November 22, 2016 Oakland schools chief to take over as DC chancellor The superintendent of public schools in Oakland, California, is heading east to take over public schools in the District of Columbia.
November 18, 2016 Texas board rejects disputed Mexican-American studies book The Texas Board of Education has unanimously rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook that experts say is rife with factual errors and anti-Hispanic bias.
November 16, 2016 APNewsBreak: Former DC schools chief censured over ethics A former District of Columbia schools chancellor has been censured by the city's ethics board for soliciting a six-figure contribution from a company that was doing business with the school system.
November 16, 2016 Texas board votes to reject criticized Mexican-American book The Texas Board of Education has unanimously rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook that experts say is rife with factual errors and anti-Hispanic bias.
November 15, 2016 Texas board issues 2nd call for ethnic studies textbooks The Texas Board of Education has issued a second call for ethnic studies textbooks for possible statewide use after a similar 2014 request produced just one, heavily criticized book.
November 15, 2016 Students, faculty ask UVa president not to quote Jefferson The University of Virginia president is defending her use of Thomas Jefferson quotations after a group of students and professors criticized her, saying Jefferson shouldn't be used as a "moral compass" because he was a slave owner.
November 15, 2016 Texas university apologizes for blackface student posting A Christian university in Texas says some students no longer attend the school after images were posted online of a white student in blackface exclaiming: "I'm a strong black woman." A student wearing an Abilene Christian University shirt and shorts is seen with her face covered in black.
November 14, 2016 School district pays 11-year-old $6,500 for keynote speech A New York school district paid an 11-year-old child advocate $6,500 plus expenses for serving as keynote speaker for staff and hosting a student workshop last week.
November 11, 2016 Former Temple University President Adamany dies at age 80 Former Temple University President David Adamany has died.
