Latest Education Headlines
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Rutgers Law School in New Jersey Launches Project to Improve Homeowners’ Insurance
Nov 17 2016 // Rutgers Law School’s Camden, N.J., location, in collaboration with United Policyholders, is seeking to improve homeowners’ insurance nationally through its recently launched project. The Rutgers Center for Risk...
University of Georgia Settles Hazardous Waste Violations with EPA for $400K
Nov 14 2016 // The University of Georgia will spend more than $400,000 after federal inspectors found dozens of safety violations in the way it handles hazardous waste. Under a “consent agreement and final order” with the...
Suburban Chicago School District Settles Hazing Lawsuit for $1M
Nov 10 2016 // Five former students of a suburban Chicago high school will receive $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed in connection with hazing allegations. Officials of Maine Township High School District 207 say they and...
Jury Awards $3M in Damages Over Rolling Stone Rape Story
Nov 8 2016 // A federal court jury on Monday awarded $3 million in damages to a University of Virginia administrator that last week found was defamed by Rolling Stone magazine’s now-retracted story of a gang rape. The 10-person...
Maryland School Bus Driver Killed in Crash Had Traffic Violation History
Nov 4 2016 // The Baltimore school bus driver who died along with five others in a collision with a commuter bus was found at fault in three traffic-related cases in the last eight years, according to civil and criminal court records...
Investigation Finds 17 Women Reported Assaults by 19 Baylor University Players
Oct 31 2016 // An outside investigation of the Baylor University sexual violence scandal found 17 women who had reported sexual or domestic assaults involving 19 Baylor University athletes since 2011, university regents have told The...
Idaho College Agrees to Settle VP’s $650K Lawsuit
Oct 27 2016 // The College of Southern Idaho has agreed to pay a former vice president $650,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The Times-News reported in a story on Tuesday that the settlement with Edit Szanto was made through the...
University of Iowa Cites Copyright Law to Block Flood Video Use
Oct 21 2016 // University of Iowa is citing a copyright law to block the use of the university’s footage of a 2008 flood for an upcoming documentary. Doug Krejci, who is trying to gather materials for a documentary about eastern...
University and San Diego PD Join Forces to Boost Teen DUI Prevention
Oct 20 2016 // Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will join forces with the San Diego Police Department to reduce alcohol-impaired driving among San Diego youth between the ages of 15 to 20. Helped by...
Former University of Hawaii Student Sues over Emotional Abuse
Oct 17 2016 // A former University of Hawaii student and Air Force veteran has sued the university and one of his professors for allegedly attacking him with “violent outbursts and irrational verbal and physical...
Mold Shuts Down Kentucky State University Dorm
Oct 11 2016 // Kentucky State University is temporarily closing a residence hall after mold was found. The Frankfort school says in a news release that university officials were told last week that mold had been discovered in some rooms...
Spanish Teacher at Oregon Community College Files $300K Discrimination Suit
Oct 7 2016 // A Spanish language teacher who was fired from Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore. has filed a lawsuit against the college alleging ethnic discrimination and retaliation. The Register-Guard reported Maria Gutierrez, of...
Pennsylvania Helps High School Students Better Understand Auto Insurance
Oct 5 2016 // Pennsylvania education secretary Pedro Rivera and Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller are focusing on helping high school students better understand car insurance. An interactive lesson titled “Insurance 101”...
Former Women’s Coach at California University Awarded $3.35M
Oct 4 2016 // A jury has awarded $3.35 million to Beth Burns, the former women’s basketball coach for San Diego State who claimed she was fired for being a whistleblower. Burns prevailed in a suit that claimed she was wrongfully...
New Hearing Ordered for Brown University Student Accused of Sexual Assault
Oct 4 2016 // A federal judge says Brown University must hold a new disciplinary hearing for a student who said he was wrongly accused of sexual assault and suspended for two years. U.S. District Court Judge William Smith this week said...
Harvard University Dining Hall Workers Prepare Strike Over Wages and Health Insurance
Oct 3 2016 // Harvard University dining hall workers are preparing to go on strike. The workers, represented by the Unite Here Local 26, say they’ll strike starting Wednesday if a new contract isn’t reached by 11:59 p.m....
Kansas Targets Universities with Don’t Text and Drive Campaign
Oct 3 2016 // Kansas has launched a campaign against texting while driving that includes a contest for university fans. The Kansas Department of Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer announced the campaign, Don’t Text #Just Drive,...
Michigan School District Pays $30K to Settle High School Bullying Case
Sep 30 2016 // A former Michigan high school tennis player and her mother were paid $30,000 in settlement of a lawsuit that alleged she was bullied while on the varsity team. Michelle Karpinski, community relations manager for Portage...
University in South Carolina Awarded $25K to Study Climate Change on State’s Coast
Sep 29 2016 // College students will be working to gauge the impact of climate change along the South Carolina coast, one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation. The Sun News reports that Coastal Carolina University has received a...
Former California Rideshare Driver Charged with Assaulting Multiple Passengers
Sep 23 2016 // A former driver for Uber and Lyft has been charged with sexually assaulting several women while on the job, and Southern California investigators said that there are likely more victims. An 18-year-old college student...
