Twin brothers named valedictorian, salutatorian at New York high school

A pair of 17-year-old twins from Long Island, New York, has been named top students of their graduating class this year. What they achieved:...

California school district launches first-of-its-kind Korean American studies course

Students will explore the history of the community’s immigration, settlement, social movements, community issues and art ...

Law group asks Supreme Court to hear new race-based admissions case at elite high school

The group alleges the school’s new admissions plan was designed to “achieve the same results as overt racial discrimination” ...

Black Japanese student segregated during his graduation ceremony for wearing cornrows

A high school in Japan became the center of online scrutiny after a biracial student was segregated from his classmates during their graduat...

Director of Netflix’s ‘The Glory’ admits to bullying allegations

Ahn Gil-ho, the director of Netflix’s popular revenge K-drama “The Glory,” has recently admitted to bullying allegations. Season 1, Part 2 o...

Asian American high school students more likely to feel alienated and invisible, report reveals

A recent study on the experiences of Asian American high school students in Boston has found that they are more likely to feel overlooked an...

California high school teacher accused of hiding cameras in campus restrooms

A high school teacher in Irvine, California, has been arrested for allegedly hiding video recording devices in restrooms on campus. Siu Kong...

Utah high school students sanctioned over barking, slurs against visiting basketball team

High school students in Utah are facing disciplinary actions for spewing racist taunts at an opposing team during a basketball game last mon...

29-year-old woman charged for posing as teen to enroll at New Jersey high school

A 29-year-old woman has been charged for posing as a teenager to enroll at a public high school in New Jersey. Hyejeong Shin, a graduate of ...

Utah high school students accused of chanting racial slurs at visiting basketball team

A Utah school district has announced an investigation after receiving complaints that a group of Roy High students began chanting racial slu...

More Virginia high schools delayed giving merit awards in time for college admission deadlines: report

Before you read: US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’ Virginia governor seeks probe int...

Jo Koy donates concrete road, facilities to a high school in the Philippines

Filipino American comedian Jo Koy visited the Philippine city of Bacolod last week for the inauguration of a road he donated. Koy, who was b...

Amid probe, more Virginia high schools apologize for withholding news of academic awards

Before you read: US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’ Virginia governor seeks probe int...

US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’

For years, administrators at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) concealed students’ National Merit certificati...

Asian student stabbed by alleged bully at New York high school

An 18-year-old Asian student was stabbed by a 17-year-old classmate at Proctor High School in Utica, New York, on Monday morning. Teachers...

New York state Sen. John Liu pushes for return to merit-based high school admissions

Sen. John C. Liu (NY-D) sent a letter to New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David Banks on Friday requesting to remov...

NYC admission lottery system sees Asian students less likely to land in their desired high schools than their counterparts: report

In a new lottery-style admission system, Asian students are 20 percent less likely to be admitted into one of their top fiveNew York City s...

Wisconsin school district rejects award-winning novel about Japanese internment for being ‘diverse’

The Muskego-Norway School Board rejected the use of “When the Emperor Was Divine,” a book recommended by the district’s curriculum committe...

40 Japanese Americans interned while students during WWII receive high school diplomas 80 years later

Forty Japanese American students who were denied their chance to graduate during World War II finally received their diplomas from Mt. Diab...

Malaysian girl taken to ICU after being forced to run 30 laps at school as punishment

A Malaysian teenager was admitted to an intensive care unit after she was subjected to running 30 laps at school as part of a class punishm...

10th grader invents low-cost prosthetic arm that can be controlled by the mind

Virginia senior Benjamin Choi, 17, has invented an affordable, mind-controlled prosthetic arm that costs only $300 to create. Choi first d...

Girl, 14, beaten unconscious by older male student in Canada after he made anti-Asian, homophobic remarks

Janice Xie, a 14-year-old Canadian high school student, suffered head injuries that left her unconscious after an alleged unprovoked attack...

Students will play video games as part of their curriculum at Japan’s first esports high school

Japan is taking the next step in esports development by opening the country’s first esports high school. The school, Esports Koutou Gakuin, ...

Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school walkout to protest racist anti-Asian, Black, Muslim video

Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school walked out of class in protest on Wednesday after their peer posted a video in which they used...

Salutatorian Faces Racist Bullying After Applauding ‘Middle Eastern Peers’ in Speech

A young Asian American woman in Davie, Fla., has become the target of racist cyberbullying after she applauded “Middle Eastern peers” for ma...

High School Plans Walkout After Asian Student Targeted With Racist Messages

Centennial High School and others from its community have planned a walkout on Monday to stand up against anti-Asian racism after one studen...

SF’s Top Public High School Drops Good Grades for Admissions, Will Now Use Lottery

Lowell High School, regarded as San Francisco’s top public high school, will no longer consider academic achievement in its admission proces...

SF’s Top Public High School May Ditch Good Grades for Lottery Admission

In an attempt to “reflect the diversity” of the city’s students, a leading high school in San Francisco might soon remove grade and te...

Washington School District Says Asians Aren’t ‘Students of Color’, Now Counted With White Students

A school district in Washington has sparked controversy after excluding Asians from a category that denoted “students of color” ...

California Passes Bill to Make Ethnic Studies a Requirement for High School Students

A new California bill headed to Governor Gavin Newsom is set to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement for high school students in the...

Fruit Cut By Your Asian Parents is Worth a Thousand Words

It’s a quarter past midnight. There are about a million jumbled thoughts racing through my scrambled mind, but one common theme interconnect...

Asian Student Reported Her Ex-Friend Over a Racist Instagram Post, She Was Accused of LYING Instead

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with additional comments from Madison’s mother, Christina Chacon. A Korean American hi...

California Passes Law Forcing High Schools to Start after 8:30 A.M.

California students may be sleeping in a bit more than the rest of the country as schools in the state are set to start later. According to ...

Taiwan High School’s New Dress Code Allows Boys to Wear Skirts

A high school in Taiwan is implementing a new gender-neutral uniform dress code that allows both male and female students to wear skirts.  B...

Grandpa Who Didn’t Finish High School Because of WW2 Concentration Camps Graduates With Grandson

A 93-year-old grandfather recently graduated high school together with his grandson last week. The grandfather, Haruo Hayashi, was among the...

Chinese High School Only Lets Top Students Enjoy Air-Conditioning

A high school in central China is facing backlash online after announcing that only its top students can study in rooms with air conditionin...