Tag: Education
Tears, politics and money: School boards become battle zones
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such...
Health officials push vaccine as Indiana virus cases tick up
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's top health officials warned Friday that spread of an especially contagious coronavirus variant is “significantly increasing” across the state, with more...
USC professor admits to tax charge in admissions scandal
BOSTON — An associate professor of dentistry at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty on Friday to a tax charge in connection with...
Holly Ackison
FRANKLIN, INDIANA
Holly Ackison, 43, passed away at her residence on July 2, 2021. A celebration of life gathering will be...
Loan relief approved for more for-profit college students
The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced it will forgive student loans for more than 1,800 borrowers who attended a trio of for-profit colleges...
Louisiana school board settles BB gun suspension lawsuits
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana school board agreed to pay $165,000 to settle lawsuits by parents of two children suspended last year for holding...
First lady Jill Biden to attend National Spelling Bee
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will get a visit from one of the nation's most prominent educators:...
As economy reopened, US consumer borrowing surged in May
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer borrowing surged by $35.3 billion in May as Americans, bolstered by a reopening economy and rising job levels, went back...
Board returns local control to Little Rock School District
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday lifted the last remaining restrictions on the Little Rock School District, returning it...
Robert Mitchell
FRANKLIN
Robert D. Mitchell, 86, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021. He was a resident of Franklin, and a former resident...