Simon Sanchez High School English teacher Acie-Jo Sablan Cruz won the coveted 2026 Guam Teacher of the Year title on Saturday. Cruz, who has taught at Simon Sanchez High for 22 years and is a ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says her agency found that New York’s ban on tribal themed mascots in public schools discriminates ... referencing late author George Orwell’s dystopian ...

To kick off a series of summer polls for high school athletics, vote for the best sports team mascot in the Upstate. The poll will feature the Mountain View Prep Stars, Dorman Cavaliers ...

Republicans are planning to attack their Democratic opponents over New York’s effort to force Massapequa to drop its Chiefs mascot as part of a ban on Native-American imagery in school logos.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Friday that New York violated civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos by schools in the state, threatening to pull ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon asserted that New York is discriminating against Massapequa school district for refusing to drop its Native American chief mascot. McMahon stated her ...

United States Education Secretary Linda McMahon spoke to the Massapequa School District on Friday as a school mascot ban battle continues. The Trump administration says the ban on Native American ...

LONG ISLAND (PIX11) – Massapequa High School is the home of the Chiefs, and the mascot has the attention of President Trump. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured the school Friday ...

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot, President Donald Trump’s top ...

Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift. By Troy Closson A New York ...

After the state forced a Long Island school district to abandon its “Chief” mascot, federal education officials said the policy discriminated against Native Americans. By Troy Closson The U.S ...