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Occidental College fell short in rape response, victims allege
A group of Occidental College students and alumni -- including several who say they were raped -- filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday alleging that the school failed to protect women from sexual assaults....
Tags: Sex Crimes, Richard Winton
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Coppin to break ground on $80 million science center
Coppin State University is moving forward with an $80 million Science and Technology Center that it hopes will boost sagging enrollment despite concerns that the West Baltimore school will not have enough money to operate the building. A ceremonial...
Tags: Coppin State University, Teachers, Science, University System of Maryland, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sexual assault policies under fire at Occidental College
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details. Occidental College has hired two former sex crimes prosecutors to complete an extensive review of the university’s handling of sex abuse cases amid allegations that officials don’...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Sexual Misconduct, Justice System, Students, Lawyers
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HCC, schools work to improve student skills with Upward Bound
Since Hagerstown Community College received a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Education grant to start an Upward Bound program in fall 2012, 48 local high school students have been recruited to participate. The free program is designed to increase...Tags: Education, Students, High Schools, Colleges and Universities, Schools
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Teel Time: Jones' former boss at American calls ODU's hire 'a home run'
Keith Gill and Jeff Jones go way back, further than Jones could have known, back to the days when Gill was a Duke student and Jones was Virginia’s head basketball coach. “Watching those teams play, the Bryant Stith teams, the Jason...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma Sooners, Sports, Vanderbilt Commodores
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Movement growing to opt out of standardized tests
Daily American Staff WriterAs the annual standardized tests are being administered in Pennsylvania schools starting this week, a movement is growing among parents to opt out of the tests. North Star Superintendent Shawn Kovac said the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests...Tags: Science and Technology, Students, Examinations, Religion and Belief, The Pennsylvania State University
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Tablet computers a boon for special education programs in Aberdeen area
Julia Kolasch had no choice but to sit in the front of the classroom. Her visual impairment made it difficult for her to see the board otherwise. This school year, she is using an iPad in the classroom for the first time. The May Overby Elementary...
Tags: Students, Apple iPad, Teaching and Learning
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College campuses make changes to improve student safety
WDBJ7 ReporterSchool safety - two words you hear all the time these days. There's been a lot of attention on elementary, middle and high schools. But what’s changed on college campuses since the Virginia Tech Shootings in 2007? The U.S. Department of Education...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics, Students, Health and Safety at School, Government
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Complaint: End Native American mascots in schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights wants the federal government to step in and prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in Michigan schools. The department filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Civil Rights
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Michigan districts with American Indian mascots
Michigan districts with American Indian mascots LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights Friday to ban K-12 public schools from using American...Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Schools, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Schools
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Complaint: Ban American Indian mascots in schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, asking to ban the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in K-12 school because it denies...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Civil Rights
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