Tag: Education
School district agrees to pay $3M in bullied child’s suicide
CINCINNATI — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who killed himself after being bullied repeatedly at an Ohio school have reached a tentative $3...
Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones hiring dispute
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones...
U-Michigan won’t drop GOP donor’s name over ‘witches’ remark
DETROIT — The University of Michigan will keep the name of a prominent Michigan Republican on a campus building despite his description of Gov....
Marshall AD Mike Hamrick moving into new role at school
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick is stepping down at the end of the month to take on a new role...
Latvian woman charged in US with role in cybercrime group
WASHINGTON — A Latvian woman has been charged with developing malicious software used by a cybercrime digital network that infected computers worldwide and looted...
N Carolina student denied diploma for wearing Mexican flag
ASHEBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina high school senior was denied his diploma because he draped a Mexican flag over his gown in violation...
Biden tells graduates it’s ‘up to you’ to shape the future
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says members of the graduating class of 2021 are leaving school at an “inflection point” that gives them influence...
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...
Coaches ousted after player says he was forced to eat pork
CANTON, Ohio — The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches there have been ousted after a football player...
Students suspended after schoolyard clash over Pride flags
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A schoolyard clash over gay Pride flags got some students suspended and others expelled from their Florida middle school. The...