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October 25, 2018

Washington Supreme Court upholds most of charter school law

The Washington Supreme Court upheld most of the state's charter school law Thursday, eliminating the specter that a dozen schools serving about 3,400 students might have to close.

October 18, 2018

Eugenics backer's name may be dropped from college library

A former University of Vermont president may have his name removed from the library due to his support of research into selection reproduction of humans that led to sterilizations as well as a misappropriation of university funds.

October 18, 2018

Lawsuit: Teacher shamed student over pledge protest

A Connecticut teenager has filed a federal lawsuit against her teacher and school board saying the teacher mocked and shamed her for not standing up during the Pledge of Allegiance.

October 17, 2018

Principal who asked student to remove Trump jersey replaced

A North Carolina school district replaced a high school principal for asking a student to remove a jersey with "Trump" on the back for a patriotic-themed Friday night football game.

October 11, 2018

Transgender girl barred from all locker rooms gets apology

A Virginia school district superintendent has apologized to a transgender middle schooler who was barred from using the boys' or girls' locker rooms during an active shooter drill.

October 9, 2018

Detroit school board approves purchase of hydration stations

About $3 million for water hydration stations and related expenditures was approved Tuesday by Detroit's school board as the district deals with high levels of lead and copper in some school water fixtures.

October 5, 2018

School official sorry for saying girls 'ruin everything'

A Tennessee high school official has apologized after he explained his ban on athletic shorts saying "blame the girls, because they pretty much ruin everything."

October 5, 2018

Maryland councilman apologizes for posts about Muslims

A Maryland councilman has apologized to the president of a local Muslim council for sharing social media posts some say were Islamophobic and xenophobic.

September 26, 2018

Student suspended after nooses found on Alabama campus

The University of South Alabama's president says a student has been suspended for hanging two nooses on campus and a cafeteria employee has been fired for an insensitive tweet that said it was a sign of their "killer" fried chicken.

September 26, 2018

Correction: Ole Miss Journalism-Racist Comment story

The University of Mississippi is trying to speed up the process of removing a donor's name from its journalism school after his Facebook post that drew backlash as being racist.