverses the state’s 2019 law that expanded protections for...

Thomas Alter, a tenured history professor at Texas State University, recently found himself out of a job just days after giving a speech at a conference. In his speech, he argued that organization is necessary to challenge the...

The Department of Education (DOE) has investigated the suspension of two male high school students in Loudoun County, Virginia. According to the DOE, the students’ school retaliated against the pair after they reported that...

Federal law says students with disabilities should learn in the “least restrictive environment” (LRE), but that doesn’t mean every student belongs in a regular classroom all day. Some children need extra help—such as...

Every year, reports of Greek life hazing at colleges and universities make national headlines. While these incidents can be devastating, what often goes overlooked are the countless students who find themselves accused or...

In Pennsylvania’s affluent Tredyffrin/Easttown School District, located roughly 15 miles west of Philadelphia, a nationally recognized soccer coach and teacher missed a few days of class at Conestoga High School. It...

School shootings have become so common that there are now special drills for them, like fire, tornado, and earthquake drills. Many K-12 schools now run active shooter drills to prepare school staff and students for such an...

In August 2025, Hazinginfo.org announced the formation of a national hazing database. This database will list reported incidents of hazing in U.S. colleges and universities, together with the response or action taken by the...

Since launching in November 2022, ChatGPT has polarized people around the world, with some lauding its capabilities while others raised alarms about its potential to harm. One prominent concern is that students of various grade...

When the federal government shut down Oct. 1, many families of students with disabilities wondered if and how the shutdown would affect their students’ access to accommodations and special education. Disruption to special...

As reported in a recent CBS News New York segment, students at the City University of New York’s Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education have been accused by the school of cheating. The LLF National Law Firm’s...

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and the Florida Association of School Nurses (FASN) joined forces recently to formally urge lawmakers to keep vaccine mandates in place for K-12 schools. This joint statement is...

The Louisiana Department of Education is trying to tackle the issue of using AI in Louisiana classrooms. It is in the process of training teachers to use AI resources and to apply their use in the classroom. It is also in the...