Author: Kelsey Myers

On a weekday morning, if you drive down Laurel Canyon Boulevard, you’ll pass a campus that doesn’t make a big deal out of itself. No imposing gates. No billboard-style signage. It’s just a small school nestled into the hillside of Studio City that doesn’t reveal much about what goes on inside. That’s Campbell Hall, and the name carries a weight that the building’s exterior doesn’t really convey to anyone who has spent time in Los Angeles education circles. Initially operating out of a church building on Radford Avenue, the school was founded in 1944 by the Reverend Alexander Campbell and…

The series of events leading up to Austin Metcalf’s death on April 2, 2025, is extremely disturbing. Not because it was completely unpredictable, but rather because, looking back, a series of minor choices and institutional shortcomings came together in the worst way imaginable. In the middle of that chain was Karmelo Anthony, who had already received a suspension from Frisco Centennial High School prior to attending that track meet. Trial testimony revealed that the suspension had been imposed specifically for carrying a knife on campus. It’s not a footnote. It’s possibly one of the most crucial details in the whole…

It was meant to be a day of proud parents snapping pictures with their phones and tiny paper graduation caps. On the morning of June 11, the preschoolers at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School in Southeast Baltimore were getting ready for their pre-K ceremony. Days later, parents and teachers are still struggling to comprehend what actually happened in the school’s parking lot off Fait Avenue. Around eight in the morning, a man identified as Jesus Acevedo-Sanchez drove into the school parking lot and was pursued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to witnesses and authorities. The subsequent events…

In the dark, Jaykob Knazur drove to school. The principal of Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, arrived at the intersection of Broadway and East 59th Avenue at five in the morning on Friday, unsure of what he was going to enter. The previous evening, he had heard enough to know it was bad. That was not as bad as what he discovered. The Andrean campus appeared more like something from a weather service report than a school photo after the tornado that ripped through northwest Indiana on the evening of June 11. The building’s north side has significant roof…

Huang Xiaoming’s approach to this was subtly obstinate. Not dramatic, not loud. Just a man who promised to try again after failing the first time. His name appeared on the Shanghai Theatre Academy’s 2026 doctoral admission list on June 10. His reported total score of 271.34 points was sufficient to secure a place in the Arts Management and Drama Planning program. According to his own account, he was extremely anxious the entire time. He is 48 years old. This was his second try. He applied in 2025 with comparable undergraduate credentials, and his written score of 89 points was sufficient…

One of those locations that, in the best way possible, makes people feel small is El Capitan. For decades, climbers have hung banners from the face of the granite wall, which rises almost 3,000 feet above Yosemite Valley, commemorating milestones, celebrating accomplishments, and occasionally making statements. A group led by Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a wildlife biologist and park ranger at Yosemite, unfurled a 55-by-35-foot transgender pride flag across the rock in May 2025. It was awake for roughly two hours. Joslin removed it. They were then let go at some point. Failure to “demonstrate acceptable conduct” while still on probation…

Canvas bag boxes were waiting to be shipped in a warehouse located at 8369 Milliken Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, California. They resembled the ones people wait in line for outside Trader Joe’s stores before dawn in terms of shape, proportions, and overall vibe. However, Trader Joe’s claims that they were completely incorrect. The stitching was not correct. The weight of the fabric was different. It wasn’t exactly the same color. Additionally, they were being sold for more than $50 apiece on eBay from Hong Kong. That particular detail—a sophisticated enough counterfeit tote bag operation to justify a federal lawsuit and…

In toddler classrooms all over Queensland, and probably everywhere else, there is a seemingly common occurrence where a teacher crouches down next to a group of two-year-olds and says something like, “Look at that!” or, “Can you hear that sound?” It sounds insignificant. However, recent research from the University of Queensland indicates that it may be more important than previously thought for a child to hear “look” or “want” during those formative years. Elizabeth Brook, a psychology honors student, led the study, which examined 182 playtime interactions between teachers and toddler groups at early childhood education and care facilities. Researchers…

For a long time, mothers were the primary focus of research on how babies learn to speak. Given that mothers have traditionally spent more time providing direct care and that the mechanics of maternal speech, that lilting, melodic style sometimes referred to as “parentese,” were well documented, that made some sense. When fathers were included in these studies at all, they typically appeared as supporting characters. New studies, including those related to Vanderbilt University, are starting to add complexity to that picture in ways that seem important to consider. Researchers are discovering that fathers do more than just mimic their…

Watching a state legislature debate tax exemptions for data centers while thousands of kids wait on preschool waitlists is almost surreal. That is essentially what has been going on in Virginia for several months. Since the regular 2026 General Assembly session concluded without a budget and a special session in April yielded no results, lawmakers in Richmond have remained impassed. The families who rely most on early childhood programs are quietly bearing the burden of someone else’s political impasse as the July 1 deadline for preventing a government shutdown draws near. Children are not the main point of contention. It…