Latest Education Headlines
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California School District Aide Busted for Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 26 2016 // An employee of a Southern California school district has been arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly racking up $33,000 in treatments and disability payments. Juanita Denise Schmittle, 50,...
Ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown Testimony Sought in Discrimination Suit
May 23 2016 // A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and...
Industry Partners with University of Alabama on Tornado Preparedness Guide
May 23 2016 // The Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce has partnered with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Alabama Department of...
Students at University of North Carolina Evacuated from Sinking Apartments
May 12 2016 // Some students at the University of North Carolina Charlotte had to move out of off-campus apartments right before final exams because of construction issues. Multiple media outlets reported more than 100 students had to...
Schwarzenegger Discusses Risk at California Insurance Forum
May 9 2016 // It turns out characters like Conan the Barbarian, the cyborg from Terminator and Dutch the protagonist in the original “Predator” movie, know a thing or two about risk. Definitely the actor who portrayed them...
Lawsuit Takes Aim at Wyoming School District in Teacher Abuse Case
May 9 2016 // A lawsuit accuses Cheyenne school officials of failing to stop a sixth-grade female teacher from sexually abusing a student over a two-year period even after they became aware of an inappropriate relationship. The lawsuit...
Tennessee Bill Allowing College Employees to be Armed Becomes Law
May 5 2016 // A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor’s signature. Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that...
Texas Insurer Group Awards Scholarships to 27 Students
May 5 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $32,000 in academic scholarships to 27 insurance and risk management students at six Texas universities. The students attend...
Asbestos Confirmed at West Virginia University
May 4 2016 // A West Virginia University official says test results at the WVU Coliseum confirm the presence of asbestos in materials that were exposed during recent construction activities. WVU Environmental Health and Safety John...
University of Alabama Partners With Industry on Tornado Preparedness Guide
May 2 2016 // The Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce has partnered with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Alabama Department of...
Texas Mutual Awards $600K in College Education Grants
Apr 29 2016 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced it has awarded a combined $600,000 in grants to College of the Mainland in Texas City, Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, El Paso Community College, Kilgore College, Midland College and...
Balcony Collapses Near South Carolina University, Injures 4
Apr 27 2016 // Authorities say about 15 people were standing on a balcony that collapsed at a house near South Carolina’s Clemson University, injuring several of them. The Greenville News reports that four people were taken to a...
$1M in Damage at University of Utah from Water Main Break
Apr 13 2016 // Fire officials say a water break has caused $1 million in damage to a University of Utah building. The new estimates from last week’s flooding show it impacted 70,000 square feet of offices and equipment. Officials...
Why Some Employees Get Away with Unethical Conduct and Others Do Not
Apr 13 2016 // Take that coworker who wastes time. He mismanages resources. He’s been known to engage in activities that others in the office consider conflicts of interest. Yet, he seems to “do no wrong” in the eyes of...
Powell to Retire from North Carolina Agents Group; Will Join Appalachian State University
Apr 12 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced that E. Stuart Powell Jr., MA, CPCU, CIC, CLU, ChFC, ARM, AMIM, AAI, ARe, CRIS will retire on July 31, 2016 from his current position as vice president...
Study: School Bus Crashes in Tennessee County Double the Guideline
Apr 8 2016 // An independent study has shown that school bus crashes are double the performance guideline in Knox County, Tennessee. Media outlets report the study was conducted by Missouri-based School Bus Consultants was made public...
10 Things to Know About Public Entities and Schools
Apr 4 2016 // When underwriting an educational institution for the purposes of sexual assaults and Title IX, a little further digging may be required. Looking into who the people are who will be responsible for Title IX compliance and...
Southeast Texas School District Estimates $12M in Flood Damage
Mar 31 2016 // The head of a Southeast Texas school district where flooding swamped an elementary campus with water 5-foot deep estimates $12 million in losses and little insurance. The superintendent of the Deweyville Independent School...
South Carolina’s Clemson University Settlement Includes Anti-Hazing Program
Mar 25 2016 // South Carona’s Clemson University has agreed to create more anti-hazing programs as part of a lawsuit settlement involving a former soccer player. The Greenville News reported the school will spend $40,000 on the...
Explosion at Georgia College Under Investigation, Worker Seriously Injured
Mar 23 2016 // The president of an Atlanta-area college says an explosion that seriously injured a food worker could be linked to a buildup of gases in a sewer line. A statement from Georgia Gwinnett College President Stas Preczewski...
