November 29, 2015 9 public college presidents' pay tops $1 million, according to survey A new survey says the number of public college presidents earning over $1 million more than doubled from the year before.
November 27, 2015 Opponents offer 2 options for saving independent Corcoran Gallery in court hearings on merger Opponents of a plan to break up Washington's nearly 150-year-old Corcoran Gallery of Art presented two alternatives in court this week to preserve an independent museum and art school as a judge considers its proposed merger with two larger institutions.
November 23, 2015 U of Illinois: Outgoing chancellor, administrators broke e-mail rules to hide communications The University of Illinois says several administrators violated school policy by using private emails to hide correspondence from public view, including about a professor whose job offer was rescinded after he sent anti-Israel Twitter messages.
November 21, 2015 Chicago Public Schools chief requests temporary leave of absence amid federal investigation The head of Chicago Public Schools has requested a leave of absence amid a federal investigation over a $20.5 million no-bid contract the district awarded to a training academy where she once consulted.
November 21, 2015 Student newspaper under fire for ban on mascot's 'Redskins' name Classic court cases involving students and free speech usually involve teens trying to push the limits of provocative, political or even profane language.
November 20, 2015 Parents jailed after allegedly confronting bus full of children after son reported bullying Two parents were arrested and charged after police say they unlawfully entered a school bus and threatened children when their son told them he was being bullied.
November 10, 2015 The University of Missouri, race and the hope we will all be treated equally, with dignity As an African-American woman in corporate America, I often read of the plight of minorities in pieces written by individuals who don’t understand the complexities of what it means to black in the U.S.
October 20, 2015 Principal holds up student election results because winners not diverse enough There’s a big election controversy at a San Francisco middle school after the principal discovered that not enough black or Latino students were elected to student government.
May 29, 2015 Judge: Ohio State's fired band director can't have access to trustee records to help his case A federal judge has denied fired Ohio State marching band director Jonathan Waters broad access to trustees' records that Waters had argued might help prove his gender discrimination case.
May 21, 2015 30 struggling public schools in Colorado have 1 more year to improve or face state sanctions A Pueblo public school system and a Colorado Springs magnet school are among 30 schools that have one more year to improve state accountability scores or face state sanctions.