Zach Mangino, a rising senior at Wilton High School in Connecticut, spent most of the last school year undistracted by text alerts and TikTok videos, thanks to the town’s Board of Education decision to ban high school students from accessing their smartphones from “bell to bell.” While plenty of his classmates weren’t thrilled with the … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Grace Waterman is among millions of TikTok moms budgeting ahead of the school year. Many have shared their back-to-school hauls on social media, setting tight budgets to limit overspending, and … Read more
When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays. Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles, and Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes. In their place will be foods that contain colors made … Read more
A fed-up mom, frustrated that her child’s school was seemingly doing nothing to stop her daughter from being cyber-bullied, has taken matters into her own hands and decided to confront her child’s alleged bullies herself. An Auckland-based mom of four, shared a video of the confrontation on TikTok, where it has now amassed over 500,000 views. … Read more
This teacher’s ticked. An enraged educator is calling out her students’ penny-pinching parents over their refusal to chip for a few additional back-to-school supplies the school district allegedly can’t afford — adding fresh fuel to the ongoing debate over who pays for what in public education. “Just so we’re clear, I’m expected to take a bullet for … Read more
Every day started out the same. Sarah would wake up, get dressed in her uniform, and pack her lunch. But by the time she reached the stairs, she’d collapse. The 10-year-old’s body would shut down, physically unable to walk out the door. “I didn’t realize how traumatic it was for her to keep going to school,” her mom, Lauren, told Kidspot. … Read more
This is real Labubu lunacy A teenage girl has revealed on Reddit that she “ran away” from her adoptive parents after they missed her high school graduation to buy their biological daughter a Labubu. Labubus, pint-sized plush creatures created by Hong Kong-based artist Kasing Lung, have become the hottest toys on the planet this summer, … Read more
People increasingly support school phone bans — and New York got the message. As New York bans cellphone use during the school day, a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that support for phone bans in school is increasing. The majority of U.S. adults support prohibiting students from using their phones during … Read more
This is smart parenting. An early bedtime or a rigorous chore chart aren’t instant guarantees for success, but they’re proven steps towards raising a certifiable wunderkind, according got a new study. Since 2013, British study SEED has been tracking around 6,000 children across the UK with the aim of exploring how environments — including early … Read more
Spaghetti tacos, peanut butter and pickle sandwiches, and even beer — a new survey has found the wildest lunch requests kids make from their parents, and the lunchtime priorities parents insist on. The poll of 2,000 U.S. parents of school-aged children found many kids have asked their parents for strange additions to their packed lunches, … Read more
NYU Langone is blurring the line between doctor and inventor. The medical center’s new MedTech Pipeline has med students, residents and fellows identifying real-world clinical problems — then developing prototypes and devices to solve them. Dr. Insoo Suh is a practicing endocrine surgeon and helped pioneer a scarless thyroid surgery technique early in his career … Read more
Princess Eugenia of Hanover has opened up about her royal title, saying it caused her many problems at school. The German royal, 23, said the title “means nothing” to her as she detailed the struggles she faced as a result of her high-status. Eugenia, who lives in Vienna, Austria, is the daughter of Prince Heinrich of … Read more
Why do your own homework when a robot can do it for you? Nearly every Gen Z student is now relying on AI to get through school — with 97% saying they’ve used tools like ChatGPT, according to a new ScholarshipOwl survey of more than 12,000 high school and college students. More than 1 in … Read more
A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins. It’s a tight knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since … Read more
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is marrying his childhood sweetheart, Ann Michael Hudson, this month, five months after they got engaged in January. The second-year quarterback let the news slip Monday while talking to reporters about his offseason plans before training camp begins next month. “Shoot, my plans,” Maye, 22, said. “Focus on tomorrow, got another … Read more
They can code TikToks in their sleep — but can’t cook rice without a YouTube tutorial. Gen Z is flocking to “Adulting 101” crash courses, desperate to learn what previous generations might call common sense: how to do laundry, budgeting for rent or navigating a grocery store without Googling “what is a turnip?” “I don’t … Read more
The verdict is in. Kim Kardashian officially graduated from law school and celebrated her six-year educational journey in a backyard commencement ceremony in Beverly Hills, the reality star revealed Wednesday. The Skims founder, 44, shared a series of Instagram stories that captured her mentors praising her for completing the four-year legal apprenticeship during the surprise … Read more
Peanut butter jelly time. An elementary school teacher smartly used food to teach her students a lesson. Kayleigh Sloan teaches a creative writing class to first and second-graders. To teach a valuable lesson about where the youngsters went wrong with their assignment to write about how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, she decided … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a 55-year-old father of a 7-year-old child. My social skills and experience are rusty due to graduate school and post-graduate training years (12 years, to be exact) without much social interaction. I believe I missed an opportunity to bond with our 7-year-old. Five years ago, my wife and I ran into … Read more
Turns out that high school really can shape you. New research suggests that certain teenage learning experiences can have a lasting impact on waistlines. “There are decades of research that link the degrees people earn to long-term health and well-being, but there is an entire educational process that goes into earning those degrees that is facilitated by … Read more