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May 5, 2016

Official: Teacher violated policy with racially charged word

An official says a white Utah teacher violated school district policy by using a racially charged word in his junior high class.

May 4, 2016

Stones, Dylan, McCartney play Coachella site in October

It could be Woodstock 47 years later, only the drug of choice might be antacid — a weekend concert event featuring some of the greatest musical acts of the 1960s.

May 3, 2016

New York school board votes not to close arts school after receiving plea from Billy Joel

A New York arts high school that was targeted for closing has won a reprieve and a possible commitment of support from Billy Joel.

May 3, 2016

Experts: Funding, too-few black faculty among challenges for African-American studies programs

Protests by University of Missouri black students that forced the administration to address racism and other problems mirror efforts decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs.

May 3, 2016

Broadway star Bebe Neuwirth to join faculty of Manhattan School of Music as artistic adviser

Bebe Neuwirth is going back to school — the Emmy and Tony winner will be artistic adviser at the Manhattan School of Music's new bachelor's degree program in musical theater.

May 3, 2016

Master class: Soprano Renee Fleming taking post at Rochester's Eastman School of Music

Opera star Renee Fleming is returning to her western New York roots to conduct master classes and lessons at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.

May 3, 2016

Minneapolis schools yank Utah-made books after backlash against racial, cultural stereotypes

Minneapolis school board members are demanding an apology and a refund from a Utah-based publisher of educational books after a community backlash against what some called racial and cultural stereotypes in the material.

May 3, 2016

'Yes means yes' training part of college curriculum under New York law to combat sex assaults

One of the first classes students new to St. Bonaventure University took was called "The Hook-Up," a talk about the difference between consensual sex and rape.

May 3, 2016

Suburban Denver school board that considered overhaul of history courses faces recall effort

Critics of a suburban Denver school board that considered reviewing a U.S. history course to emphasize patriotism are turning in signatures to force a recall election for three conservative members responsible for the push.

May 3, 2016

10-year-old Missouri girl helps save grandpa's life thanks to science fair project on strokes

A 10-year-old St. Louis girl is being credited for helping save her grandfather's life after noticing, thanks to her science fair project, that he was having a stroke.