Zach Wendling

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Mullen High science teacher is 2026 Nebraska Teacher of the Year

Sarah Hardin, a high school science teacher with Mullen Public Schools, is the 2026 Nebraska Teacher of the…

Funding restored to Nebraska drug disposal program after midsummer cuts

A pharmacy manager retrieves a bottle of antibiotics. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)LINCOLN — State officials will continue to fund…

Former OPS board president announces bid for Nebraska State Board of Ed

Lou Ann Goding of Omaha, a 2026 candidate for District 8 on the State Board of Education. (Candidate…

Petition effort seeks to halve Nebraska property taxes, cap valuations

Eric Underwood, former chair of the Nebraska Republican Party, center, leads a news conference with his new nonprofit…

Work begins to review how Nebraska funds its 245 K-12 school districts, with possible tweaks

Superintendent Aaron Plas of Bennington Public Schools, State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, former State Sen. Lou Ann…

Nebraska ed board approves $80 million in fed, private funds to boost literacy

Nebraska First Lady Suzanne Pillen visits a classroom in the Educare of Omaha at Indian Hill, where a…