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Erin Michelle West, 42, and Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, were identified as the two victims killed in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
‘LOVED EVERYONE’

Teen and Teacher ID’d as Wisconsin School Shooting Victims

Erin Michelle West, 42, and freshman student Rubi Patricia Vergara were killed in Monday’s attack at Abundant Life Christian School.

Janna Brancolini

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OVERLY SAFE SPACE

Seinfeld Blasts Elite School for Election Distress Day-Off

The comedian said the Ethical Culture Fieldston School was teaching kids to “buckle.”

Janna Brancolini

Eton College.
BACK IN MY DAY...

Eton College Bans Smartphones, Will Give Out Nokia ‘Bricks’

The students’ new phones are only capable of handling phone calls and simple text messages.

Tom Sykes

A photo illustration showing pennies front and back with a rotting apple.
EVERGREEN RACISM

Segregation Academies Show Us the Ugly Side of Vouchers

The link between school voucher programs and resistance to integration has never been subtle. Now this taxpayer-supported racism is again on the rise.

Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, and Timothy J. Nelson

A photo of Kanye West, who is getting sued by a former official at his Yeezy Christian Academy and Donda Academy over allegations that he didn’t install windows because he didn’t like glass.
WHAT A PANE

Ye’s Schools Lacked Windows Because He Disliked Glass: Suit

Isaiah Meadows claims Yeezy Christian Academy’s campus had a skylight without glass, and even the newer Donda Academy only had mesh curtains.

Isabella Ramirez

The main entrance to the Horace Mann School in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York.
PAY TO PLAY?

Horace Mann Took $1M Bribe to Admit Businessman’s Son: Suit

A spokesperson for the elite Manhattan prep school said there had “never been a quid pro quo for gifts at the school.”

Emily Shugerman

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Rapper Kanye West gestures to the crowd as he holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020.
HERE WE GO AGAIN

Teacher at Ye’s School Says No Books Complaint Got Her Fired

Timanii Meeks claimed the school was riddled with safety hazards and that she was let go after parents complained her classroom had no textbooks.

Isabella Ramirez

The Las Vegas sign at night
WHOOPS

School Recalls Yearbook After Student Slips in Nazi Quote

The student included an anonymously attributed quote that originated with the founder of the American Nazi Party.

Chris Hippensteel

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CALM DOWN

‘Gossip Girl’ Drains the Fun Out of Hating Rich People

The anti-hero teachers in this HBO Max reboot are so single-mindedly whiny and class-focused, they almost make us side with the privileged teens.

Kyndall Cunningham

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‘DARLINGTON SURVIVORS’

Ex-Private School Students Seek $345 Million For Abuse

The students settled a lawsuit with the teacher who they accused of abuse, which allowed them to go after insurance money that they are now seeking.

Alan Halaly

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THE BILL IS DUE

Teachers Unions Are Why More Parents Want School Choice

They oversaw the biggest destabilization of public schools in a generation. Now teachers unions are blaming everyone else for parents wanting better options.

Mary Katharine Ham

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