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Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional

Dec. 23, 2024 18:32 PM EST

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks found that elements of the...

Community remembers teacher killed in Wisconsin school shooting as Christian with Southern roots

Dec. 23, 2024 15:42 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Family and friends said their final farewells Monday to a substitute teacher killed in a shooting at a private religious school in Wisconsin last week, describing her as a devout Christian with Southern roots who made copious notes in her personal Bible and planned to take...

Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice

Dec. 23, 2024 14:19 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Buried among Florida's manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the long-lost cemeteries of enslaved people, the statues of Confederate soldiers that still stand watch over town squares, the old plantations turned into...

Hundreds march in Croatia for safer schools after a student is killed in a knife attack

Dec. 23, 2024 14:02 PM EST

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Hundreds walked in silence in Croatia's capital on Monday, seeking action after a pupil was killed and three other children were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Zagreb. Organized by teachers' unions, the march asked authorities do more to ensure that...

Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women's sports

Dec. 23, 2024 12:05 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans. The lawsuit filed in state district court in Lubbock and announced Sunday, argues the NCAA...

14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say

Dec. 21, 2024 16:03 PM EST

Rubi Patricia Vergara was a talented young teenager who often handcrafted gifts for others and shared her musical talents with many, family friends recounted at funeral services held Saturday morning. Vergara, 14, was a student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison,...

Western New Mexico University president resigns after audit citing improper use of public funds

Dec. 20, 2024 21:38 PM EST

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Western New Mexico University's president, who has faced scrutiny over his spending on overseas trips and his wife's use of a university credit card, resigned Friday as part of a deal that guarantees him a new job and $1.9 million. Joseph Shepard's...

University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

Dec. 20, 2024 19:15 PM EST

The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza. The department’s Office for...

Texas day care teacher killed when cars crash into play area

Dec. 20, 2024 17:09 PM EST

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A teacher at a San Antonio-area day care was killed and another employee and five toddlers were injured when a parent's car accelerated into another vehicle in the parking lot and both vehicles crashed into a play area, authorities said. The crash happened...

Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job

Dec. 20, 2024 17:04 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was named as the chief of police in Seattle on Friday, five days after he was thrust into the national spotlight because of a shooting at a religious school in Wisconsin that killed a teacher and student. Barnes' departure comes...