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What Public School Students Are Allowed To Say on Social Media May Be About to Change

A Supreme Court decision may provide some clarity on the issue.

4 Ways to Protect Yourself from Disinformation

Even the most well-intentioned news consumers can find today’s avalanche of political information difficult to...

Building a Digital Archive for Decaying Paper Documents, Preserving Centuries of Records about Enslaved People

Institutional neglect can transform precious records into moldy rubbish.

Celebrity College-Admissions Scam Draws Comparisons to Cases of African-American Moms Sent to Prison

"I was a first-time offender, too. A lie is a lie."

Texas Board of Education Votes to Remove Hillary Clinton from Social Studies Curriculum

The Texas education board approved dropping figures such as Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from...

Arkansas Teen Confirms Mother’s Account of School ‘Paddling’ After Gun Protest

Wylie Greer said he and two other students received "swats" after taking part in the...

Idaho Teacher Investigated for Alleged Animal Mistreatment During Class

A junior high instructor was accused of feeding a puppy to a snapping turtle in...

Teacher Accused of Espousing White Nationalist Views Says It Was ‘Satire’

Suspended Florida middle school teacher Dayanna Volitich insists that the racially charged messages she posted...

School Apologizes for Photograph Appearing to Show Black Slave Girl on Leashes

The photograph showed two white children who were holding what appeared to be leashes attached...

UC Berkeley Sued By Student Group Over Canceled Ann Coulter Speech

Organizers demanded that the right-wing author's appearance be rescheduled outside of "dead week" on campus.

Federal Judge Approves $25 Million Settlement In Trump University Lawsuits

Judge Gonzalo Curiel said the "extraordinary" settlement would allow former students to recover most of...

‘Professor Watchlist’ Monitors ‘Anti-American,’ ‘Leftist’ Educators

Conservative group Turning Point USA created the web site 'Professor Watchlist' to draw attention to...