A bit of science will transform the glass bottle into a homemade thermometer.

Police intensified their search for a suspect in the fatally shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in his home in a Boston suburb.

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease.

Authorities are asking the public for any footage they might have of the gunman who fatally shot two students and wounded nine others at Brown University.

During Northside Independent School District’s board meeting on Dec. 9, Superintendent John Craft publicized that district staff are currently looking into the possibility of opening what was referred to as the Northside Connect virtual school.

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Brown University is mourning the loss of two students killed in a classroom shooting.

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been fatally shot at his home near Boston and authorities say they have launched a homicide investigation.

Parents of Carvajal Elementary School are preparing for disruption after San Antonio Independent School District officials indicated the campus might close at the end of the school year.

Northside Independent School District is expected to stop letting most high schoolers go off campus for lunch in the 2026-2027 school year.

Authorities have released three new videos of a man they believe is responsible for the shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine.

Authorities have released a new video timeline and a slightly clearer image of the man suspected in the Brown University shooting.

On Monday, the San Antonio Independent School District board discussed a recommendation to close Carvajal Elementary School after the 2025-26 school year.

Judson ISD is holding a special board meeting on Monday night where parents can discuss the potential elimination of the Spanish Immersion Program at one of its elementary schools.

Several school districts in the San Antonio and surrounding areas are set to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of federal funding to enhance mental health services, according to a news release.

An aspiring neurosurgeon at Brown University and a leader of a campus Republicans group were in a study group preparing for an economics final, with the end of the semester in sight.

With the Brown University shooter still on the loose, police fanned out to Providence schools to reassure parents, kids and teachers as investigators push for new evidence that might help them crack the case.

It’s well established that children have an easier time learning second languages.

Brown University junior Mia Tretta experienced a tragic sense of déjà vu when emergency alerts warned of a shooting on campus.

The latest shooting on a college campus in the U.S. unfolded Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Three families with children in Wortham Oaks Elementary School’s Spanish Immersion Program are speaking out as the program is at risk of being cut amid the district's budget crisis.

Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren.

Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning.

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional.”.

President Donald Trump’s push for the largest mass deportation in history has had an outsized impact on the child care field, which is heavily reliant on immigrants and already strained by a worker shortage.

Rod Paige, the first African American to serve as U.S. secretary of education, has died at 92.

The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years.

An interim superintendent has been named for the North East Independent School District after current superintendent, Dr. Sean Maika, formally resigned last month.

A Northside Independent School District teacher known for inspiring confidence, creativity and academic growth among her students has been named November’s Educator of the Month.

A federal judge has allowed a Tufts University student from Turkey to resume research and teaching while she challenges her arrest and detention by the Trump administration.

A new citywide program will allow any students between 12 to 18 years old to catch a free ride to school.

A U.S. government attorney says a college student in Massachusetts who was deported while visiting family for Thanksgiving missed chances to fight a removal order from her childhood.

Netflix has struck a deal to buy Warner Bros.

A University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained about receiving a failing grade on a paper.

A former Harper Independent School District staff member was arrested after allegedly recording a 15-year-old girl off campus, according to a district Facebook post.

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Texas universities are responding to Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act and dubbed the “bathroom bill,” which aims to restrict transgender people’s access to certain restrooms.

A new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.

Students applying to college know they're not supposed to use AI chatbots to write their essays.

If you’re looking for something to give a loved one this holiday season, the San Antonio Public Library has a unique gift idea that’s sure to please the reader in your life.

Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.

More than $2 billion is expected to be funneled into public transportation systems nationwide — including in San Marcos — even as the federal government floats the idea of curtailing its funding of the sector.

KSAT Investigates is gathering stories from educators and parents to better understand the violence happening inside our classrooms.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is considering what titles to add to a required reading list for grades K-12.

Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and subsidized loans to students who aren't legally in the United States.

San Antonio Spurs players Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes and De'Aaron Fox each joined community events to give back during the holiday season.

The Trump administration is steaming forward on its plan to dismantle the Education Department.

Every school year, many charitable organizations focus on supplying students with essentials like backpacks, school supplies, haircuts and shoes. However, one need often goes unnoticed: new underwear.

Students preparing to study abroad often have long checklists, but the experience of learning and living in another country can be challenging in unexpected ways.

