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New York state education officials might face a U.S. Justice Department investigation into potential Title VI of the Civil Rights Act violations related to a public school's chosen mascot.
The Detroit Free Press compiled some of the most unique school nicknames across the state.
Two Long Island school districts have been granted extensions to comply with a ban on Native American mascots, names and imagery — just weeks before the June 30 deadline, state education ...
The state Education Department offered Thursday to ban all school mascots that are connected to any racial or ethnic group.
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, Byrnes ...
Stormin’ Normin, the cyclone-canine hybrid mascot representing the Center Point-Urbana Stormin’ Pointers, was crowned best high school mascot in America by Sports Illustrated on May 13 after ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the findings of the report from the New York high school at the center of the controversy.
The state's ban on Native American imagery in public schools violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said during a press conference at Massapequa High ...
The Trump administration says New York's ban on Native American school mascots violates a civil rights law.
Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to issue a ruling in a contentious case involving what was proposed to be the nation’s first religious charter school.
The Supreme Court was deadlocked on Thursday on whether to allow Oklahoma to establish the country’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school. The court split 4-4, with Justice Amy Coney ...