Latest Education Headlines
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Vermont School District Says $50K Stolen Electronically
Jun 26 2018 // A Vermont school district says $50,000 was stolen electronically from one of its bank accounts. Cindy Brownell, the board chair of the Pownal Elementary School District, says officials believe the theft occurred from...
University of Texas to Settle Ex-Coach’s Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 21 2018 // The University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney. Kearney attorney Jody Mask on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the case...
University of Washington to Pay $123K to Settle Free-Speech Lawsuit
Jun 20 2018 // The University of Washington will pay $122,500 to settle a lawsuit filed after the college billed a Republican club security fees for a rally. The UW College Republicans sued, saying the bill for $17,000 to cover security...
Univ. of North Dakota Sued for Discrimination by Former Women’s Hockey Players
Jun 15 2018 // Eleven former University of North Dakota women’s hockey players have filed a discrimination lawsuit seeking to reinstate the program that was cut 15 months ago. The federal complaint filed against the North Dakota...
University of Minnesota Sued by Former, Current Football Players
Jun 12 2018 // Nine black former and current University of Minnesota football players who say their rights were violated in a sexual misconduct investigation sued the school on Friday, alleging they are victims of racial and gender...
Ohio School District to Pay Nearly $500K to Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Jun 4 2018 // A central Ohio school district has agreed to pay nearly a half-million dollars to settle lawsuits filed by families of students who were sexually abused by a teacher. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Olentangy Local...
Cornell University Risk Manager on Active Shooter Preparedness on Campus
Jun 4 2018 // How to manage active shooter risks on campuses is a top concern for risk managers. Craig McAllister, director of risk management, Cornell University, told attendees at the recent RIMS Annual Conference in San Antonio,...
Texas Governor Unveils School Safety Plan, Proposed Gun Law Changes
May 30 2018 // Note: This story originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. Less than two weeks after 10 people were killed in a southeast Texas school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott laid out a 40-page, 40-strategy plan for preventing future...
Iowa School District Reaches 2nd Settlement Over Officials’ Actions
May 24 2018 // The Waukee school district in Iowa has reached another settlement with an employee who filed a lawsuit claiming he was forced to resign after reporting improper conduct by the chief operating officer. The Des Moines...
Dean at University of Wisconsin Accused of Harassment Resurfaces at 2 Other Schools
May 23 2018 // A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point official who handled sexual misconduct complaints and resigned when he was accused of sexually harassing a woman on campus in 2015, went on to hold positions handling similar...
Investigators Probe Cause of New Jersey School Bus Crash That Killed Two
May 21 2018 // First, a scraping sound. Then, chaos and panic as a bus taking a group of fifth-graders on a field trip collided with a dump truck and toppled over on a busy highway, killing a student and a teacher and injuring dozens of...
Head-On Collision Between Atlanta School Bus, Car Kills 13-Year-Old Girl
May 18 2018 // Authorities say a 13-year-old girl has died after her car and a school bus collided in a head-on crash northeast of Atlanta. Dawson County Schools Superintendent Damon Gibbs says that Summer Faith Anderson died after the...
Tennessee High School Science Experiment Gone Wrong Injures 18
May 14 2018 // Authorities say a science experiment gone awry injured 17 students and a teacher, prompting the evacuation of a Tennessee school. Hendersonville Fire Department Chief Scotty Bush tells news outlets that emergency crews...
Texas Mutual Distributing $1M in Safety Education Grants to 10 Colleges
May 8 2018 // Austin-based workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., is awarding $1 million in grants to 10 colleges across Texas to fund workplace safety courses for employers, workers and the general...
School District Settles Negligence Suit With Massachusetts Family
May 3 2018 // A Massachusetts family whose 5-year-old special needs daughter was left stranded for hours on a cold school bus has settled a lawsuit against the school district. A lawyer for the Gloucester family told The Gloucester...
Instructor Sues Oregon University over Racial Discrimination
May 2 2018 // An instructor has filed a lawsuit against Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore. alleging the school wrongly fired him while he was on medical leave because of work-related stress. The Register-Guard reports Johnny...
University of Minnesota Settles Harassment Complaints for Nearly $300K
May 1 2018 // Newly released documents show the University of Minnesota paid nearly $300,000 to settle sexual harassment complaints related to former athletic director Norwood Teague. He resigned in 2015 after two high-ranking...
Charter Bus Carrying High School Chorus Crashes in South Carolina, 17 Injured
May 1 2018 // Authorities say 17 people were hurt, two seriously, when a charter bus carrying a high school chorus team crashed in South Carolina. Colleton County Fire-Rescue Chief Barry McRoy tells WCIV-TV the crash happened early...
South Carolina High School Coach Files Whistleblower Suit Over Firing
Apr 24 2018 // A basketball coach is suing a South Carolina school district, saying he was fired because he blew the whistle on issues such as grade-changing and covering up sexual harassment. The Morning News of Florence reports Andre...
6 Students Injured in Florida School Bus, Semi Collision
Apr 20 2018 // A school bus and a semitractor-trailer collided in Florida, slightly injuring six high school students. News outlets report the bus was carrying about 18 students when it crashed Wednesday in Brooksville, about 50 miles...
