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Des Moines says no to governor's demand for classroom return
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Students in Iowa’s largest school system are facing the possibility that this most unusual school year could stretch into next summer, and the district could be hit with crippling bills because of a dispute with the governor over the safety of returning to classrooms during...
Indiana schools chief draws GOP ire by backing Democrat
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Republican Party has disavowed the state schools superintendent elected under its banner with her decision to support Democrat Woody Myers for governor. The Myers campaign announced Friday the endorsement from schools Superintendent Jennifer McCormick. She said in a...
Going West: Move toward fall football ramps up in Pac-12, MW
The Pac-12 university presidents and chancellors will meet Friday and be presented options for staging a fall football season, but Commissioner Larry Scott says a vote by the CEO Group is not expected. “(Friday) is a chance to get everyone caught up on what’s been a very dynamic and rapidly changing...
Former Nevada governor Sandoval named new UNR president
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has been named president of the University of Nevada, Reno. University regents voted Thursday to hire the former two-term Republican governor, U.S. District Court judge and MGM Resorts International executive to begin Oct. 5 with a four-year contract....
U-Michigan governing board backs President Mark Schlissel
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The governing board at the University of Michigan expressed support Thursday for President Mark Schlissel, two days after he acknowledged that trust in his leadership had slipped on campus. Schlissel has been criticized for the university's response to the coronavirus. Separately,...
Board votes to retire Pocatello High School Indians mascot
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — A school board in Idaho has announced its decision to retire the Pocatello High School Indians mascot at the end of the academic year after students and community members raised concerns over how other school athletic programs would portray the mascot before competitions. The...
School board keeps class virtual despite in-person proposal
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school board has voted to keep classes virtual through the rest of 2020 despite its superintendent's recommendation to start in-person learning next month. News outlets report the Cumberland County Board of Education voted 6-3 Thursday to keep classes online....
Ex-Washington University Chancellor William Danforth dies
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — William Danforth, a member of a prominent St. Louis family and the leader who oversaw Washington University's rise to national prominence during his 24-year career as chancellor, has died. He was 94. Washington University confirmed that Danforth died Wednesday at his home in the St....
'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The little girl ran up to her, wide-eyed and giddy. “Are you Charisse Davis?” the fourth grader asked. Davis was stunned. A former kindergarten teacher and librarian, she was more accustomed to shuttling her two sons to basketball practice than being seen as a local...
Reverse: Big Ten will try to play fall football after all
Players were pumped. Coaches were stoked. Fans seemed relieved. Even the president was pleased. The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference ran a reverse Wednesday and said it...
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