May 18, 2016 California aims to reflect diversity in classroom studies How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families? That's the challenge facing a California panel charged with establishing a new history and social studies framework for millions of public school students.
May 18, 2016 No discipline for Texas high school after students used cat intestines as jump rope No one will face discipline after a video surfaced of Texas high school students using a cat’s intestines as a jump rope during a lesson, school officials said Tuesday.
May 18, 2016 District: Jump-rope with cat intestines was part of lesson A Texas school district says no one will face punishment after video surfaced of high school students using a cat's intestines as a jump rope during a lesson.
May 9, 2016 Seattle seventh grader wins national math bee A Seattle seventh grader has won the national math bee.
May 8, 2016 Rita Moreno: 'Hamilton' was inspiration for rapping speech Rita Moreno says it was the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" that inspired her to bust a rhyme while delivering the commencement address at the Berklee College of Music.
May 7, 2016 Topeka's Evel Knievel Museum to show virtual jumps, physics The man who is creating a museum honoring daredevil Evel Knievel in Topeka says he expects it be a big draw.
May 5, 2016 Official: Teacher violated policy with racially charged word An official says a white Utah teacher violated school district policy by using a racially charged word in his junior high class.
May 4, 2016 Stones, Dylan, McCartney play Coachella site in October It could be Woodstock 47 years later, only the drug of choice might be antacid — a weekend concert event featuring some of the greatest musical acts of the 1960s.
May 3, 2016 New York school board votes not to close arts school after receiving plea from Billy Joel A New York arts high school that was targeted for closing has won a reprieve and a possible commitment of support from Billy Joel.
May 3, 2016 Experts: Funding, too-few black faculty among challenges for African-American studies programs Protests by University of Missouri black students that forced the administration to address racism and other problems mirror efforts decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs.
