Back To School

On Saturday, 10/11 NOW went to Anderson Branch Library in Lincoln and spoke to a librarian who works all year round to make reading special.

Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Education recognized 24 students from across Nebraska, including six Lincoln students, who earned the top score of 36 on the ACT exam.

As students head back to University of Nebraska campuses in the fall, the cost of classes will be higher and there will be a new face in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor’s office.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved the appointment of Rodney D. Bennett, Ed.D., as the 21st chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Thursday.

Matt Heimes, a four-diamond coach from Lincoln Southwest High School, was officially inducted into the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame.

The proposed increase amounts to less than $300 more over the academic year for most Nebraska undergraduates who pay full price to attend.

School is out for the summer, but two students are putting in the work ahead of their first year of college. Their dreams are becoming reality after they were chosen to compete for a national musical theater award.

A coalition of organizations, including public schools groups, began a petition drive Tuesday to ask Nebraskans whether a new law should stay or go.

The Northwest Public Schools district has filed a motion to dismiss against a federal lawsuit they face.

Governor Pillen signed LB 298 into law on Thursday, which includes language to help prevent discrimination against students based on natural hair, protective hairstyle, tribal regalia or headdress.

Each month during the school year 10/11 presents a Golden Apple award, the presented award goes to a deserving teacher. This month’s winner is a Spanish teacher at her alma mater.

Governor Jim Pillen will sign Legislative Bill 753, the “Opportunity Scholarships Act”, into law on Tuesday at noon.

Nebraska would join 48 other states in offering “school choice” under a bill given final approval Wednesday.

Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent Paul Gausman announced Brittney Hodges-Bolkovac as the new executive director of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will have a special meeting to discuss budgets and board bylaws.

If approved by the board, Rodney Bennett would become the first person of color to become chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

The school year isn’t even over yet and Omaha Public Schools has already traveled to dozens of recruiting events across several states to make sure there is a teacher in every district classroom next school year.

Nebraska is now one of 34 states to not require a skills test for teachers.

10/11 NOW and Doane University College of Education are continuing our partnership to highlight educators making a difference with our 10/11 Golden Apple Award.

The University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall will begin a nine-month deferred maintenance and renovation project on May 1.

The man who crashed into a Lincoln Southwest High School cement sign early Wednesday morning was driving a stolen vehicle and in possession of meth, according to police.

While this year’s legislative session has largely been dominated by the filibuster, some senators had a different approach Tuesday.

The Grand Island Northwest school district is facing a federal lawsuit about the shutdown of the school’s newspaper in 2022.

The Nebraska State Board of Education has picked a new Commissioner of Education.

The 10/11 Golden Apple Award winner for March is Sarah Burr, a middle school history teacher in Syracuse.

A total of 56 high school seniors were recently accepted into KHOP, a pipeline program designed to grow the state’s health care workforce by recruiting and educating students from rural Nebraska who are committed to practicing in these areas after professional school.

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.

The Center for Great Plains Studies will host its 48th annual interdisciplinary conference focused on regional issues April 18-20 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

There are efforts in Nebraska to change what is often referred to as a school-to-prison pipeline.

Police said the investigation revealed insufficient probable cause to cite the parents.