At the center of it all is Tomanekka Irving, the school's STEM-agriculture teacher, whose class has become so popular that administrators say families have moved into the district specifically to enroll their children.

The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed that state funds “are for common schools and for nothing else.”

As Illinois faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes a statewide fee on social media companies, with monthly charges tied to their number of active users in the state and larger companies paying more.

Federal immigration enforcement activity is increasingly affecting Minnesota schools, with district leaders reporting detentions of students, parents and staff on or near school grounds. In some districts, attendance has dropped by 20% to 40% as families keep children home over safety concerns.

Nondairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months following adoption of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which cleared Congress in the fall.

A federal judge ended a long-running desegregation case in Louisiana’s DeSoto Parish at the request of state and Justice Department officials. Civil rights groups argue such orders remain necessary to address lasting effects of segregation.

The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.

New research from Stony Brook Medicine shows most parents support smartphone bans in schools, even as students spend more than an hour a day on their phones during school hours, raising concerns about learning and social time.