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Curriculum May 1, 2019

Confirmation students won't join church, citing LGBTQ rules

Eight middle-school confirmation class members have decided against joining an Omaha Methodist church in protest at the denomination's renewed ban on same-sex marriage and gay clergy.

Curriculum April 25, 2019

Community College board backs instructor over visa

A beloved chemistry teacher from India just took his first giant step toward staying in the United States.

Curriculum March 31, 2019

Heart of Dixie? Alabama presenting diversity in bicentennial

In 1961, Alabama marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War with white women dressed in hoop skirts parading through a coliseum and a re-enactment of the inauguration of the Confederate president at the state Capitol.

Curriculum March 27, 2019

Michigan professor accused of sexual misconduct retires

A University of Michigan violin professor whom students accused of sexual misconduct going back years has retired.

Curriculum March 7, 2019

Teachers who assigned slave-owner homework resign

Officials say two Tennessee teachers have resigned following backlash over a social studies assignment that asked students to pretend to be slave owners and brainstorm expectations for their slaves.

Curriculum February 26, 2019

Correction: People-Stephen King-Genealogical Research story

The master of the American horror novel has donated $1.25 million to the masters of American genealogical research.

Curriculum February 25, 2019

Timeline of R. Kelly's life and career

R&B singer R. Kelly, long trailed by lurid rumors, has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving multiple victims dating back two decades.

Curriculum February 23, 2019

Timeline of R. Kelly's life and career

R&B singer R. Kelly has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse involving multiple victims dating back to 1998, marking the latest charges against a man trailed for decades by lurid rumors.

Curriculum February 21, 2019

Principal apologizes for Black History Month gym lesson

A school principal is apologizing for a lesson that used the Underground Railroad as the basis for gym class activities.

Curriculum December 10, 2018

The Latest: Teacher apologizes for hairstyle rules

The Latest on a music teacher's letter on student hairstyles (all times local): 2:45 p.m.

Curriculum December 10, 2018

Teacher ban on 'Large Afros' at school concert criticized

A middle-school music teacher has hit a sour note with a letter warning students against having "Mohawks, Large Afros, or any other outlandish" hairstyles for an upcoming chorus concert performance.