November 9, 2017 Catholic university in Oklahoma to close The only Roman Catholic university in Oklahoma will close at the end of the fall semester because of financial difficulties.
November 9, 2017 Chicago schools clear principal accused of falsifying data Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that the district has reinstated a principal accused of falsifying student data at a high school run at a county jail after an investigation found the accusations unproven.
November 9, 2017 Board considers removing sex-ed magazine from junior high A New Jersey school board is considering removing copies of a sex-education magazine from a junior high library after some parents and a school board member complained it's too explicit.
November 8, 2017 Iowa City schools to stop using padded seclusion rooms The Iowa City school district has told parents that it will stop using seclusion rooms that are intended for students who pose threats to themselves or others.
November 8, 2017 Officials in Maryland keep schools open on Jewish holidays Faced with new scheduling constraints, Baltimore County school officials have decided to keep schools closed next year on the Jewish High Holy Days.
November 6, 2017 Officials weigh keeping schools open on Jewish holidays Baltimore County school officials are set to decide whether schools next year will be open during two Jewish holy days for the first time in about two decades.
November 3, 2017 School probes student 'mockery' of Holocaust museum exhibits A Pennsylvania school district is investigating complaints that students on a class trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum posted pictures making light of some exhibits.
October 31, 2017 SC college probing 'racially insensitive' Halloween costumes A South Carolina college is investigating social media posts that appear to show students in "racially insensitive" Halloween costumes, the school's president said.
October 27, 2017 Confederate general's name removed for 'Justice High' A Virginia school board has opted for "Justice High" as the new moniker for a school named after a Confederate general.
October 26, 2017 Mississippi 8th-graders need their parents' permission to read ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ A Mississippi school district is backtracking after it pulled “To Kill a Mockingbird” from its curriculum earlier this month, saying eighth grade students will be allowed to read it as long as they have permission from their parents.
