Texas teen who won’t cut dreadlocks gets $20K for college
A black Texas teenager who was told his dreadlocks violate his high school’s dress code is gaining the support of some celebrities as well as $20,000 for college January 30,…
Foundation: Damage to historic copter hit by car exceeds $6M
A South Carolina aviation foundation says a Vietnam War-era helicopter hit by a car sustained millions of dollars in damage January 3, 2020, 1:25 PM 2 min read COLUMBIA, S.C.…
New York education leader appears on child sex crime charge
A high-ranking New York City education official accused of arranging a sexual encounter in Wisconsin with someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy has been placed on electronic home monitoring…
Possible ‘white power’ hand signs at Army-Navy game probed
Officials at two military academies say the schools are looking into hand signs flashed by students during the Army-Navy football game that can be associated with “white power December 15,…
Pete Buttigieg’s New Education Plan Takes Aim At School Segregation
Democratic presidential hopeful and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg came under fire last week after conceding he “was slow to realize” that schools in his city are still racially…
A Harlem School That Former Students Say Is Run Like ‘A Cult’ Faces New Scrutiny
NEW YORK — Five years ago when Kaiya showed up for the first day of senior year at Atlah High School in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, she…
Nigeria’s mental health system routinely chains patients up, says Human Rights Watch
LAGOS (Reuters) – Thousands of people with mental health conditions are held in chains in institutions across Nigeria, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday in which…
Lizzo Definitely Approves Of This Teacher’s ‘Truth Hurts’ Remix Inspiring Students
A teacher in Northern California created a new version of Lizzo’s hit tune “Truth Hurts” to help inspire her young students. Turns out, the singer thinks it’s great. Dorothy Mallari…
Kamala Harris Wants To Extend The School Day To Help Working Parents
California Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Tuesday seeking to have schools extend programming for students from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays so that parents don’t…
Coal plant on tribal land to close after powering US West
Ron Little nestles into a familiar seat aboard a train locomotive and slides the window open, leaning out to get a better view of dozens of rail cars that stretch…