Posts in category Education

By TOM DAVIES INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Two leading sponsors of many recent Indiana education overhaul measures now want the Legislature to consider steps for possibly …

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio University is banning tobacco on campus. The Athens Messenger (http://bit.ly/1MyqAZU ) reports that Ohio University’s Athens campus is transitioning to …

PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) _ Picayune Memorial High School will allow students to use their cellphones on campus beginning this fall. School principal Kent Kirkland tells …

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ An unofficial marching band song that made fun of Holocaust victims is the type of thing Ohio State …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The University of New Mexico has revamped its new student orientation to better reach students with a message about sexual misconduct. …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Nervousness about college entrance tests is acute enough as it is, but questions about whether the state can pay for those …

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ A small, male-only liberal arts college in western Indiana is hosting 30 students this summer as part of an effort to …

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) _ University of Missouri officials will appeal a loss of accreditation for the school’s master’s program in library science. The American Library …

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) _ Wheaton College in suburban Chicago says it will stop offering health insurance plans to students to avoid providing birth control coverage …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) _ Rutgers University is planning to give its scholarship athletes up to $4,900 in stipends under a new NCAA rule. Athletics Director …