Texas Lawmakers Take Aim At Critical Race Theory Texas' governor says a new education bill designed to keep critical race theory out of the state's classrooms doesn't go far enough. Texas school districts deny they even teach critical race theory.
CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks? Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records "It made me feel really proud," she said after clinching the victory. The 14-year-old Louisianan outspelled the competition with the winning word "murraya." Dana Farrington
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named. David Folkenflik
Sylvia Earle: My Wish? To Protect Our Oceans Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle has been exploring and working to protect our oceans for more than half a century. Her message has stayed the same: we're taking our oceans for granted. Christina Cala
A Florida Principal Handwrote 459 Notes For Students Before Their Graduation Ceremony A Florida principal spent nearly three months crafting 459 personalized, handwritten notes for the Matanzas High School class of 2021. Josie Fischels
UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school. David Folkenflik
Philadelphia Grandmother Graduates High School 50 Years After She Dropped Out Twyanna Williams left high school when she was 15 years old so she could help her mom pay the bills. But she never stopped wanting to go back to school. Williams was also the class valedictorian.
PHOTOS: Seattle area seniors graduate together, in person After a long period of isolation and virtual learning as a result of the pandemic, many Seattle area seniors graduated this week together, in person. Megan Farmer
Why One School District Scrapped All Holiday Names From Its Calendar Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names. Joe Hernandez