Tag: Education
Latvian woman charged in US with role in cybercrime group
WASHINGTON — A Latvian woman has been charged with developing malicious software used by a cybercrime digital network that infected computers worldwide and looted...
N Carolina student denied diploma for wearing Mexican flag
ASHEBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina high school senior was denied his diploma because he draped a Mexican flag over his gown in violation...
UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs
LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...
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...
Students suspended after schoolyard clash over Pride flags
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A schoolyard clash over gay Pride flags got some students suspended and others expelled from their Florida middle school. The...
Northwestern hires NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as AD
Northwestern hired NCAA executive Derrick Gragg as its athletic director Friday, the Big Ten school's second time filling the position in a little more...
Biden tells graduates it’s ‘up to you’ to shape the future
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says members of the graduating class of 2021 are leaving school at an “inflection point” that gives them influence...
Washington & Lee University to keep Confederate’s name
LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University announced Friday that it won't remove the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the school,...
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted” schools effort
LONDON — Britain risks failing hundreds of thousands of young people with its “half-hearted” effort to bolster schools after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...
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...
