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Curriculum May 23, 2016

Mexican-American textbook stirs cultural debate in Texas

A textbook proposed to help teach the cultural history of Mexican-Americans in Texas public schools is under scrutiny by scholars.

Curriculum May 18, 2016

California aims to reflect diversity in classroom studies

How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families? That's the challenge facing a California panel charged with establishing a new history and social studies framework for millions of public school students.

Curriculum May 18, 2016

No discipline for Texas high school after students used cat intestines as jump rope

No one will face discipline after a video surfaced of Texas high school students using a cat’s intestines as a jump rope during a lesson, school officials said Tuesday.

Curriculum May 18, 2016

District: Jump-rope with cat intestines was part of lesson

A Texas school district says no one will face punishment after video surfaced of high school students using a cat's intestines as a jump rope during a lesson.

Curriculum May 9, 2016

Seattle seventh grader wins national math bee

A Seattle seventh grader has won the national math bee.

Curriculum May 8, 2016

Rita Moreno: 'Hamilton' was inspiration for rapping speech

Rita Moreno says it was the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" that inspired her to bust a rhyme while delivering the commencement address at the Berklee College of Music.

Kansas May 7, 2016

Topeka's Evel Knievel Museum to show virtual jumps, physics

The man who is creating a museum honoring daredevil Evel Knievel in Topeka says he expects it be a big draw.

Curriculum May 5, 2016

Official: Teacher violated policy with racially charged word

An official says a white Utah teacher violated school district policy by using a racially charged word in his junior high class.

Curriculum May 4, 2016

Stones, Dylan, McCartney play Coachella site in October

It could be Woodstock 47 years later, only the drug of choice might be antacid — a weekend concert event featuring some of the greatest musical acts of the 1960s.

Curriculum May 3, 2016

New York school board votes not to close arts school after receiving plea from Billy Joel

A New York arts high school that was targeted for closing has won a reprieve and a possible commitment of support from Billy Joel.

Curriculum May 3, 2016

Experts: Funding, too-few black faculty among challenges for African-American studies programs

Protests by University of Missouri black students that forced the administration to address racism and other problems mirror efforts decades ago that led many majority white schools to create African-American studies and other programs.