Education

The Latest: Denver teachers get ready to walk out over pay

DENVER – The Latest on a possible strike by Denver teachers (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Denver teachers are prepared to walk of the job for the first time in 25 years over an incentive-based pay system that they call unpredictable and unfair to experienced educators. If teachers get their way in a...

Ben Shapiro to speak at Christian college after it initially spurned him, Young America’s Foundation says

After receiving significant backlash for canceling a speech from conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, Grand Canyon University (GCU) decided to reverse its decision. Still, it was a complicated set of arrangements. The Christian university's administration went back and forth with Young America's Foundation (YAF), the organization through which Shapiro speaks, in a "contentious" days-long process. GCU...

University of Iowa denies publishing ‘religious watch list’ after it’s accused of discrimination

A Christian conservative student group filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa after the group was kicked off campus for requiring its leaders to adhere to a faith standard that included a clause on sexual morality. But in the latest legal battle, that group, in a court filing, claims 33 religious student organizations at...

Indiana superintendent accused of committing insurance fraud to help student resigns

The Indiana school superintendent who was arrested for allegedly using her own insurance to help a sick student resigned on Friday. Casey Smitherman, superintendent of Elwood Community Schools, reportedly resigned at a school board meeting and said she was "embarrassed" by the situation. "I have dedicated my entire professional career to children and ensuring they have the best...