The judges for our annual academic program have a difficult task. They're faced with hundreds of students with impressive test scores, high grades, major accomplishments and strong leadership.
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The 578 Nebraska high school seniors listed here were nominated to The World-Herald All Academic Program and earned honorable mention recognition.
Meet the 24 students who were selected for our 2022 All Eastern Academic Team.
Meet the students who were selected for our 2022 All West-Central Academic Team.
Getting top grades and into the college of your choice can be hard work. But having achieved that, the members of The World-Herald’s 2022 All State Academic Team are ready for their next challenge.
It's the first time an Omaha Public Schools employee has been selected for the statewide honor.
A lockdown at Central High School lasted about 10 minutes Thursday morning after officials received reports of a student with a weapon.
A lockdown at Central High School lasted about 10 minutes Thursday morning after officials received reports of a student with a weapon.
Two students from Nebraska — one from Omaha and one from Kearney — have been recognized as U.S. Presidential Scholars.
While every incumbent in Omaha-area school board races advanced to the general election, not all came out on top as a few political newcomers finished first in Tuesday's primary elections.
Omaha Public Schools is projecting nearly 700 teachers to leave the district. The departures follow a national staff shortage in public schools around the U.S.
Omaha Public Schools is projecting nearly 700 teachers to leave the district. The departures follow a national staff shortage in public school…
Bellevue Superintendent Jeff Rippe's total compensation, including pay, retirement and benefits, will be $371,623 after the school board approved a raise and extended his contract until June 2025.
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Nebraska school districts have been developing plans to cash in on federal COVID rescue aid and are purchasing anything from curriculum and technology to robots or even stadium bleachers.
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From mental health care to robots, here is a look at how some Nebraska school districts are spending their share of $492 million in federal COVID-19 rescue aid.
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Operation Safe Harbor Ukraine is a Nebraska-founded project to help some of the estimated 5.4 million refugees, including 1.6 million children, who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion.
For the third year in a row, the Omaha World-Herald was named Great Plains Newspaper of the Year. Two World-Herald staffers also won first-place awards in the regional competition.
Westside Community Schools decided to add two off-duty police officers to its middle school as a prevention tool following recent fights among students.
“The mass destruction of books by school boards is an unconscionable horror, and the freethinking young people of South Dakota shouldn’t be subjected to it," "The Circle" author Dave Eggers said.
The district contracted with the Lincoln-based design firm Clark & Enersen to draft plans for the pre-K-12 school, which would be built on 52 acres of land along U.S. 136 just north of the existing high school.
The Omaha Public Schools board approved student code of conduct revisions Monday. The code uses gender neutral language and includes amended glossary definitions for infractions like serious fighting.
Every year, hundreds of teens move through Nebraska’s four juvenile detention centers. Against sometimes long odds, teachers try to keep students learning.
The Milken Family Foundation this week honored two Nebraska teachers for excellence, surprising each one with a $25,000 award.
A Benson High School student is in the final months of pre-production work for his slasher horror film, titled "F", which is scheduled to be shot at a closed junior high school.