Education Issues
College basketball coaches discuss racism, diversity
South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin is joining dozens of college basketball coaches in taking action on racism and diversity
Virus exposes sharp economic divide: College vs. non-college
For an American workforce under continuing threat from the coronavirus, the best protection might just be a college degree
NCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption case
An NCAA infractions committee panel has ruled former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers
Districts jettison school police officers amid protests
An increasing number of school districts are rethinking the presence of school resource officers in their schools amid the national outrage over the death of George Floyd
US public schools need major building repairs, report finds
A federal report finds that the majority of U.S. public school districts need to make major building repairs in at least half of their schools
Florida Supreme Court blocks assault weapon ban from ballot
The Florida Supreme Court is blocking an assault weapons ban from going to voters in 2022
New plea change hearing for suspect accused of game threat
A magistrate judge has rescheduled a change of plea hearing for a California man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team
At least 39 injured in knife attack at China kindergarten
State media report at least 39 people have been injured in a knife attack on a kindergarten in southern China
Report: Rutgers softball needs change, but not discipline
An investigation into allegations of physical and emotional abuse in the Rutgers University softball program has found examples of inappropriate behavior but stops short of imposing discipline on the coaches
Florida educators want staggered school schedules amid virus
Florida’s largest association of educators is calling for changing how schools operate when the state’s 2.9 million public school children return this fall after being shut out of classrooms nearly three months ago because of the coronavirus outbreak