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Investigation finds 3,100 UNC athletes involved in academic fraud stretching nearly two decades

22 Oct 2014: Academic fraud investigation finds more than 3,100 students were involved in ‘shadow curriculum’ that occurred over nearly two decades
New Jersey school weighs football's future after hazing charges emerge

21 Oct 2014: New Jersey police try to piece together what happened in locker room as school board prepares to vote on fate of popular coach
Dogged by troubled iPad scheme, Los Angeles schools chief resigns

16 Oct 2014: John Deasy had clashed with union and faced questions over iPad scheme and will be replaced by former superintendent Ray Cortines
California school settles transgender student discrimination claim

15 Oct 2014: Student filed complaint in elementary school, having been diagnosed with gender dysphoria before starting kindergarten
Lad culture thrives in our neoliberal universities

Guardian Professional, 15 Oct 2014: Laddism is at home in the callous environment of market-driven higher education, argues, Alison Phipps, who offers advice to universities on how to root it out
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue ... and slaughtered the indigenous peoples he found

13 Oct 2014: You told us about the Christopher Columbus that didn’t appear in your history books. The lesson: happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
Justice Department pursues Alabama case over use of teenager in sex sting

12 Oct 2014: Fourteen-year-old girl asked by teacher’s aide to help catch and discipline a 16-year-old boy was raped in a school bathroom
Utah teacher whose gun fired in faculty bathroom resigns from job

10 Oct 2014: Michelle Montgommery, who was injured when her gun accidentally went off at school, charged with a misdemeanour
Alleged sexualised hazing by football players shakes New Jersey town

9 Oct 2014: Allegations that high school athletes subjected younger players to ritual bullying prompts cancelled season, criminal investigation and conflicted outrage
The real victims of Tom Corbett's move to screw over teachers will be the children of Philadelphia

8 Oct 2014: Valerie Braman: Bashing teachers is an integral part of the political playbook of America’s most vulnerable governor and his Republican party
Philadelphia teachers planning large-scale protests over contract cancellation

7 Oct 2014: Timing of the largely unprecedented decision called into question with less than a month until the state’s gubernatorial election
The harsh truth: US colleges are businesses, and student loans pay the bills

7 Oct 2014: New documentary shows that while universities grow and their presidents become the CEOs of education, US students increasingly struggle with the costs of higher education
Nigerian postgrads set to outnumber Indian students in UK universities

Guardian Professional, 7 Oct 2014: Researchers say that Indian students are choosing US institutions over those in the UK
#VoluntaryHistory mocks controversial changes to US history curriculums

6 Oct 2014: After Colorado board of education member says US ‘ended slavery voluntarily’, debate over curriculum finds new life
Minnesota delays vote on transgender student athletes amid outcry

4 Oct 2014: Transgender student laments ‘scary’ sexualisation of issue by opponents of policy to support athletes’ gender identification