Researchers at the University of Nebraska Omaha are making progress on a new approach to help stop violence before it even starts. They’ve begun testing a chatbot prototype that will eventually be used to help people report critical information.
Preliminary vote totals in the Millard Public Schools district on the levy override showed more in favor of allowing further hikes in school taxes for property owners.
The search committee of the Nebraska State Board of Education has announced four finalists in the search for the state’s next Commissioner of Education.
LB753 would set aside $25 million for tax credits for those who donate scholarships to private schools. That figure would grow to $100 million in a few years.
Law enforcement and school officials across Nebraska have been coordinating Thursday to respond to multiple false reports of violence at several schools across the state.
Closing notices continued into Thursday with several businesses and agencies announcing they wouldn’t be open because of the several inches of snow falling in the Omaha-metro.
On the minds of college students, what’s next? Not just on their schedules but after graduation. Data shows that more and more people with bachelor’s degrees are leaving Nebraska.
After reviewing enrollment numbers for the 2023-2024 school year, Lincoln Public Schools officials made the decision to open Lincoln Standing Bear High School next fall with only ninth and 10th grades.
Top Republican legislators in Kansas are focusing on helping conservative parents remove their children from public schools over what’s taught about gender and sexuality.
Colorado lawmakers, along with legislators in nine other states, proposed a bill to forgo the requirements for teachers to get relicensed when they move across state lines to tackle teacher shortages.
On Tuesday, the Nebraska Legislature’s education committee will hear testimony as more than a dozen senators push to pass a school transparency bill that includes a ‘Parental Bill or Rights’ - LB374.
6 News sat down at her office earlier this week and covered a variety of topics, starting with UNO’s approach to the changing higher education landscape.
Any Iowa student who wants to attend a private school could use public money to pay for tuition or other expenses under a bill Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Tuesday morning.
Gov. Jim Pillen and several Nebraska lawmakers announced a three-bill package Tuesday to provide funds for education while easing state property taxes.
Iowa students would have the option of using more than $7,500 in state money annually to pay for private school under a plan Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed in the annual Condition of the State speech.
Omaha Public Schools says its new College and Career Academies and Pathways program has been a success so far. It’s a program that started district-wide this school year. So much so, they’re looking to expand it.
While the work is difficult, technology helps them work smarter. And just like a seed becomes a crop technology started from research but the government dollars to do the studying are dropping.
University of Nebraska System president Ted Carter announced today he has initiated a national search for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s next chancellor.