Tag: Education
Indiana Senate backs yearly hurdle on teacher union dues
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana teachers would have to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues under a bill that’s been approved...
National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual format
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who...
Netflix doc to examine man behind college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES — A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the...
Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneurs
CHICAGO — A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday between Spelman College,...
Enrollment at US community colleges plummets amid pandemic
PHOENIX — Peniella Irakoze is cold calling a list of 1,001 fellow students who didn’t return to Phoenix College this semester, checking on how...
Judge denies injunction request by MSU women’s swimmers
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has denied a request by members of Michigan State's women’s swimming and diving team for an injunction...
DIY education: Greek teacher creates TV classes for inmates
AVLONA, Greece — Setting up a television channel from scratch isn’t the most obvious or easiest thing for a math teacher to do —...
Fordham athletics on pause because of virus outbreak
NEW YORK — The Fordham women's basketball team has done its best to follow every coronavirus regulation and protocol this season, and it's worked...
College athletes coming together to promote change
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Whether talking to a teammate, close friend or complete stranger, San Jose State football player Drew Jenkins has a go-to...
Indiana voucher plan could take 1/3 of school funding boost
INDIANAPOLIS — More than one-third of the proposed state funding hike for Indiana schools could go toward the state’s private school voucher program under...
