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Ecuadorian soccer player José Cifuentes shares why English was his least favorite subject growing up and what his favorite English words are today.

A new study shows that sending a child home from school due to head lice is not only ineffective, but that it can cause significant “psychological stress.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance surrounding head lice, saying it’s not an issue of poor hygiene or a health hazard and that children should not be sent home or miss school because they have it.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidance on head lice for the first time since 2015.

The school district introduced a new policy that allows “certified” individuals to use “physical force” as a way of “correcting student behavior.”

Keller ISD in North Texas was one of several school districts across the U.S. to pull dozens of books from library shelves. The books removed were challenged last year within the school district and included the Bible, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, and more. NBC News Senior Reporter Mike Hixenbaugh joins LX News to discuss more about why these...

When graduation balloons popped inside a West Virginia high school, a teacher had to reassure students who ducked for cover that the noise did not come from gunfire.

A Massachusetts Montessori school apologized and fired a teacher for instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project. The incident, which happened in a classroom with toddlers, took place last Tuesday at IC Kids in Newton. When one mother, Nadirah Pierce, picked up her children and learned what had happened, she complained and…

Many schools across the United States are returning to wearing masks after the holiday break amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.

A Colorado university student was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he was found to have a “large cache” of loaded weapons and ammunition on campus.

The Los Angeles board of education has voted to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if they attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.

A nationwide school bus driver shortage, the worst in decades, is hitting the Chicago area right as schools get back in session.

A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said.

Some U.S. parents say they’re planning to continue to homeschool their children, even as schools resume in-person classes

Several dozen parents in west suburban Wheaton rallied and marched to Community Unit School District 200 headquarters Friday afternoon to demand the district continue to require masks in classrooms.

As students get ready to head back to class, many parents are worried about their kids’ safety as the pandemic wears on. While health officials say everyone who is unvaccinated still must wear a mask, some school districts are not mandating them. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the guidance Friday.

The guidance generally leaves it to local officials to figure out how to ensure the unvaccinated are using precautions while letting those who are fully protected go mask-free

Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.

President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days in office