Latest Education Headlines

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University of Mississippi Medical Center Pays $2.75M Penalty for Lost Laptop

Jul 28 2016 // Officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center said they have paid a $2.75 million penalty to the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of an agreement to resolve...

FEMA Approves UMass Disaster Mitigation Plan

Jul 27 2016 // The University of Massachusetts has won state and federal approval of plans to protect the system’s campuses from natural hazards.School officials say it’s necessary to prepare for threats such as storms or...

Judge Expected to Allow Suit Against Trump University to Proceed

Jul 25 2016 // Just hours after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, a federal judge in San Diego said he plans to allow former students who claim to have been cheated by Trump University to take the...

Study Suggests Ways to Identify Unsafe Driving in Older Adults

Jul 25 2016 // It is estimated that nearly half of all drivers on the nation’s roads are over the age of 65 and this number is projected to increase to 77 percent in the next 30 years, a recently published study says.Additionally,...

Trial Underway in Brown University Case Over Student Suspension for Alleged Sexual Assault

Jul 22 2016 // Trial began Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student who was suspended after a sexual encounter that he says was consensual but that a fellow student reported as an assault.U.S. District Judge...

University of Oregon Settles Whistleblower Suit with Former Employees

Jul 21 2016 // The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $425,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by two former employees over allegations that the school retaliated against them for speaking out about a student’s therapy records...

Millennials Don’t Rule the World – Revisited

Jul 20 2016 // Recently I wrote an article about Millennials, at least that’s what many assumed. The article actually focused on the mistakes being made in our attempts to entice Millennials to join the insurance industry.Some...

Idaho University Denies Discriminating Against Mormon Player

Jul 19 2016 // Idaho State University’s former assistant tennis coach and the university have denied allegations made in a lawsuit in which a former tennis player says he was discriminated against because of his Mormon faith. The...

Research Shows Dangers of Using Hands-Free Cell Phones While Driving

Jul 15 2016 // Driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile, according to researchers at the University of Sussex in England.“A popular misconception is that using a mobile...

More Former College Football Players Join Concussion Lawsuits Against NCAA

Jul 11 2016 // The latest round of class action concussion lawsuits against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) were filed by former college football players from Stanford, Boston College, North Carolina, Wake Forest and...

Florida Agents Putting New Law to Work to Attract Millennials to Insurance Careers

Jul 11 2016 // Florida insurance agents are trying to bolster the industry’s track record in attracting college graduates by employing a new state law that aligns college courses with the state’s licensing requirements.The...

In Move to Block Campus Carry Law, University of Texas Profs Sue

Jul 8 2016 // Three University of Texas professors have filed suit in federal court, seeking to block the state’s “campus carry” law before it takes effect next month.The July 6 court filing came from sociology...

Construction Worker Electrocuted on University Campus in West Virginia

Jul 8 2016 // Officials say a construction worker has died after being electrocuted while working at a site on the campus of Shepherd University.Shepherd University officials said in a news release that the man was killed on campus on...

How to Identify Older Adults at Risk for Unsafe Driving

Jul 7 2016 // Almost half of all drivers on the nation’s roads are over the age of 65 and this number is projected to increase to 77 percent in the next 30 years. Adults over the age of 65 have the highest crash rate per mile...

University of North Carolina Settles Football Hazing Case for $795K

Jul 7 2016 // The University of North Carolina has reached a settlement after a college football player said he suffered a concussion during an off-campus hazing incident. Citing a copy of the settlement it obtained June 21, the News...

Jury Award Against Mississippi School District Results in Higher Insurance Rates

Jul 7 2016 // After a $660,000 lawsuit, the Natchez-Adams School District will pay more for liability insurance in the coming school year.The Natchez Democrat reports the district will spend nearly $306,000 on insurance compared to...

California School District Didn’t Supervise Special Needs Boy, Lawsuit Says

Jul 6 2016 // A California mother has filed a second lawsuit against a school district, saying it failed to keep her special needs son safe even after losing the first lawsuit and agreeing to improve his supervision. The Bay Area New...

Football Players at Western Ohio School District File Lawsuit

Jul 5 2016 // A federal lawsuit has been filed by five former high school football players and two parents against various employees of a western Ohio school district.The Lima News reported the suit alleges that two coaches at St. Marys...

Death of Lifeguard Trainee on Cape Cod a Reminder That Saving Lives Requires More Than Being Fit

Jul 5 2016 // On the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, Jack Jakubek, 22, was in the middle of the swim portion of the Nauset Beach lifeguard test that should have been a walk in the park for him. Jakubek was supremely fit, a...

California School District Paying $10.5M in Chicken Suit Attack

Jul 1 2016 // A California school district has agreed to pay $10.5 million to a former student who suffered brain damage when he was mobbed while wearing a chicken costume at a pep rally.Kern County High School District agreed to the...