'America’s divide is a diploma divide': How Ivy League policies 'broke' the system

The Atlantic's David Brooks joins Morning Joe to discuss next month's cover story, "How the Ivy League Broke America," where he critiques the role 'meritocracy has in creating a caste system,' deep societal divides, and the rise of populist anger. Brooks calls for a redefinition of success, prioritizing qualities like kindness, creativity, and judgment over standardized tests and GPAs.

The Potterville High School football coach has been ordered to return all equipment belonging to the district and his keys "pending the outcome of an investigation."

A high school in Orange County closed Wednesday following an "unspecified threat," and now school officials are looking for information surrounding it. According to a release sent out to parents of students at Brea Olinda High School in Brea, the school stated that officials were first notified of the threat on Tuesday evening. The threat, [...]

Thirty-five Iowa schools are in need of assistance, and 12 of them are in the Des Moines Public Schools district, a new report shows.

BEULAVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — UPDATE (11/14/24) According to a press release from PETA, Duplin County Schools Superintendent Austin Obasohan has accepted the kindness-to-animals educational materials from PETA. Dr. Obasohan is thankful for the materials and assured that Duplin Co. Schools are taking this incident seriously. A major animal rights group is getting involved with a [...]

An eighth grade transgender boy, who was allegedly threatened with expulsion for using the boys restroom, is suing his school district and the state.

When Donald Trump told Elon Musk one of his first acts as president would be to "close the Department of Education, move education back to the states," he was invoking a GOP promise that goes back to President Ronald Reagan and the department's founding. Yet through multiple Republican administrations, including Trump's first term, the U.S. [...]

High school student-athletes from across the state of Hawaii took a significant step toward their collegiate dreams on Wednesday during the non-football National Signing Day. Ceremonies were held throughout the islands, including a large gathering in Waikiki, where more than 50 student-athletes celebrated signing with their respective college programs in various sports. Among the headliners [...]

Mesquite police have released disturbing new details about a sexual assault that happened on the Horn High School campus involving a man who is not a student.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Parents are outraged after a student at Lancaster Country Day School allegedly created deepfake pornographic images of more than 50 female students. According to the school and a letter sent to the district by a Philadelphia law firm, over 50 female students are victims in an incident where a fellow student [...]

The family of a 5-year-old girl sued South-Western City Schools, a principal and nurse after an improper examination of the child for signs of abuse.

The cell phone ban at the country's second-largest school district will begin early next year, and now officials are detailing just how the massive change will take effect. The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to ban cell phone use during the school day in June. It's set to go into effect on Feb. 18, [...]

South Korean students are sitting a crucial university entrance exam Thursday, with a record number re-taking the test in a bid to capitalise on reforms that made it easier to get into medical school.Lee Sang-joon, 21, who is taking the test for the third time, told AFP he was "so happy" when he learned about the reforms, which gave him fresh hope of pursuing a medical career.

"Investigators are still getting to the bottom of what happened. But what we already know is disturbing enough."

Donald Trump's vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America's schools of perceived " wokeness " and "left-wing indoctrination." Now that he's won the White House, he plans to use federal money as leverage to advance his vision of education across the nation. On his first day in office, Trump has repeatedly said he will cut money to "any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children."

Several Jewish faculty members at the University of Rochester were targeted by antisemitic vandalism that depicted them in hundreds of "wanted" posters plastered around the school in upstate New York, officials said.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An unhoused couple with a newborn is rebuilding their lives with the help of Albuquerque Community Safety. In July, Paul and Cassie Nieto were homeless and expecting a baby, now they have stable housing, employment, and a two-month-old. "It means a lot to us. It keeps my family happy that we're not [...]

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) has been holding its last round of community meetings this week for Phase lll of its Destination District Redesign (DDR) project, which will entail the potential closure of 10 elementary schools. EPISD considers closing 10 schools as part of district redesign The meetings [...]

The course is part of the school's Independent Study Periods, which allow students to pursue a personalized study plan on any topic of interest.

Two teachers at St. Helens High School, Eric Stearns and Mark Collins, have been arrested and charged with sexually abusing nine students on the high school campus over the course of several years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus City Schools Board held a special meeting Thursday to discuss the nine schools that are marked for closure or merger. School board president Christina Vera said the meeting was the start of a very long process and it was an opportunity for interactive conversation with the public. The meeting [...]

(WGHP) – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is nearing the end of its first phase of community feedback on what could shape the future of the district's attendance zones. It's part of the district's efforts to develop a Fostering Diverse Schools comprehensive plan. The school district said this feedback from community members was necessary in helping them figure out an [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City Council rejected a special-use permit for the proposed East Region high school in Cordova in a vote Tuesday, meaning it's back to the drawing board for the Memphis-Shelby County school district. Plans called for the school to be built on Fischer Steel Road near Germantown Parkway. But city council members Tuesday [...]