The federal Education Department had ordered the state to roll back its prohibition on Native American mascots, calling it ...

New York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite ...

The Wantagh and Connetquot school districts have been granted extensions to comply with the state's Native American mascot and imagery ban. Newsday education reporter Darwin Yanes and NewsdayTV's Ken ...

The extensions were approved because the districts showed "good faith progress towards eliminating their existing mascots," a ...