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The Tennessee state legislature passed a bill, which is now headed to the governor’s desk, requiring public schools to teach “age-appropriate and grade-appropriate” gun safety courses to students starting next year. “We see this proposed legislation as a critical step in averting firearm related accidents while fostering greater awareness and responsibility among gun owners,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Chris Todd, …

A Baylor University professor held a “hard and necessary” conversation with his students about “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling and her alleged “hatred of trans people,” according to an X post from last Tuesday. Dr. Greg Garrett, who teaches a number of literature and culture-oriented courses at the university, wrote in the post that the discussion happened during his “Harry …

Does school matter anymore? After a pandemic response that unreasonably kept schools closed in many cities and towns across the country for far too long, it’s hard to say. Chronic absenteeism has exploded. The New York Times noticed it recently, in a piece called “Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere.” The Times largely blamed “the pandemic” instead of the …

Two principals in a Texas school district are facing criminal charges after allegedly violating state election laws by using their school emails to urge staff to vote for candidates who oppose school choice. Alexander Elementary School Principal Lindsey Lujan and Borman Elementary Principal Jesus Lujan, who are married, work in the Denton Independent School District. The two administrators emailed staff …

Some college presidents and leaders appear to be changing their tune on anti-Israel protesters on campus, with at least three colleges expelling, warning or suspending students for taking part in disruptive protests viewed as antisemitic in the last few days alone, Fox News Digital has found. “Any participants in today’s events… who turn out to be Pomona students, are subject …

As the most populous state in the nation, California educates hundreds of thousands of college students each year. Accordingly, the Golden State is home to the largest higher-education system in the U.S., according to the Public Policy Institute of California. The 10 campuses that comprise the University of California system are the state’s main academic research institution, while the California …

A pro-Palestinian student at a private university in Macon, Georgia, was arrested after making physical contact with a conservative speaker delivering a speech on campus about the Israel-Hamas war. Mercer University student Savannah Grace O’Brien was arrested Thursday by campus police on simple battery charges after making physical contact with Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman, who appeared to be speaking …

After a pro-Palestinian protest erupted at a California college on Friday, the president cracked down, saying that the students would be “subject to immediate suspension.” President Gabrielle Starr of Pomona College in Claremont, California, addressed the campus community after she said a group of protesters refused to identify themselves to Campus Safety and Student Affairs staff and verbally harassed staff, …

Several Vanderbilt University students have been expelled, one has been suspended, and more than 20 have been placed on probation after last month’s rowdy demonstration protesting the administration’s removal of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) initiative. That’s according to the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition (VDC), the group which put forth an amendment to the Vanderbilt Student Government Constitution that …

American Federation For Children senior fellow Shaka Mitchell told Fox News Digital that the recent introduction of a new charter school accountability bill could undermine the successful education reform Colorado has seen for decades. “Colorado should be really proud that they have had bipartisan support of education reform for decades, and that really made all the difference,” Mitchell told Fox …