Tag: Education
West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Texas Tech’s Shannon declares for NBA without hiring agent
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech sophomore Terrence Shannon Jr. declared for the NBA draft Thursday without hiring an agent, making him eligible to return...
Puerto Rico to shutter schools amid spike in COVID-19 cases
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s health secretary announced Thursday that all public and private schools in the U.S. territory would close for...
Passage of Kansas bill on trans athletes won’t be veto-proof
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas conservatives appeared likely Friday to push a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the...
Israeli university heads defend free speech in prize dispute
JERUSALEM — Presidents of Israeli universities released a joint letter Friday criticizing the government's decision to withhold the country's most prestigious prize from a...
Olympic Gold: Men’s Gymnastics Struggling to Survive
The death of a 117-year-old program, one that captured championships and produced Olympians, ended with a gasp. And then a vote.
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Indiana school voucher expansion rolled back in Senate plan
INDIANAPOLIS — A proposed expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program would be scaled back under the new state budget plan from state Senate...
Kansas lawmakers likely to pass bill on transgender athletes
TOPEKA, Kan. — LGBTQ-rights advocates in Kansas are relying on the state's Democratic governor or the courts to block a ban on transgender athletes...
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Verizon recalls mobile hotspots sold to schools, in stores
NEW YORK — Verizon is recalling 2.5 million mobile hotspots after some reports of overheating and two reports of minor burns.
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