Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act

TOKYO (AP) — Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action. A weasel with a tiny shoe in its mouth was spotted on the video footage after police installed three cameras in the school...

Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the...

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S. The material adopted by the Texas State Board of Education,...

Ohio State to keep all sports, add 91 scholarships in new college landscape

Ohio State's athletic director says the school will add 91 scholarships for the next school year as college sports programs start adjusting to a changing landscape that includes paying players and new roster limits across all sports. In a letter this week to the Ohio State...

One of 3 Massachusetts communities reach a deal with their striking teachers

BOSTON (AP) — One of three Massachusetts communities reached a deal with their striking teachers union on Friday, leaving two left to hammer out a final agreement. The Union of Gloucester Educators said in a Facebook post that the union and the Gloucester School Committee “came...

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools starting next year

Governing board of Mississippi’s public universities deletes ‘diversity’ from several policies

The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities voted Thursday to delete the word “diversity” from several policies, including a requirement that the board evaluate university presidents on campus diversity outcomes. Though the Legislature has not passed a bill...

Chronic absenteeism remains high in Harlem elementary schools

Tiwana Robinson’s grandchildren don’t want to go to school. “They’re being bullied in school, picked on,” she said on a recent afternoon, waiting to pick up her pre-kindergartener at PS 36 in West Harlem. More than 60% of students there were chronically absent for the...

President of Atlanta's historically Black Spelman College steps down after leave of absence

ATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College's president won't be coming back from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently, the historically Black women's college announced Thursday. The college, which has more than 3,000 students, hasn't said why Dr. Helene Gayle initially left or...

Arkansas governor proposes nearly $6.5B budget, with half of spending increase going to vouchers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday proposed a nearly $6.5 billion budget for the coming year that directs half of new spending toward a school voucher program. The Republican governor called for increasing the state's budget by nearly 3%, or...