Education

The Northwest Public Schools district has filed a motion to dismiss against a federal lawsuit they face.

Gov. Jim Pillen has signed LB753, a bill that authorizes $25 million in tax credits for those who donate scholarships to private schools in Nebraska.

This year, the goodbyes are doubly difficult for students and teachers at Crescent Elementary School. Every kid will go somewhere else next year since the school is being closed due to low enrollment.

Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday passed LB753, known as the “school choice” or “school voucher” bill, but opponents are already planning to put the matter before voters.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will have a special meeting to discuss budgets and board bylaws.

If approved by the board, Rodney Bennett would become the first person of color to become chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Almost nine years after her family fled Iraq, Maysaa Kalei walked at graduation from the University of Nebraska Omaha where she will receive a degree in business.

For nearly a year now, the bipartisan ‘Safer Communities Act’ has expanded mental health services in communities and schools.

According to the district, Doug Krenzer passed away on Monday, May 15th.

There’s a new way to get your mobile devices fixed without busting your budget.

The school year isn’t even over yet and Omaha Public Schools has already traveled to dozens of recruiting events across several states to make sure there is a teacher in every district classroom next school year.

Nebraska is now one of 34 states to not require a skills test for teachers.

Local and federal authorities on Friday morning were looking for a 22-year-old Council Bluffs man following a shooting that left one man dead and a woman injured near Blair High School.

Both of Nebraska’s 2023 Presidential Scholars are students at Millard North High School.

Students could face higher tuition rates next year at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa.

Unofficial returns are in for the special bond elections for residents in two Metro school districts.

Critical to controlling insect population, Nebraska Wildlife Rehab releases hundreds of bats from winter rehabilitation and an induced hibernation.

Enrollment in Omaha Public Schools’ virtual K-12 school has nearly doubled since it started in 2016. The deadline for new students to apply is Friday of this week. Tuesday night, parents got a chance to learn more about this alternative learning environment.

Omaha Public Schools is adding buses for the coming school year.

Tuesday morning was signing day for dozens of seniors in the Papillion-La Vista Community Schools district.

For context, the search in 2017 for Logan took about a year.

A new program at UNO is helping first-year tech students get a head start in their careers -- especially now that technology is at the forefront of our lives.

Outgoing Omaha Public Schools superintendent Dr. Cheryl Logan has been named the inaugural executive director of the new McGraw Center for Educational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.

The American Library Association says books with LGBTQIA+ themes remain some of the most likely targets of bans or attempted bans at schools and libraries around the country.

Recognizing the work of thousands of students who have been lifted up by the community.

There’s an industrial revolution happening, but instead of steam power, mass production or computers, artificial intelligence-driven technology is in everybody’s business now, ready or not.

Sarpy County voters are asked to watch their mailboxes.

There’s still time for Douglas County residents in the Westside school district to register to vote in a bond election, but they should act soon.

As the internet becomes more and more prevalent in our daily lives, efforts are being made to teach kids how to make smart decisions when browsing or posting online.

From lively music to dancing and food, students walked out of their gymnasium learning something new on Friday.