A Long Island lunch lady served up a big-money win on “Wheel of Fortune” that left her lapping up some $65,000 in prizes, including a brand new Toyota truck, a week-long tropical vacation and a year’s supply of sweet treats. Single mom Katie McCann emerged as the winner of Tuesday night’s fittingly food-themed episode called … Read more
A teacher known online as “Teacher Bae” is turning heads — and not in the way school administrators would want. Ms. Williams, a self-described educator and fashion influencer with more than 134,000 TikTok followers, has ignited a firestorm on social media after sharing videos of herself in tight-fitting, provocative outfits — all filmed on school … Read more
A social media post about a man leaving $100 at an IGA checkout for local school kids to get “free” lollies has sparked debate, dividing Aussies on whether this act was an innocent gesture or something more sinister. The anonymous post on a Melbourne Reddit forum explained that a man, who looked to be in his 30s … Read more
A sign at a primary school revealing a list of words students are “banned” from using has caused a stir online – with many parents revealing it makes them “feel old”. In total 11 phrases were named by an unidentified teacher as being unsuitable for use by students during school hours on a sign placed … Read more
An Australian school community has been left outraged after a cherished crossing guard was banned from high-fiving student following a parent complaint about the innocent gesture. Students of Mount Dandenong Primary School in Greater Melbourne will no longer receive high fives from their beloved crossing supervisor, John Goulden, during drop off and pick up after … Read more
Kids’ after-school “hangriness” strikes at approximately 3:36 p.m., according to a recent poll. The survey of 2,000 parents of kids aged 5 – 17 investigated the highs and lows throughout the school week for both kids and parents and all the ways parents go the extra mile to do it all during the school season. … Read more
The parents of a California middle school student are calling on their son’s principal to be fired after they say he was discriminated against over his beliefs. Saint Bonaventure Catholic School student Jimmy Heyward, who was running for “Commissioner of School Spirit & Patriotism,” was “completely humiliated” after principal Mary Flock barred him from giving his … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit that math isn’t my strongest subject. I’d even go as far as saying I’m pretty much innumerate (illiterate but for numbers – not a real word but go with it.) With that being said, as a full-grown adult, I thought I would be able to figure out the ‘impossible’ year two maths question … Read more
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A Colorado mother and parental rights advocate was horrified by the responses she received when she posed as a 9-year-old to text a state crisis line promoted in … Read more
Mom of five Yamel Belen regularly welcomed her kids home from school with the question, “How was your day?” — as parents often do. The polite, yet uninspired greeting would often elicit spiritless responses from her brood, which ranges in age from 7 to 25, including, “It was good,” “Fine,” or “OK.” The dead-end answers to … Read more
Learning begins at home — and that’s where many Gen Z parents, even those raising children in go-go New York City, appear to want it to stay. As the flames of controversy over early childhood education and school curriculums blaze nationwide, a recent study showed that seven out of 10 moms and dads under the … Read more
School has changed a lot since the old days, thankfully. For one thing, kids are encouraged to move as much as possible – especially to give them all a well-earned break during lessons. Schools now have programs like “crunch and sip” and “brain break” to let primary school students get up, “shake it off” and refuel with a … Read more
Sorry, they’re not sorry. Lowery Elementary School, located in Houston, Texas, denied parents entry to their kindergartener’s graduation ceremony simply because they had brought the student’s siblings to celebrate the milestone. In the viral clip posted by @emmairakoze, now with 13.4 million views on TikTok, a mother from behind the camera is seen being greeted … Read more
A bear-y close call. Principal James Marsh of Zela Elementary in West Virginia was unlocking the school’s dumpster Monday morning for the cafeteria staff when a colossal black bear head came poking out, staring him directly in the face. “Things go in [a dumpster], but you just don’t expect anything that big to come out of it,” … Read more
The school system is going to hell. A California elementary school is facing backlash from parents after promoting an After School Satan Club aimed at kids as young as five. The controversial club is slated to hold monthly meetings starting this December at Golden Hills Elementary School in Tehachapi, Bakersfield Now reported. It was created … Read more