Priest River middle schoolers may get a new name this upcoming school year, joining the Spartan community and leaving the Warrior name behind.

A federal ruling says New York’s ban on Native American school mascots violates civil rights law, but state officials are pushing back. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned the state could ...

“Perpetuating harmful stereotypes through school mascots reduces rich cultures into inaccurate, demeaning representations — solidifying bias, distorting history, and fueling misinformation. Native ...

Mr. Morton-Bentley focused on a portion of the letter from the Office of Civil Rights that said the state’s ban on Native American mascots violated Title VI because it allows schools to keep mascots ...

Wake County investigates report of gun at Martin Middle; item may have been a toy. School resource officer found no weapon; student described it as an Orbeez gun. District emphasizes zero ...

ALBANY — The state Education Department offered Thursday to ban all school mascots that are connected to any racial or ethnic group, in response to an effort from the federal government to ...

NEW YORK — New York education officials won't rescind the state's ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought by Natives will make its way to the governor.

Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought by Native Americans will make its way to the governor. Despite ...

COLCHESTER — After 28 years of teaching math at Colchester Middle School, Andy Simmons is taking a well-deserved retirement. Simmons doesn’t have his own classroom to call home this year. Instead, he ...