Most Popular Education Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Education Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Cannabis Retailers Must Face College Athlete’s Psychosis Claims

Jun 30 2025 // A former champion college athlete and aspiring Olympian known for his prowess in track and field events has advanced his lawsuit that blames cannabis retailers for his cannabis-induced psychosis that led to a suicide...

#2 Ohio High School Lacrosse Player Dies From Injuries Suffered During Game

May 12 2025 // An Ohio high school lacrosse player died Thursday from injuries he suffered during a lacrosse game. The family of Dylan Veselic announced his death in a message posted to the Bay Village High School lacrosse team’s X...

#3 College Team Physicians Wary of Greater Liability Risk With Athletes Making Money

Jun 25 2025 // The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of being sued by athletes who claim a poor outcome from treatment caused them to lose future...

#4 When 2025 Arrives, So Will the End of the Amateur Athlete in College Sports

Dec 30 2024 // When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports. In theory, the concept held on stubbornly via the quaint and now all-but-dead notion that...

#5 Lawsuit Targets Universities for Allegedly Favoring Wealthy in Admissions

Dec 26 2024 // Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Georgetown’s...

#6 New York School District Sues Two Insurers Over Coverage for Child Victim Claims

May 8 2025 // A Long Island school district is accusing two insurers of ducking their responsibilities to defend and indemnify it against lawsuits by former students claiming they were sexually abused by an elementary school teacher...

#7 Fraternity Members Charged in Death of Southern University Student

Mar 14 2025 // Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student who was repeatedly punched during an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual, Baton Rouge police announced. Kyle...

#8 Uvalde Approves $2M Settlement for Families of Elementary School Shooting Victims

Apr 28 2025 // City leaders in Uvalde, Texas, approved a $2 million settlement for families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, marking the first time one of the myriad lawsuits has led to financial...

#9 Columbia University Hack Affected 870,000 People, Included Some Health Data

Aug 11 2025 // A recent breach of Columbia University’s computer systems compromised personal information of about 870,000 people, including students and applicants, according to the school’s reports to state officials in the...

#10 Judge Strikes Down Trump Guidance Against DEI at Schools and Colleges

Aug 19 2025 // A federal judge last Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge...

#11 Hacked Columbia University Data Includes Banking Numbers, GPAs

Aug 5 2025 // The financial information and academic performance of Columbia University students and alumni were stolen in a recent breach, according to a Bloomberg News review of some of the pilfered data. The data includes bank...

#12 Judge Tosses Opera Singer’s Lawsuit Against the University of Michigan Over Firing

Feb 12 2025 // A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an acclaimed opera singer who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual misconduct. David Daniels waited too long to sue the university, U.S....

#13 Baptist College in Georgia Places President on Leave as it Probes Sex Abuse Claims

Jun 10 2025 // A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students. Trustees at Truett McConnell University in...

#14 Transgender Runner Sues NCAA and College for Removal From Track Team

Aug 21 2025 // Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department, saying they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender...

#15 15 Injured When School Bus Overturns on Parkway in New Jersey

Mar 12 2025 // A school bus carrying 31 people overturned on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals, officials said. New Jersey State Police said 15 people, including the driver and 14 young...

#16 Mississippi Senate’s University DEI Ban Goes to Negotiations With House

Feb 13 2025 // The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Thursday that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s universities, a priority elevated by Republican President Donald Trump. Senate Republicans...

#17 ‘What About Legacy Admissions?’ Critics Ask as Trump Presses Colleges for Merit

Aug 22 2025 // As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions, he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on merit and test scores and a blind eye toward diversity. Yet the Republican president’s...

#18 Northwestern University Finalizing Settlement Over Football Hazing Scandal

Apr 10 2025 // Former Northwestern University football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing, a school spokesman and...

#19 Vermont School District Settles With US Over Racial Harassment Allegations

Jan 13 2025 // A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a settlement agreement with the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department said...

#20 University Faces Scrutiny Over Chinese Scientists’ Smuggling of Biological Materials

Jul 16 2025 // The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States. The Education Department on Tuesday...