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Overturned School Bus Crash in Ohio Results in One Fatality and Multiple Injuries
Aug 23 2023 // LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said. Trooper Tyler Ross of the Ohio State...
Tech Firm Behind Kentucky School Bus Route Snafu Had Problems in Ohio
Aug 17 2023 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city`s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last...
Ex-Staffers Accuse Northwestern University of Failing to Address Toxic Coaching Environment in Lawsuit
Aug 16 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Three former members of Northwestern University`s baseball coaching staff filed a lawsuit against the school on Monday, saying they lost their jobs for trying to report bullying and derogatory abuse by the...
ChatGPT-Wary Universities Scramble to Prepare for New School Year
Aug 15 2023 // ChatGPT set the academic world ablaze after it was introduced in November, when the AI chatbot suddenly gave students a hard-to-detect shortcut for completing essays and assignments. Nine months later, as a new school year...
The National Alliance Launches CISR High School Program at Central Tech Campuses
Aug 15 2023 // Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 14, 2023 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announces that Central Technology Center has successfully completed the first year of the Certified Insurance Service...
Connecticut School District Has Recouped Half of $6 Million Lost in Cyber Attack
Aug 14 2023 // The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer and has so far managed to recoup about half of the money, officials announced last week. The...
Audit: California State University Campuses Mishandled Sexual Harassment Allegations
Aug 7 2023 // A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, according to a state...
Three Butler University Soccer Players File Federal Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Ex-Trainer
Jul 28 2023 // INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Three Butler University women’s soccer players filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging the team’s former athletic trainer sexually assaulted and groomed multiple players on the...
Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into Harvard University’s Legacy Admissions
Jul 27 2023 // Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University`s policies on legacy admissions. Top colleges` preferential...
First Hazing Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Female Northwestern University Athlete
Jul 25 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who on Monday became the first female athlete to sue the university over allegations she was retaliated against by...
New Michigan Law Allows Alcohol to Be Sold at Public University Sports Venues
Jul 24 2023 // A new state law allows alcoholic drinks to be sold at college sporting events in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation last week allowing liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities,...
Rutgers, Stony Brook Among Colleges Warning of Data Exposure From MOVEit Hack
Jul 21 2023 // The ongoing cyberattack exploiting MOVEit file-transfer software has taken a toll on US colleges and universities. At least 30 institutions have been notified that personal information of students and employees may have...
Audit: California State University Campuses Mishandled Sexual Harassment Allegations
Jul 20 2023 // A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, according to a state...
Connecticut Sues Nursing School That Closed Abruptly, Leaving Students in Lurch
Jul 17 2023 // Connecticut`s attorney general has sued a for-profit nursing school and its owner, alleging they left hundreds of students in the lurch when the school abruptly closed its three campuses in the state in February while...
Wisconsin School District to Pay $450K to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit
Jul 17 2023 // Verona Area School District in Madison, Wisconsin will pay $450,000, raise salaries, and furnish other relief to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
Virginia High School Admissions Case May Prompt Next Affirmative Action Ruling
Jul 5 2023 // A federal appeals court’s ruling last month about the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia may provide a vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to flesh out the intended scope of its ruling...
Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal Illinois School Bus Crash
Jul 3 2023 // An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability coverage for a fatal crash that involved only one of the covered vehicles, an...
University of California Files Lawsuit Against Lloyd’s of London Over Refusal to Reimburse Cyber Insurance Costs
Jun 30 2023 // The Regents of the University of California sued Lloyd’s of London, arguing the company refused to reimburse the university system for the costs of data breaches covered in a cyber insurance policy. The dispute is...
Supreme Court Rejects Use of Race in University Admissions
Jun 29 2023 // The US Supreme Court effectively barred universities from using race as a factor in university admissions, marking the start of a new era in higher education and rolling back decades of precedents. Voting 6-3 along...
College Claim: Years of Research Ruined Because Cleaner Turned Off Lab Freezer
Jun 29 2023 // More than 20 years of cell cultures and other specimens stored at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were destroyed when a cleaner switched off power to a lab freezer, according to a lawsuit filed by the school. RPI is...
