All the headlines from our Education Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 11 2020 // A student sued the University of Kentucky this week, arguing the college should have partially refunded some tuition and fees after classes were moved online and most students were sent home during the coronavirus...
Jun 10 2020 // A national coalition of law firms has filed suit on behalf of the Pomona Unified School District against JUUL Labs Inc. for its role in creating an e-cigarette epidemic and resurgence in youth nicotine addiction that...
Jun 8 2020 // New research shows that the restrictive measures taken around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus have delivered considerable health benefits.Public health measures including social distancing and lockdowns...
Jun 5 2020 // Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina aid.The...
Jun 3 2020 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of the “Fortnite” video game of misappropriating a dance move that the...
Jun 1 2020 // Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader, for Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book spans from small school districts to very large...
May 29 2020 // The University of Utah did not reach a settlement after two of mediation with the parents of slain track star Lauren McCluskey who filed a $56 million lawsuit over her death in 2018.The McCluskeys’ attorney Jim...
May 27 2020 // The state’s April jobless rate was 12.8% — Texas’ worst monthly tally on record.That number, included in the Labor Department’s monthly report released on May 22, is the government’s clearest and...
May 27 2020 // A former student at Wichita State University in Kansas has filed a federal lawsuit against the school over a December data breach that exposed the personal information of thousands of current and former students.Michael...
May 27 2020 // The Nebraska State College System will pay $900,000 to settle two lawsuits alleging Chadron State College failed to prevent dating violence that led to a softball player’s 2015 suicide.Chadron State also will conduct...
May 26 2020 // A fire at Portsmouth Middle School in New Hampshire early Saturday appears to have been intentionally set, an official said.Firefighters arrived at the school after 3 a.m. and found flames coming out the front door of the...
May 25 2020 // We are becoming a nation of amateur actuaries, calculating the risk of restarting our lives.Can we go outside? Can we go back to work? Can we go to a restaurant or bar? Can we go to the beach? Can our children go back to...
May 19 2020 // Authorities in Delaware have arrested a 14-year-old boy accused of intentionally setting fire to a structure at an elementary school, causing damage estimated at $80,000, according to the State Fire Marshal’s...
May 15 2020 // A new report titled, “Strong Social Distancing Measures in the United States Reduced the COVID-19 Growth Rate” finds that steps taken to reduce the spread of corononavirus by state and local governments have...
May 14 2020 // The family of a New Jersey teacher who died when the school bus she was riding crashed into a dump truck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both drivers, as well as local and state officials.Social studies teacher...
May 8 2020 // Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct, bolstering the rights of the accused and narrowing the scope...
May 5 2020 // College students in North Carolina are suing universities in hopes of getting reimbursements for tuition and fees after campuses shut down and moved classes online during the coronavirus pandemic.The Raleigh News &...
Apr 28 2020 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is participating in an apprenticeship program designed to attract talent to the insurance industry.The program is led by Invest, which is affiliated with the Independent Insurance...
Apr 24 2020 // While professional sports leagues can ponder plans to isolate their athletes from the coronavirus and have them play in unusual, even secluded places, college sports have no such option.Pro sports leagues can get creative...
Apr 20 2020 // A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.Invest, the...