8 h. ago Number of children abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria explodes to over 300

Gunmen kidnapped 303 children and 12 teachers from St. Mary's School in Nigeria. Tactical squads work to rescue the abducted students aged 10-18.

Society

9 h. ago Another school kidnapping rocks Nigeria as Trump threatens military force

Another school kidnapping rocks Nigeria as Trump threatens military force  The Washington Post

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25 h. ago New Jersey elementary school has kids punch Cowboys player posters out of Eagles loyalty

Cooper's Poynt Family School in Camden, New Jersey, allowed students to hit punching bags featuring Cowboys players ahead of the Eagles-Cowboys matchup.

Politics

32 h. ago At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week

Students and teachers were taken captive from a Catholic school in the latest in a wave of such attacks in the country.

Events

35 h. ago 52 Catholic school students in Nigeria kidnapped by gunmen in latest attack: report

Nigeria sees another attack on Christians as gunmen abduct Catholic school students, following recent church and boarding school kidnapping incidents.

Events

36 h. ago Children and staff reportedly abducted in latest attack on Nigerian school

An unknown number of students and staff were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in an attack on a Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria early Friday, officials said.

Society

4 d. ago Armed attackers in Nigeria kidnap 25 girls from boarding school

Nigeria faces another mass kidnapping as 25 girls abducted from Kebbi State school, adding to surge of student abductions in recent years.

Events

1 week ago 2 kids hurt: Partial ceiling collapse at Washington Elementary in Hanford; school closed

2 kids hurt: Partial ceiling collapse at Washington Elementary in Hanford; school closed  KMPH

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2 w. ago University of Washington soccer star dead at 21 from rare kidney cancer after months

University of Washington women's soccer player Mia Hamant died Thursday after battling Stage 4 kidney cancer, the school announced. She was 21.

Events

2 w. ago Tibetan refugees once flocked to Dharamshala. But now that's changing

For decades, Tibetans built a capital-in-exile in Dharamshala in India, and they sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. But their numbers are now decreasing.

Politics

3 w. ago What schoolkids learned from a playground fundraiser linked to acts of kindness

A fundraising campaign linked to acts of kindness teaches elementary school kids why it's so important.

Politics

3 w. ago How one school prepares kids for school shootings while protecting them from trauma

With students back in class, school shootings are on the rise. NPR's Leila Fadel visits a school in Minnesota to see how it's preparing students for the worst while trying to minimize trauma.

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3 w. ago Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out

In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.

Society