Education • Back To School

School Delays Due To Inclement Weather For Tuesday, February 8th

Numerous schools in the WCCB viewing area have announced delays for Tuesday, February 8th due to inclement weather.

Leaders At Black Colleges Alert, Undeterred By Bomb Threats

Numerous historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. temporarily locked down their campuses last week in response to at least 17 threats of bombs and gun violence.

SC Lawmakers, Educators Find Common Ground In School Choice

A school choice bill in South Carolina has lawmakers, teachers and school administrators mostly in agreement.

New Bus Shelter Built For Union County Public School Students

Union County Public School students have a new place to stay dry while waiting for the bus.

Holocaust Novel "Maus" Banned In Tennessee School District

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

Graduation Rates Dip Across US As Pandemic Stalls Progress

An analysis shows high school graduation rates dipped in at least 20 states after the first full school year disrupted by the pandemic.

Justices To Hear Challenge To Race In College Admissions

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 on the agenda.

NC "School Choice" Proclamation First By Democrat Gov. Cooper

Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed “North Carolina School Choice Week” for the first time since the Democrat took over the job more than five years ago.

School Closings, Delays, And Remote Learning Days For January 24th

Remaining snow and ice have caused some schools to delay, cancel, or move classes online on Monday, January 24th.

Youth's Overdose Death Renews Pleas For Narcan In Schools

The death of a Connecticut seventh grader from an apparent fentanyl overdose has renewed calls for schools to carry the opioid antidote naloxone.

Ex-Athlete Vows To Maintain U. Of Michigan Sex Abuse Protest

Former Wolverines football player, Jon Vaughn, 51, says a $490 million settlement the school recently announced is not enough by itself to remedy the sexual abuse he and more than 1,000 other students say they suffered at the hands of the university’s late sports doctor Robert Anderson.