Tag: Education (K-12)
Sex Discrimination Case in Hawaii Could Change High School Sports Across the U.S.
EWA BEACH, Hawaii — It was rough enough when Ashley Badis and her girls’ water polo teammates had…
The Abortion Decision, Haunted by Brown v. Board of Education
WASHINGTON — In the Supreme Court decision that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the justices engaged in…
Last Conviction in Salem Witch Trials Is Cleared 329 Years Later
Elizabeth Johnson Jr. is — officially — not a witch.Until last week, the Andover, Mass., woman, who confessed…
A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy
The software that many school districts use to track students’ progress can record extremely confidential information on children:…
Pope Francis Will Travel to Canada to Apologize to Indigenous Community
OTTAWA — Pope Francis is traveling to Canada this week to apologize to Indigenous communities for the Roman…
Putin Aims to Shape a New Generation of Supporters, Through Schools
Starting in first grade, students across Russia will soon sit through weekly classes featuring war movies and virtual…
What Croydon, a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town, Learned About Democracy
CROYDON, N.H. — The tiny New Hampshire town of Croydon fits the New England of the imagination, with…
Girls Are Outnumbered in Jazz. At This Summer Camp, They Run the Show.
COPENHAGEN — On a morning in late June, 16 girls arrived at an urban courtyard for the timeless…
At a Boarding School in Ukraine, Displaced Children Long for Home
LVIV, Ukraine — In the arched dining hall of a former boarding school in Lviv, Kamila Horbachova and…
Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers on 50-Yard Line
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a high school football coach had a constitutional right…
Schools Are Spending Billions on High-Tech Defense for Mass Shootings
Reid Bauer was finishing lunch period last year at his middle school in the Atlanta area when an…
New Biden Rules Would Bar Discrimination Against Transgender Students
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new rules governing how schools must respond to sex discrimination,…