Latest Education Headlines
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XL’s McGavick Receives St. John’s 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year Award
Jan 23 2015 // St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) in New York hosted its 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner on Jan. 21 in honor of Mike McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group...
Even Richer Nations Face Climate ‘Danger Zone,’ Scientists Say
Jan 15 2015 // With prospects of containing global warming slipping away, a team of scientists urged policymakers to redouble their efforts to rein in pollution, saying human activity risks turning even rich nations into a “danger...
Obamacare Tax Stalls ‘Cadillac’ Health Plans
Jan 8 2015 // Large employers are increasingly putting an end to their most generous health-care coverage as a tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans looms closer under Obamacare. Employees including bankers at JPMorgan Chase...
Texas Insurance Trade Group’s Video Aimed at Student Recruitment
Jan 6 2015 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has produced a six-minute video highlighting the variety of job opportunities available in the insurance industry for recent college graduates and current undergrads. The video...
Suit Filed Over New Mexico Woman’s High School Photo Put on Flask
Jan 6 2015 // A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, “I’m going to be the most popular girl in rehab.” Veronica Vigil’s lawsuit in federal...
Education Dept.: Harvard Law School’s Response to Sex Assaults Violated Title IX
Dec 31 2014 // Harvard Law School was found in violation of Title IX, the law that prohibits gender discrimination in education, for its failure to respond adequately to sexual assault reports, the Education Department said. The law...
Ohio School District Employees Appeal Ruling in Shooting Lawsuit
Dec 29 2014 // Five current or former officials from an Ohio school district are appealing a ruling allowing three school shooting victims’ families to proceed with parts of a lawsuit. The lawsuit by the families and a student...
Whistleblower on Idaho School District Gets $160K Settlement
Dec 22 2014 // A former accountant for the Nampa School District in Idaho is being paid $160,000 in a settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit she filed nearly three years ago. The Idaho Press-Tribune reported that Danielle Sisayaket...
School Bus Driver Licensing Questioned in Tennessee
Dec 18 2014 // Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre has ordered a full review of all licensing documents for school bus drivers after questions arose about the qualifications of a driver involved in a fatal crash. The...
Audit: Louisiana School District Missing Property Worth $7M
Dec 16 2014 // The state-managed Recovery School District can’t locate $7 million in property, things like computers and equipment, a repeated problem across the school system, according to a Louisiana legislative audit released...
NCAA Considers Cap on Schools’ Share of Athletes’ Insurance Cost
Dec 11 2014 // College sports’ governing body will consider limiting how much schools can contribute toward athletes’ insurance policies, according to its president. National Collegiate Athletic Association schools pay for...
University of Virginia Fraternities to Be Reinstated Jan. 9
Dec 9 2014 // The University of Virginia will lift a ban on its more than 30 fraternities and related activities, in place since Nov. 22, on Jan. 9, President Teresa A. Sullivan said. The reinstatement will be in conjunction with a new...
College Sexual Assault Charges Hard to Prove
Dec 8 2014 // An anonymous college student said in a media report that she had been gang-raped at a fraternity house. She told the reporter that she was drugged and beaten around the face, legs and vagina, yet a university dean ignored...
16 Higher Ed Students Land Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas
Dec 5 2014 // Sixteen students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $32,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The ICT announced that the students attend St....
Alaska School District Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit for $920K
Dec 4 2014 // The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Alaska has agreed to pay $920,000 to the family of a student who said he was sexually assaulted by a high school tutor. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the...
High School Concussion Lawsuit Filed by Former Illinois Quarterback
Dec 1 2014 // A former high school quarterback followed in the steps of one-time pro and college players Saturday by suing a sports governing body – in this case the Illinois High School Association – saying it didn’t do...
University of Memphis Earthquake Center Receives $2M Grant
Nov 26 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey is awarding a $2 million grant to the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis. The university said the three-year grant will help the center continue to...
UVA May Extend Ban on Fraternity Activities as Board Pledges Improved Safety
Nov 26 2014 // University of Virginia leaders said Tuesday that a ban on fraternity activities may be extended and pledged to increase campus safety and change the school’s sex, alcohol and fraternity culture after a searing report...
Should Schools Monitor Students’ Social Media Use?
Nov 26 2014 // The electronic devices that give students instant access to the world for educational purposes are also their conduit to social media, and that presents a host of problems for school administrators. Every school district...
Oregon School District Named in Sexual Assault Suit
Nov 20 2014 // A federal lawsuit seeks $5 million from the Lincoln County, Ore. school district, alleging that district officials failed to protect a developmentally disabled boy from being sexually assaulted by a classmate on...
