These students really know how to fight for their principal’s affection. Students at a Georgia high school pranked their beloved principal on his birthday by pretending to have a fight, so he would come break it up and they could surprise him with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.” In a now viral video, Principal Bobby … Read more
School’s out forever. After abruptly closing its doors and filing for bankruptcy this summer, an entire Southern California school campus is listed for sale. The campus of Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage has hit the market after the school shuttered in June. The listing is asks $14 million for the sprawling 36-acre campus, which … Read more
School’s out forever for some California kids. Elite techies in the San Francisco Bay Area are part of a nationwide rise in homeschooling that bucks the stereotypes of rural Bible thumpers or hardcore hippies — as they ditch traditional classrooms in favor of using AI to give kids home lessons. Kartik Sathappan and his wife at … Read more
When Valentino Eriksen decided to retire from his 50-year career managing a rowdy Miami Beach nightclub, the 69-year-old refused to slow down. Instead of sleeping in and lounging on the beach with a book in hand, Eriksen is up at 5 a.m. — the same ungodly hour he would wrap up his club shift — … Read more
This retired cop’s offering safety knowledge to Gen Zs headed to college. Michael Arterburn, a former domestic violence detective of 23 years, is schooling young adults on the useful tips, tricks and tools that could save their lives during a violent attack, sexual assault or home invasion while on campus. “As a retired cop who’s … Read more
America’s best public schools don’t charge tuition — but parents are still paying a fortune to get in. Families hoping to plant roots in some of the nation’s most coveted school districts need increasingly eye-watering salaries to afford the right ZIP code, according to a new analysis by MoneyLion — with households in some areas … Read more
She’s teachers’ newest pet. OnlyFans star Sophie Rain is offering to pay for teachers’ school supplies by fulfilling their Amazon wish lists — and told The Post she’s been inundated with 50,000 requests in just 48 hours. “We have spent around $170,000 and cleared 520 carts. It’s been way more than I expected … and more messages are … Read more
The cream of California’s academic crop has been crowned — with SoCal schools cleaning up. Southern California STEM powerhouses, dual-enrollment standouts and ultra-selective public academies dominate the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s best public high schools. The annual rankings evaluated thousands of schools nationwide based on college readiness, graduation rates, … Read more
She’s a model teacher. A California teach-fluencer was slammed online for her playful TikTok videos displaying her classroom style. The Los Angeles woman, who goes by “HeyMissTeacher” on social media, racked up over a million views on a recent TikTok video where she flaunted her colorful outfit of the day. Set to Lady Gaga’s “Papparazzi”, … Read more
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombian superstar Shakira announced Monday that she will help rebuild at least 10 schools and restore a local university in a remote and hard-hit region of her home country after it suffered a devastating earthquake last week that killed hundreds and affected thousands of educational sites across western Colombia. The globally recognized “Hips Don’t Lie” musician … Read more
As students prepare to head back to class next week, the Los Angeles Unified School District has revealed a diverse line-up of new menu items for the upcoming school year. Some of the dishes have been created with direct inputs from student chefs while using ingredients straight from farms, LA Unified said. The new dishes … Read more
One of Los Angeles’ most elite private institutions is putting the final touches on a jaw-dropping $200 million athletic complex — setting off a debate between critics who call the price tag “obscene” and defenders who say private money can be spent however they choose. Harvard-Westlake School’s sprawling 16-acre River Park campus is expected to … Read more
The Golden State is proving the gold standard for higher learning. Five California universities made this year’s list of top 40 institutions in the US according to a new ranking. Stanford University, ranked 10th overall, leading the pack in LinkedIn’s Top Colleges 2026, which analyzes undergraduate schools across the country that best prepare graduates for … Read more
The average parent loses nearly 7,000 minutes a year in the car when the school season is in session. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. millennial parents of school-aged kids found that simply driving their kids to and from their school activities consumes an average of 38 minutes a day. Over the course of an … Read more
Arizona State University (ASU) has built a reputation as one of America’s biggest party schools, but its latest academic offering has people asking whether the real major is chasing clout. The university is launching a bachelor’s degree focused on content creation, teaching students how to build an online audience, grow their personal brand and turn … Read more
She brought the West End to the Upper West Side. “Stranger Things” superstar Millie Bobby Brown surprised a crew of lucky second graders with an acting lesson that not even the little students could believe. “The ‘Stranger Things’ main character, I saw her in person today. I know that she’s not real … right?” one … Read more
Three Los Angeles County public schools are proving that poverty doesn’t have to dictate academic success. A new national report has identified five California public schools that are dramatically outperforming expectations when it comes to teaching children how to read — and three LA County schools that serve student populations where more than 90% of … Read more
Screen time at school is tech-ing a toll on tots. Rather than reading, writing and arithmetic, students as young as preschoolers are learning the fundamentals of Chromebooks, iPads and apps in 2026. It’s a vexing, virtual reality much to the chagrin of peeved parents, nationwide, who are now admonishing the academic powers that be for plying their children with … Read more
A few months ago, a third-grade student in Brooklyn was assigned — like the rest of his classmates — an AI-powered reading program called Amira. He was already reading at a sixth-grade level, but he also suffered from hearing loss. Amira, the AI program, repeatedly flagged his pronunciation — which was sometimes slightly off, due … Read more
California schools flexed their academic muscles in a new global college ranking — with two Golden State universities cracking the top 10 and six landing in the top 25. Stanford University was named the No. 3 best global university in the world in US News & World Report’s 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings, trailing only Harvard … Read more