Carnell Elementary reopens after closure due to asbestos

Further asbestos testing will be conducted at Laura H. Carnell Elementary School on Monday following pressure from community members and teacher union officials.

2 Philadelphia elementary schools to remain closed due to asbestos

Alexander McClure and Laura H. Carnell Elementary Schools will remain closed Thursday, Jan. 2, and Friday, Jan. 3. due to asbestos.

Yellow bus slides sideways down Minnesota road

A yellow bus pulling a small white trailer slid sideways down Eden Prairie Road in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on December 28.

Virginia school district to allow students one excused absence to protest

One of the largest school districts in the United States has announced that it will allow students one excused absence per school year to participate civic activities such as protests.

Nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college this year compared with 2018, according to report

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, college enrollment this fall took a steep dive with nearly 250,000 fewer students than last year opting out of higher education entirely.

Lockdown lifted for North Philadelphia elementary school

A lockdown has been lifted for an elementary school in North Philaelphia, according to Philadelphia police.

Virginia biochemist crowned Miss America

 Organizers wanted to make it clear the 99th Miss America competition isn't your grandmother's beauty pageant, and their winner did just that on Thursday.

2 Philadelphia elementary schools close after asbestos discovery

Two days after Franklin Learning Center became the fifth Philadelphia school to close this year due to asbestos, the Philadelphia School District now says that the same hazardous material was discovered inside two more schools.

Black Tulane med students take powerful photo at former slave quarters: ‘Resilience is in our DNA’

Black medical students at Tulane University shared a powerful message about resilience and a better future when they posed for a photo in front of former slave quarters at a Louisiana plantation.

Franklin Learning Center closed upon discovery of asbestos

Franklin Learning Center announced Tuesday that it will be closed until January after asbestos was discovered in the school's ventilation system.