Fired Kansas City school worker blames bosses for faked data
A fired Kansas City Public Schools secretary who was among seven employees accused of falsifying attendance data in a bid to help the district regain accreditation said she and her…
MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has agreed to make its website and online educational videos more accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing under a settlement announced…
Professor suspended for calling police on black student
An Indiana university says a white professor accused of discrimination after he called university police to his classroom because a black student refused to change seats won’t teach for the…
Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes
The families of three female high school runners have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports…
Texas lawmakers are drafting a hair discrimination bill
The Texas Legislative Black Caucus announced it’s working on a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles commonly associated with race following the suspension of a…
Colorado university to offer cannabis-related degree
University officials in Colorado have received state approval to offer a cannabis-related degree program February 8, 2020, 5:45 PM 2 min read PUEBLO, Colo. — A university in Colorado will…
Purdue University to offer free tampons, pads in bathrooms
Purdue University will offer free tampons and other feminine hygiene products in campus bathrooms in response to student advocates who have been pushing for the move for three years February…
School: Dolls of black figures on tree-like racks removed
Michigan State University officials say its performing arts center has removed a gift shop display featuring dolls depicting prominent black figures that were hanging from a tree-like rack February 4,…
UC Berkeley Law School strips itself of racist namesake
The University of California, Berkeley’s prestigious law school has stripped itself of a 19th century namesake who espoused racist views that led to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act January 30,…
Kansas considers requiring ‘In God We Trust’ in classrooms
Conservative Republicans are pushing for a law in Kansas to require the posting of the national motto of “In God We Trust” in public buildings and all classrooms and libraries…