November 13, 2018 Parents support school staff who wore 'border wall' costumes Parents rallied in support of a suspended principal at a school board meeting held by a district where 14 staffers were placed on administrative leave after donning costumes depicting racial stereotypes and a "border wall."
November 13, 2018 Texas mulls curriculum that cuts Helen Keller, keeps Moses The Texas Board of Education is discussing changes to the history curriculum that could scrap lessons featuring Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller and Barry Goldwater, but keep instruction about how Moses influenced the nation's Founding Fathers and the ways states' rights helped cause the Civil War.
November 5, 2018 Georgia school: Students planned slur at band show as joke A marching band at a Georgia high school spelled out a racist slur during a halftime show and now the school is reviewing its show procedures.
November 2, 2018 Offensive teacher costumes prompt Idaho school investigation Idaho school district officials are apologizing after several teachers and staffers at an elementary school donned offensive Halloween costumes, one group in caricatured outfits depicting Mexican people and another group dressed as a border wall emblazoned with "Make America Great Again."
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.