Tag: Education
Maryland finalizes $577M settlement for HBCU federal lawsuit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has finalized a $577 million settlement to end a 15-year federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four historically...
‘1619 Project’ writer to join UNC journalism school faculty
<p>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s journalism...
Wary Supreme Court weighs student’s Snapchat profanity case
WASHINGTON — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly...
Group challenges segregated meetings about Chauvin verdict
<p>MADISON, Wis. — A conservative legal group is challenging a Wisconsin school district over an email sent to families soliciting their participation in what...
Travis Scott casts a philanthropic eye toward HBCU students
<p>Travis Scott, the rapper famous for his string of stylish hip-hop hits, from “SICKO MODE” to “Highest in the Room," and for the wild...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
<p>Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
Hungary’s parliament overhauls higher education amid outcry
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's parliament on Tuesday voted to transfer state assets worth billions of dollars into foundations that will control many of the...
Florida school superintendent says he will be vindicated
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida school superintendent charged with lying to a grand jury investigating circumstances surrounding the 2018 massacre on one of...
Group challenges segregated meetings about Chauvin verdict
MADISON, Wis. — A conservative legal group is challenging a Wisconsin school district over an email sent to families soliciting their participation in what...
Educator threw beer at filmers of wife’s transphobic rant
<p>The vice principal of a New Jersey school apologized Tuesday for tossing beer at a table of outdoor restaurant patrons who had been filming...