Mrs. Irby's 4th-grade class enjoyed an educational field trip interacting with local emergency services, experiencing a "Touch A Truck" event, drone and K9 demonstrations, and learning about public service roles.

McKay Elementary in Beaverton may close this fall with teachers and many parents supporting a plan to shift students to Greenway and the new Raleigh Hills campus.

A new Bridges village behind Sky Ranch Elementary will offer housing, pantry and staff support for up to 20 unhoused high-school students.

Registered nurses picketed outside UC San Diego and Palomar hospitals, calling immigration enforcement a public-health threat and demanding clear SB 81 protocols.

Westside Neighbors Shelter in West Seattle took in about 48 people during a sudden cold snap; volunteers warned fentanyl and cold exposure raise hypothermia risks and said small donations keep the doors open.

The Louisiana SPCA narrowed adoption hours and limited responses after a steep city funding cut. Local rescues say they're already overwhelmed by redirected calls.

Dozens of EMK juniors spent February break in a CNA bootcamp, part of a Bloomberg-funded plan to expand the school's health-care pipeline.

Brooklyn Cook's parents say months of bullying at North Vernon schools culminated in their 11‑year‑old daughter's suicide and are now seeking accountability in a wrongful‑death suit.

Eccleston Elementary is on a list of seven OCPS campuses eyed for consolidation; parents say rezoning could add up to 20 minutes to kids’ walks and leave many without bus service.

Dozens of Brooklyn Hospital Center nurses rallied Feb. 19 saying they’ve gone 19 days without employer-funded coverage and are demanding immediate restoration. The union says payments stopped months ago.

New Census data show metro Atlanta's share of adults with bachelor's degrees rose to 42% from 39%.

Two juries awarded $1.43M to tenants of two West Baltimore senior apartment buildings after trials found mold, rodents and missing rental licenses.

Princeton’s Eviction Lab logged about 144,003 eviction filings across metro Atlanta in a year, with Black renters disproportionately affected and advocates calling for more rental aid.