January 8, 2015 Ole Miss fraternity members accused of tying noose around statue of first black student A national fraternity group has closed its University of Mississippi chapter after three members were accused of tying a noose around the neck of a statue of the first black student to enroll in the then-all white Southern college.
January 8, 2015 Judge rules New Jersey schools can bring alleged bullies into lawsuit A New Jersey judge has ruled that a school district can try to make the families of alleged bullies pay if the district is held liable in a negligence lawsuit.
January 8, 2015 Dispute erupts over school reform in Newark, NJ More than three years after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg committed $100 million toward remaking Newark's struggling schools, the district is engulfed in a dispute over proposed large-scale teacher layoffs that's threatening to derail wider reform efforts.
January 8, 2015 Ohio student points finger like gun, is suspended A central Ohio principal says she suspended a 10-year-old boy from school for three days for pretending his finger was a gun and pointing it at another student's head.
January 8, 2015 School's exclusive pizza, dance party for straight-A students garners mixed feelings A Maryland middle school is holding a dance and pizza party complete with a DJ and a game room for students who got straight A's.
January 8, 2015 Schools look to stop serving as polling stations citing security concerns Some schools no longer want to serve as polling places since the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
January 8, 2015 Incumbent candidate wins drawing to settle tie for western Michigan school board seat An incumbent candidate who tied for the final open board seat in a small western Michigan school district has won a drawing for the six-year position.
January 8, 2015 Dallas-area teacher fired after posting racially charged tweets about killing of Michael Brown A Dallas-area school board has fired a teacher who posted racially charged tweets about the killing of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer in Missouri.
January 8, 2015 Connecticut school principal resigns amid questions about his role in making slasher movies A Connecticut middle school principal has resigned amid questions about his role in making violent movies featuring scantily clad women.