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January 25, 2017

School board member defends 'clean head shot' Trump posts

A Pennsylvania school board member is defending social media posts critical of President Donald Trump with hashtags saying people could "Make America Great Again" with a "clean head shot." A resident complained at a Crawford Central School Board meeting Monday about Glenn Tuttle's posts, but Tuttle tells The Meadville Tribune (http://bit.ly/2ksmwV5 ) he stands by them.

January 23, 2017

OSU president apologizes for student blackface incident

The president of Oklahoma State University issued an apology Monday after a white student posted an image of herself on social media in blackface — the second such incident by students at the campus in a week.

January 13, 2017

Christmas trees for free after Ohio donor buys the lot

An anonymous donor has given people who couldn't afford a Christmas tree a chance to take one home after paying for all the remaining trees on a lot at a Catholic elementary school in Columbus.

January 12, 2017

Spying on students? Education publisher Pearson monitoring social media activity

One of the world’s largest education publishing companies, which crafted the standardized tests for the new Common Core curriculum, has been monitoring social media accounts to see if students refer to their exams.

January 12, 2017

Afghanistan vet does battle with Michigan teachers union

Michigan teacher and Afghanistan veteran Adam Neuman thought he had escaped the clutches of the local union after he withdrew his membership before the new school year, but he was shocked to find that they still had their hands in his pockets.

January 12, 2017

Regent: Response to ISU plane scandal was 'slap in the face'

The Board of Regents' decision to take no action against Iowa State University President Steven Leath for misusing university airplanes was "a slap in the face" to taxpayers, a regent later complained to his colleagues.

January 5, 2017

The Latest: New look at school officers after video surfaces

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December 24, 2016

Princeton men's swim team done for year after 'vulgar' posts

Princeton University has officially canceled the rest of the men's swimming and diving team's season after administrators discovered that members had posted "vulgar and offensive" material on the team's electronic mailing list.

December 14, 2016

School board member called on to resign over blackface photo

The Arkansas NAACP and several residents are calling for the resignation of a school board member in eastern Arkansas after photos surfaced of him at a Halloween party in blackface while holding a sign referring to the Black Lives Matter movement.

December 12, 2016

Timeline of events in Iowa State president's planes scandal

The governing board of Iowa's public universities is expected to decide Monday whether to take action against Iowa State University's president for his use of school planes.