A new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments.

Nigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a northwestern region of the country.

The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers says he'll step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

A LEE High School student was taken into custody on Monday after campus police found a gun in their backpack.

Dr. Sean Maika, who has been the district’s superintendent since 2019, made the announcement in a Monday morning email to NEISD staff, students and parents.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is urging the board that oversees Alabama Public Television to delay a decision to sever ties with PBS.

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

Schools across the U.S. are seeing a big drop in enrollment from immigrant families.

A program in New Mexico highlights the contributions of women through historical markers.

An immersion program that helps preserve an Alaska Native language has been a boon to children displaced by last month's severe flooding in western Alaska.

Southwest Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday night to close Sky Harbour Elementary School as early as next school year.

San Antonio Independent School District campuses celebrated Texas Recycles Day with a fun and impactful cleanup effort.

Critics are warning that Florida's new social studies standards rehabilitate aspects of McCarthyism and the anti-communist Red Scare.

Police in Oakland, California, say Laney College football coach John Beam, known from Netflix's “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus.

When families are evicted, kids' schooling is often disrupted.

Families and staff who rely on the federal preschool program Head Start may have to wait even longer to return to their centers even though the 43-day government shutdown ended Wednesday night.

Rick George, the athletic director at Colorado who hired football coach Deion Sanders, is stepping away from his role at the end of the academic year.

A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials has pleaded guilty.

San Antonio is facing a growing problem with student absenteeism.

A Medina Valley Independent School District elementary student is facing disciplinary action after a school marshal found a loaded .22-caliber rifle magazine linked to the student, according to a letter obtained by KSAT.

The Karnes County Sheriff’s Office said Andrea Melba Rodriguez was taken into custody on Monday and charged with tampering with evidence.

Northeast Lakeview College soft-opened a new veterans center on Tuesday for the school’s military-connected students.

Some San Antonio-area school districts will be closed on Tuesday to observe Veterans Day, as indicated in their academic calendars.

The conversation about what to do with dozens of closed San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) campuses continued Monday as the district released a preliminary list of groups that have expressed interest in renting some of the buildings.

China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.

Along with stop, drop and roll, some states are teaching students to 'Stop and don't touch that gun.'.

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school.

Cora Anderson and Madison DeCleene spent their first two years at Division III St. Norbert College believing their academic pursuits would force them to end their athletic careers earlier than they wanted.

Leaks found under Memorial High School have caused smelly hallways and student complaints.

Voters in the North East Independent School District approved three of five bond propositions Tuesday, funding a portion of the $495 million bond package aimed at upgrading district facilities.

A top executive at a startup company that helped college students apply for financial aid has been sentenced to over five years in prison for cheating JPMorgan Chase in a $175 million buyout four years ago.

A jury in Virginia has started deliberations in a lawsuit filed against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher was shot.

Witnesses say a Chicago daycare employee was detained at work during a drop-off time for children, reflecting the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics.

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.

The government shutdown has cut off funds for some school systems that rely on federal money for the bulk of their budgets.

From propositions worth millions of dollars to school board trustee positions on the line, several San Antonio-area school districts are asking voters to weigh in on the Nov. 4 election.

Authorities have arrested two Massachusetts men on charges accusing them of setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building last weekend.

The Harlandale Independent School District has resumed local governance of its board of trustees following the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) removal of a state-appointed conservator this week, a district news release on Tuesday said.

Authorities say they've arrested two Massachusetts men in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School.

A student found a gun on the property line of Harlan High School on Monday afternoon, according to a Northside Independent School District spokesperson.

Four school districts will observe a school holiday on Election Day, as indicated in their academic calendars.

More than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration rule designed to block nonprofit and government workers from a student loan cancellation program if federal officials conclude their employer has a “substantial illegal purpose.”.

The effort aims to have 70% of Bexar County high school graduates enrolled in postsecondary education by 2030.

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

The district now has 432 titles on its list of books under review for compliance with Senate Bill 13, which took effect at the beginning of the school year.

A mother in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week.

Conflict between students in schools is inevitable and keeping it non-violent is crucial. That’s why a Bexar County program is teaching the kids how to de-escalate situations themselves.

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.

A 13-year-old Judson Independent School District student has won this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. youth art contest.