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First LookTexas: We don't need academics to fact-check our textbooksThe latest controversy of Texas textbooks involved African slaves being described as 'workers.' Texas education officials rejected a proposal that would require university academics to fact-check the textbooks.
Texas rejects allowing academics to fact-check public school textbooksTexas' education officials rejected allowing university experts fact-check textbooks approved for the state's 5.2 million public-school students.
First LookMizzou 10 percent goal: Why are black college professors so rare?Mizzou students want to increase black faculty to 10 percent, almost unheard of in most US colleges, where black professors typically make up less than 5 percent of the faculty.
University of Kansas racial tensions: The next Mizzou?Students at the University of Kansas, apparently inspired by events that unfolded in Missouri last week, are demanding the resignation of student body leaders.
University of Missouri student president: School has racism but also unityAs the University of Missouri's student president, Payton Head hopes show the rest of the world that while racism does exist at Mizzou, the campus has become more united from the recent racist incidents.
Tuition-free online university draws immigrant studentsThe University of the People's enrollment has grown grow nearly five-fold to 2,500 since receiving accreditation last year, drawing in both international students and immigrants who are illegally in the US.
Will Missouri moment lead to toppling of more US college presidents?Factors that led to the president and a chancellor of the University of Missouri resigning may not be duplicated elsewhere. But one thing is clear: Students feel more empowered to push for change at the top.- First LookSwastika in Mizzou bathroom: Hoax or hate graffiti?Skeptics questioned whether or not a swastika in a Mizzou bathroom was true. But it also became part of a discussion on how to combat anti-Semitism at US colleges and universities.
University of Missouri protests: What's next?Having won the fight to oust former university president Timothy Wolfe, Mizzou students debate the next step: how to change a campus culture they say is deeply-entrenched with racial bias.
Missouri racial threat: How well do colleges police social media?The University of Missouri did not shut down after a threat to shoot black students. Some students think it should have. Gauging social media threats can be hard.
At issue in Missouri protests, how we 'quit intimidating each other'Debates over racial insensitivity at Missouri and Yale have at times devolved into yelling and anger on both sides. But beneath the surface, something meaningful is going on.
First LookSuspect arrested after racist Yik Yak threats at University of MissouriOne suspect was arrested following an investigation into anonymous online threats at the University of Missouri.
University of Missouri president resigns amid more student athlete activismMembers of the football team were among the student and faculty groups demanding that University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe step down in the wake of what they said was an inadequate response to racial incidents.
Colorado to send extra marijuana revenue to schoolsAfter two votes this week, the state is set to start investing extra marijuana tax money in social goods like schools, scholarships, and drug abuse prevention, trying to make good on its promise that legalizing cannabis would benefit all Coloradans.
First LookThreat of KKK-style lynching was third racial threat at Berkeley High this yearSchool officials say a 15-year-old student has admitted to posting the message that prompted a massive student protest. Students are troubled by what they see as a pattern of racial threats on campus.
First LookParents go back to school to be able to help kids with math homeworkSome schools are trying to help parents adjust to Common Core by holding classes that teach them how to help their children with math homework.
First LookWill Illinois school district forgo funding over transgender teen in locker room?Illinois's largest high school district risks losing $6 million in federal non-discrimination funding by insisting that the student change behind curtains in the girls' locker room, citing other students' discomfort.
Prayer at one Washington school: Religious freedom on the 50-yard line?The Bremerton School District in Washington State put football coach Joe Kennedy on paid administrative leave after he failed to comply with directives to stop overt public displays of religion on the field.
S.C. cop fired: Why school districts are rethinking police as disciplinarianDistricts are rethinking 'disturbance' laws, like the one that a South Carolina student was arrested for by a school resource officer, who was fired Wednesday for tossing her across a classroom.
Why Johnny (still) can't multiply: Experts weigh inAmid debate over new policy and efforts to improve education, math scores have fallen on the 'nation's report card' for the first time in 25 years.
