Education Good News

The groundbreaking device was designed by four students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.

A new initiative by the National Academies has been initiated to assess the effects of active shooter drills on student health and well-being and to determine best practices in preparing schools to respond to threats of violence.

In partnership with PEN America and the American Library Association, this new map makes it easier to find free banned books.

Tax incentives and federal investments have made solar power much more accessible for schools.

More than ever, the world needs humanitarian support — and those who step up to serve that role deserve our support.

The new $10 million investment will support teachers who provide mental health help to students across the country.

The new national park will confront a complicated and shameful period of history in the American Southwest.

A project created by four teen girls in Colorado uses AI and infrared technology to alert drivers of oncoming wildlife.

Juneteenth commemorates the date in 1865 when Union troops notified the last remaining slaves in Texas that they were free.

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth — the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 — became a federal holiday in 2021.

On June 19, 1865, two months after the U.S. Civil War ended, Union Gen. Gordon Granger walked onto the balcony at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and announced to the people of the state that “all slaves are free.”

Nervous. Concerned. Worried. Wary. Unprepared. This is how middle and high school teachers have told me they have felt over the past few years when it comes to teaching the troublesome topic of slavery.