Latest Education Headlines
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School Bus, Tanker Truck Collide, Sending 18 to Hospital in South Carolina
Jun 1 2023 // A school bus collided with a tanker truck in South Carolina, sending at least 18 people, mostly children, to the hospital, authorities said. The bus was carrying 36 passengers when it collided with the tanker at about 4 p....
College Baseball Player Killed While Dismantling Unapproved Dugout
May 30 2023 // A college baseball player died after he was struck in the face when a makeshift dugout he was helping to dismantle collapsed on him this week. Angel Mercado, 19, was a middle infielder who had just completed his freshman...
Appeals Court Upholds Revised Admissions Policy at Elite Virginia High School
May 25 2023 // A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that critics say discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. The 2-1...
University Employees Say They Were Fired for Using ‘He/Him,’ ‘She/Her’ in Emails
May 23 2023 // Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they attached gender identities to their work...
Georgia Workers at Largest School Bus Maker, Blue Bird, Vote to Unionize
May 19 2023 // Workers in Georgia at one of the nation’s largest school bus manufacturers have voted to unionize. Employees at Blue Bird Corp. chose to be represented by the United Steelworkers union by a vote of 697-435, according...
Football Player with Down Syndrome Sues Ohio College for Discrimination
May 17 2023 // An Ohio man who was the first person with Down syndrome to play and score a point in a college football game is now suing the school, its president and several staffers. Caden Cox alleges he was the target of disability...
Texas Mutual Awards $1M in Grants to 10 Colleges
May 15 2023 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced it is awarding $1 million in grants to 10 colleges across Texas to fund workplace safety courses for business owners, employees and the general public. Texas Mutual began its...
Former Hawaii High School Players Settle Sex Assault Suit
May 10 2023 // Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Wisconsin safety Kamo’i Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high school. A Hawaii...
Alliant Insurance Foundation Announces Education Partnership With Louisiana’s Southern University
May 9 2023 // The Alliant Insurance Foundation, in partnership with Southern University, the Louisiana Department of Insurance, and the Spencer Educational Foundation, has launched its first initiative, funding a risk management and...
SE University VP Sentenced for Defrauding School in Website Design Project
May 3 2023 // A former Florida college administrator has been sentenced to one year and three months in federal prison for defrauding the school out of $155,000 during a website redesign project. Brian Carroll, 47, of New Market,...
Roof Collapse at House Injures 14 Near Ohio State University
May 1 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Part of a house collapsed and 14 people were injured near The Ohio State University Saturday evening when people climbed onto a roof that was not designed to hold significant weight, authorities...
Family of Crash Victim Settles With Basketball Coach, Syracuse University
Apr 28 2023 // The family of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by former Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim in 2019 has agreed to settle a lawsuit against Boeheim and the university, according to court...
Early Morning Fire Destroyed Wing of Idaho High School
Apr 25 2023 // An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello last week. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of...
Students Flunk Test for Class Action Over Covid Cutbacks by University
Apr 10 2023 // A federal court has rejected a proposed class action by students against Boston University over alleged damages they suffered due to cutbacks by the school during the Covid-19 pandemic. The students sought a refund of...
University Faces Class-Action by Students Over COVID Campus Lockdown
Apr 5 2023 // A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid...
Nashville School Shooting Spotlights Security at Private Schools
Mar 30 2023 // An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School. Surveillance footage of the shooting Monday at the private Christian school in Nashville showed many familiar...
Pennsylvania School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 27 2023 // A Pennsylvania school district serving students in two counties is suing the Norfolk Southern Railway over the railway’s February 3 toxic train derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint filed by...
Kentucky University Agrees to $14M Settlement in Wrestler’s Death
Mar 20 2023 // A Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler hours after practice, the school announced. The settlement over the death of junior Grant Brace, 20, of...
NC Authorities Trying to See if Tesla was in Autopilot When Teen Hit at School Bus
Mar 20 2023 // A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday. Tillman Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at the...
Former Oregon State University Dean Wins $600K Whistleblower Lawsuit
Mar 1 2023 // A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation. University officials disagree with the verdict issued earlier this month and plan to appeal,...
