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Elementary school students invited to participate in Name that Snowplow contest

Pressure mounts on Mamdani to detail NYC schools plan after Hannah-Jones article

Mayor Mamdani visited a classroom in Brooklyn last month. Mamdani is facing new pressure to present a more expansive vision for how to fix the city's schools, which are the most segregated in the country. [ more › ]

Student coffee shop opens at Winamac Community High School

Winamac Community High School students can now enjoy a treat during the day along with learning valuable life skills with the official opening of the "School Grounds" coffee and snack shop.

New Venetia Elementary plan a prototype for future Duval elementary schools

It was standing room only at Hyde Grove Elementary on Tuesday, with 100 people packed into the cafeteria, sitting in rows at child-sized lunch tables to hear about Duval Schools’ revised plan for Venetia Elementary. The district now proposes to build a Pre-K-5 school that will…

Feds ask UMich, other universities for public stance on admissions, free speech and AI

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter to university presidents and governing boards across the country Aug. 3, asking every postsecondary institution to publicly address their commitments to “rigorous teaching, pathbreaking research, and national service” before…

Mini profile: Chris Herron sets for success

Head volleyball coach Chris Herron never imagined becoming a volleyball coach. Before coming to Washburn, Herron coached many sports at the high school level, including football, track and basketball. There,... The post Mini profile: Chris Herron sets for success first appeared…

City of Columbia Accepting Nominations for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards

Guest Columnist: Introducing the Exponent’s newest column “Ask a Political Scientist"

Hello Fellow Citizens of MSU-land (this is a broad and inclusive category, so if you’re reading this, you’re included!) My name is Sara Rushing, and I am lucky to be a professor in the department of Political Science. I’ve been at MSU since

LCCC touts increasing enrollment, student graduation success

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County Community College has enjoyed growth in multiple areas since 2020, school president Joe Schaffer reported. Enrollment, graduation numbers and workforce impact have all measurably improved in the last few years, a college release details. The…

ASMSU Senate unanimously passes student mental health resolution

The Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) Senate unanimously passed Resolution 13 (R-13) , A Resolution Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellness, during its Sept. 17 meeting. The resolution affirms ASMSU's commitment to student mental health in recognition of Suicide Prevention…

Sustainability Summit’s Keynote Speaker Inspires Rethinking the Environmentalist Movement.

On Sept. 24, The Office of Sustainability hosted its annual Sustainability Summit. The keynote lecture by Auden Schendler concluded the day of conversations and meetings regarding sustainability practices at MSU. Around 100 people including professors and administrators, students…

School-Based Health Centers: More Than a Nurse’s Office, a Safety Net for Local ‘Kiddos’

A recent visit to Edmeston Central School, one of the first schools in the region to embrace school-based healthcare, offered a firsthand look at a program that has quietly transformed student health for more than three decades.