LA Fleet Week returns May 22–25 at the Port of Los Angeles with ship tours, flyovers and a 90‑plus‑exhibit Expo that also kicks off America250 programming. Expect concerts, family activities and neighborhood events starting May 19.

MAP St. Louis — the city's only Montessori secondary school — will close after a decade, officials say, citing financial strain. Families and staff are beginning transition planning.

Consumer Reports flagged nearly 400 oven‑door shattering incidents and more than 40 injuries in a 15‑month review of CPSC complaints. Regulators and some manufacturers are being urged to act.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education launched a statewide mentorship initiative pairing first‑year teachers with veteran mentors, offering training and stipends for participants.

Fort Worth ISD voted unanimously to rename Cesar Chavez Elementary to Esperanza Elementary after a community survey and statewide guidance.

Fay Twersky, president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation since 2021, announced her retirement this week. The Atlanta foundation will begin a national search for her successor while keeping major grants moving.

Malik Jackson will take over as the Chicago Reader’s publisher on June 1, 2026, joining the alt-weekly as it rebuilds under new ownership and a monthly print return.

Seventeen teachers at Rosa Parks Elementary say PPS appointed a new principal without community input and delivered a no‑confidence letter. The dispute centers on leadership at a high‑need North Portland school.

RECongress will move from Anaheim to the Long Beach Convention Center in February 2028 under a five‑year deal organizers and city officials say will boost hotels and downtown businesses.

Cuyahoga introduced a juvenile-court forensic liaison to spot disabilities early — staffers say the role already helped get a detained 14-year-old’s cases dismissed. The board also plans a local pilot of Ohio’s new interRAI assessment and is seeking a November levy.

A Special Town Meeting on May 20 will include a symbolic no‑confidence vote against the Sudbury School Committee after months of clashes over a gender‑identity policy and an LGBTQ+ parent advisory council.

Seniors at River Rock's Alexander Farms say they were forced to leave the Cornelius community they expected to call home. The sudden moves raise legal and housing questions.

About 450 Mass General Brigham home care clinicians voted 92% to authorize a possible seven‑day strike as contract talks continue. The move raises pressure on negotiations over caseloads, pay and safety.