A bill in the Nebraska Legislature would create income tax credits for donations to organizations that provide scholarships to attend private and parochial schools.
Four principals, a high school athletic director and two district administrators announced their retirement plans Friday.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Jim Scheer to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents to replace himself.
Sen. Dave Murman's plan (LB783) would eliminate the ability of community colleges to levy property taxes beginning in 2026-27, and replace that funding with state appropriations.
Nebraska Wesleyan University recently received a more than $500,000 grant to help attract and retain students who want to pursue a career in STEM fields.
Joseph Maciarz Jr., 61, was taken to jail after State Patrol investigators found "numerous items of child pornography" while serving a search warrant at his south Lincoln home.
The post, which surfaced Friday, threatened a school shooting at Thayer Central Community Schools. Officials traced it to New Mexico.
Kristie Trinh is one of two Nebraska students who will get to meet the movers and shakers in Washington in March.
Some teaching jobs are left vacant or filled with less-qualified candidates, a survey found. The number of unfilled jobs across the state is up nearly 60% over last year.
Retention bonuses, student loan forgiveness and alternative certification were just some of the proposed solutions to Nebraska's teacher shortage lawmakers are pondering.
A new program at the junior-senior high school pairs every seventh and eighth grader — 107 in total — with a high school mentor.
Superintendent Paul Gausman announced this week he was dropping the "interim" tag from Vann Price's title as associate superintendent of human resources.
A $915,000 grant will place 25 nurses across UNMC’s five campuses at K-12 schools later this semester through the newly created School Nurse Scholars program.
The public is invited to share input during a series of listening sessions in February on the search for the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Officials said the student did not realize they had brought a real handgun to the school. No injuries were reported.
Employees of Papillion La Vista Community Schools who stick around through next school year will be eligible for a stipend up to $3,000, the school board decided Monday.
School boards are required by state law to appraise superintendents twice in their first year.
A proposal for state-funded savings accounts for Iowa parents to pay for private school would cost the state roughly $345 million annually once fully implemented, an analysis showed.
Pillen’s plan would increase Nebraska's K-12 education funding next year by $270 million, or 21%. And it would raise its 49th-in-the-nation ranking in state tax-dollar support for schools.
Patrick Bentzinger said his mother, who had won reelection in November, had dealt with health issues following a stroke last year.
A 20-year-old man displaying "lethargic behavior" got inside Irving two times on Monday morning before he struck a car in the parking lot and crashed into a nearby fence.
The number of teachers new to Lincoln Public Schools — whether straight out of college or from another district — has ticked up since 2019.
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The complaint filed by the Sioux City Board of Education, which accuses Paul Gausman of bribery, became public when the LPS superintendent sued his former district.
Benson High School will soon receive a face-lift in order to bring crucial health care services to students, staff and the community.
There's usually no quick solution to deadlocked school board elections such as Bennington's, which took a week to be resolved. One Nebraska district used a coin toss.
It’s the third snow day of the year for LPS students. The district canceled school on the last two days of the first semester in December.
Gov. Jim Pillen announced his education priority bills for this year's legislative session.
Take a look at the scene and the speakers during this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally on Monday at the Nebraska Union.
Monday's rally is the first in three years in which the public is welcome.
Job description and qualifications are posted for Nebraska education commissioner applicants.