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Lincoln Public Schools said it’s giving staff, students, and parents resources to reach out in times of need and get help.

The most significant drop was seen at the University of Nebraska - Kearney, which saw a 3.7 percent dip. UNL saw a 2.6 percent decrease.

The Huskers are one of the first to adopt a program that allows scholarship athletes to make up to $25,000 during their college career for success off the field.

Nebraska’s $25 million award will establish a Heartland Robotics Cluster. Some of the money will be used to build out robotics-related research and teaching spaces in Kiewit Hall, Scott Engineering Center and Splinter Labs.

The University of Nebraska said it is taking a lead role in a $25 million federal award that will expand robotics development and serve as an economic driver for the Cornhusker State.

Administrators at a Nebraska school shuttered the school’s award-winning student newspaper just days after its last edition that included articles and editorials on LGBTQ issues, leading press freedom advocates to call the move an act of censorship.

Nebraska delegation in Washington D.C. have responded critically to President Biden's plan to cancel $10,000 in student load debt for millions of Americans.

Since 2011, Kicks for Kids in Nebraska has donated more than 4,500 pairs of shoes for children in need.

The new LPS superintendent is already tackling some sensitive subjects and the school year just began.

In response to comments made Monday on an Omaha radio station by former U.S. Senate Candidate Matt Innis, Kearney Public Schools Tuesday issued a statement regarding controversial books about gender identity.

The effort runs through Sept. 9 and officers will be on the lookout for traffic violations, particularly speeding in school zones.

The biggest concern for the district remains getting enough bus drivers.

Exciting, refreshing and challenging are three words new Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent Paul Gausman used to describe his first month on the job.

The Northwest Falcons have landed in Lincoln’s newest high school.

The Better Business Bureau released an online safety guide for children, parents and teachers on Monday.

Monday marks the first day of school for many kids across the Capital City. For kindergarteners, it’s a day full of firsts.

The Falcons will be in Class B for athletics. They have 18 sports in total with the first home football game on Aug. 26.

With most Lincoln schools beginning classes next week, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities urges drivers and pedestrians to use caution around Lincoln on the Move and other street projects underway near schools.

The Board of Regents also approved a pay raise for Ted Carter.

In five days, most Lincoln Public Schools students will be going back to class.

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit pitting Grand Island Public School teachers against the school district.

Students and parents can be more susceptible to deals that look a little too good to be true this time of year.

LPD says more than a dozen computers that belong to a new Lincoln high school were stolen, and later found in a car and bushes.

Lincoln Public Schools announced on Monday several changes to student schedules for Robinson Elementary Families due to a delay in opening.

Lincoln Public Schools announced Friday evening the decision to delay the opening of Robinson Elementary School from Aug. 15 to Aug. 29.

Protecting the school district from cyber security threats a top priority for the Omaha FBI field office.

Officers with LPD are investigating a vandalism that happened at a middle school in southeast Lincoln.

Days after the Omaha Education Association said Omaha Public Schools had 200 teaching positions still open after many left at the end of last year, the school board is planning to give an update on the matter during its regular meeting.

Students at a Lincoln high school will no longer be able to keep their phones on them during class.

More than 20 Republican attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.