Tag: School administration
Elite school accepts more blacks and Hispanics, fewer Asians
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A premier public high school in northern Virginia has dramatically increased the number of Black and Hispanic students offered admission...
Iowa county shifts eponym from slave-owning VP to Black dean
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s most liberal county is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing...
Southern Baptist leader wants to ‘iron out our differences’
(RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention has trouble with a capital T — and that stands for trust.
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Southern Baptist leader wants to ‘iron out our differences’
(RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention has trouble with a capital T — and that stands for trust.
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Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how...
Judge reinstates teacher suspended for transgender remark
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A judge on Tuesday ordered a northern Virginia school system to reinstate a suspended gym teacher who spoke out at...
Coaches ousted after player says he was forced to eat pork
CANTON, Ohio — The head football coach at an Ohio high school and six other coaches there have been ousted after a football player...
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic
LIMA, Peru — Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared...
Florida board renames schools honoring Confederate leaders
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school board has voted to rename six schools named for Confederate leaders, but will keep three others named for...
URI weighs revoking honorary degree from ex-Trump adviser
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island is weighing whether to revoke an honorary degree bestowed years ago to Michael Flynn, a...
