December 2, 2015 Hundreds of Denver area students walk out of class to protest conservative US history proposal Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms around suburban Denver on Tuesday in protest over a conservative-led school board proposal to focus history education on topics that promote citizenship, patriotism and respect for authority, providing a show of civil disobedience that the new standards would aim to downplay.
December 1, 2015 Penn campus police call university president's 'die-in' display 'slap in the face' The University of Pennsylvania's president is under fire from campus police for participating in a student "die-in" protest.
December 1, 2015 Teen suspended for asking Miss America to prom A Pennsylvania high school student is in hot water for asking Miss America to prom during a question and answer session at school.
December 1, 2015 Q&A: What are students in Colorado protesting and how did the fight over history class begin? A fight in Colorado over how United States' history is taught has pitted the new conservative majority on a suburban Denver school board against students and teachers who accuse the board of censorship.
December 1, 2015 Ex-prosecutor's task force issues recommendations for changing culture of Ohio State band Hiring a compliance officer, rewriting polices and regular, mandatory training for directors were among the recommendations issued Tuesday by a task force that studied the Ohio State University marching band culture following the controversial firing of its director.
December 1, 2015 High school football coach on leave for praying attends game, prays with spectators A Washington state high school football coach placed on paid administrative leave for saying postgame prayers with his players attended his former team's game Thursday night and prayed with spectators.
November 30, 2015 California high school team's 'I Can't Breathe' shirts lead to tournament dust-up A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing protests over police killings of unarmed black men after a school was disinvited because of concerns its players would wear T-shirts printed with the words "I Can't Breathe" during warmups.
November 30, 2015 Ohio State University trustees reject fired band director's bid for reinstatement Ohio State University's trustees have rebuffed a bid by the fired band director to get his job back.
November 29, 2015 Los Angeles school superintendent steps down after classroom gains, but boardroom clashes Los Angeles Unified School District officials say Superintendent John Deasy has resigned from the nation's second-largest school system.
November 29, 2015 Transgender student's battle over restroom divides rural Virginia town Amid the cornfields and marinas dotting this conservative tidewater Virginia enclave between the York River and Mobjack Bay, people are divided over what one local pastor calls "the civil rights issue of this generation" -- how to deal with a transgender student's demand to use the boys' restrooms at the local high school.