Education Issues
Transgender student to receive $300K in discrimination suit
Minnesota’s largest school district will pay $300,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit with a transgender student who was barred from using the boys' locker room during swimming season
Colorado shooting leaves 10 dead in latest mass tragedy
Police say 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a Colorado supermarket, including a police officer
Colorado marks latest mass tragedy after 10 killed
Police say 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a Colorado supermarket, including a police officer
NYU Shanghai seeking answers after police detain 9 students
New York University says it is seeking more information from Chinese authorities after the overnight detention of nine students from its Shanghai campus in what appeared to be police dragnet for drug suspects
South Africa headmaster charged for sending boy into latrine
A school headmaster in South Africa has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after lowering an 11-year-old student into a pit latrine to search for the school official’s cellphone
Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together
New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students 3 feet apart — half of the previous recommended distance — could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms with limited space
1 dead, 2 held in shooting near Boise State University
Police in Boise, Idaho say they're holding two suspects in a fatal shooting that happened near a Boise State University student housing complex
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state governments and education officials working to return as many children as possible to the classroom
The Latest: All Duke University undergrads must quarantine
Duke University issued a quarantine order for all of its undergraduates effective Saturday night due to a coronavirus outbreak caused by students who attended recruitment parties, the school said
3 players in drug arrests suspended from Tennessee football
Three University of Tennessee football players are facing an indefinite suspension from the team after campus police logs show they were arrested on misdemeanor charges related to drug possession and paraphernalia in a dorm