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Administration November 28, 2018

Ban on parents at school lunchrooms roils Connecticut town

A school system on the Connecticut shoreline has stirred strong emotions by banning parents from having lunch with their young children at the town's schools.

Florida School Shooting November 26, 2018

Four administrators reassigned from Parkland school after massacre report

Four administrators at a Florida high school where 17 people were fatally shot are being reassigned following a report from the state commission investigating the shooting.

NCAA FB November 25, 2018

Florida State president condemns racist post targeting football coach Willie Taggart

Florida State University's president took to Twitter Sunday to call out a fan's Facebook post calling for the lynching of first-year head football coach Willie Taggart.

Administration November 25, 2018

Fan post suggesting FSU coach lynching prompts investigation

Florida State University President John Thrasher is calling a fan's social media post depicting football coach Willie Taggart getting lynched "ignorant and despicable."

College November 19, 2018

Swastika painted on Duke University mural honoring synagogue massacre victims

Duke University's president condemned what he called a "craven and cowardly act of vandalism" Monday after a swastika was found on a mural honoring victims of last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.

Curriculum November 16, 2018

Texas education board OKs retaining Clinton, Keller lessons

Texas' Board of Education has approved future changes to the history curriculum that retain lessons on Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller, as well as instruction about how Moses influenced America's Founding Fathers and how clashes over states' rights helped cause the Civil War.

Administration November 13, 2018

Parents support school staff who wore 'border wall' costumes

Parents rallied in support of a suspended principal at a school board meeting held by a district where 14 staffers were placed on administrative leave after donning costumes depicting racial stereotypes and a "border wall."

Curriculum November 13, 2018

Texas mulls curriculum that cuts Helen Keller, keeps Moses

The Texas Board of Education is discussing changes to the history curriculum that could scrap lessons featuring Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller and Barry Goldwater, but keep instruction about how Moses influenced the nation's Founding Fathers and the ways states' rights helped cause the Civil War.

Administration November 5, 2018

Georgia school: Students planned slur at band show as joke

A marching band at a Georgia high school spelled out a racist slur during a halftime show and now the school is reviewing its show procedures.

Administration November 2, 2018

Offensive teacher costumes prompt Idaho school investigation

Idaho school district officials are apologizing after several teachers and staffers at an elementary school donned offensive Halloween costumes, one group in caricatured outfits depicting Mexican people and another group dressed as a border wall emblazoned with "Make America Great Again."

Administration October 25, 2018

Washington Supreme Court upholds most of charter school law

The Washington Supreme Court upheld most of the state's charter school law Thursday, eliminating the specter that a dozen schools serving about 3,400 students might have to close.