Thursday, February 12, 2026

EDUCATION

Brown University Shooting Witnesses Include Parkland Student, Survivor Contestant

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Eva Erickson, a doctoral candidate who was the runner-up earlier this year on the CBS reality competition show “Survivor,” said she left her lab in the engineering building 15 minutes before shots rang out. Erikson had just dodged a shooting during final exams at Brown University that...

Police Arrest Suspect in Brown University Shooting, Which Killed 2 and Injured 9

(Headline USA) Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a suspect in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded. Col. Oscar Perez, chief of the Providence police, confirmed at a news conference that the...

Did Maryland’s Governor, Likely a 2028 Contender, Lie About a PhD?

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Maryland Democrat Gov. Wes Moore, a top contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, is facing renewed scrutiny over his academic credentials, this time pertaining to claims he was a doctoral candidate.  A new investigation from the Washington Free Beacon suggests Moore likely exaggerated or misrepresented his studies at Oxford University, where...

North Carolina High School Student Stabbed to Death

(Headline USA) A stabbing at a central North Carolina high school Tuesday left one student dead and another injured, authorities said. Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said officers at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem sought assistance shortly after 11 a.m. “We responded to an altercation between two students,” Kimbrough said at...

Charlotte High School Student Criminally Investigated for Charlie Kirk Memorial

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A high school student in Charlotte, North Carolina was criminally investigated over a memorial she painted to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated on Sept. 10, according to a lawsuit over the matter. The student, Gabby Stout—she’s only identified by initials in court...

After Kirk Assasination, Students Less Comfortable with ‘Controversial’ Events on Campus

(Tate Miller, The Center Square) Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, half of the nation’s college students report feeling less comfortable attending controversial public events on campus and nearly half are less comfortable voicing opinions on controversial subjects in class. Chief Research Advisor Dr. Sean Stevens at the Foundation for...

WATCH: House Passes Bills to Block CCP’s Influence on Schools

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square)  House representatives passed three bills this week aimed at protecting K-12 classrooms from the influence of the Chinese Communist Party. The bills - PROTECT Our Kids Act, CLASS Act and TRACE Act - essentially prohibit funding from foreign sources and reinforce protections for American students...

REPORT: Growing Number of College Students Identify as Mentally Disabled to Game the System

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The far-left Atlantic admitted that Marxist educational policies designed to provide “each according to his needs” in elite universities were, in fact, lowering the bar and wreaking havoc in classrooms. The article “Accommodation Nation,” published last week, acknowledged that a longstanding problem in the school system...

Study: K-12 Public Spending Nears $1 Trillion in U.S.

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) School districts across the country have significantly increased spending since 2020, even as they face steep declines in student enrollment and academic performance, according to a new analysis from the Reason Foundation. The report finds American public schools are nearing $1 trillion in annual spending,...

Poll: Americans Support Eliminating Department of Education

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square)  A new national poll reveals strong American voter support for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. The survey by the nonprofit Yes. Every Kid Foundation, released earlier this month, found 56% of registered voters support dismantling the agency, compared to 30% opposed. The poll highlights widespread...

Report Finds UC San Diego Freshmen Not Prepared for College-Level Math, Writing classes

(Madeline Shannon, The Center Square) A new report by University of California, San Diego found freshmen are nowhere near ready for college math and writing classes. The problem isn’t isolated to new students at the southernmost University of California campus, either. The report by the university's Academic Senate Working Group...

Donald Trump Defends Chinese Student Visas Despite Backlash From MAGA Base

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump ignited fresh controversy within his own political base during a Fox News interview on Monday, defending his plan to double Chinese student visas to 600,000 while dismissing concerns from MAGA supporters about espionage and intellectual property theft. The contentious exchange centered on Trump's...
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