N. Dakota high court, board decisions end Fighting Sioux nickname after 4-year legal battle

North Dakota decisions end Fighting Sioux nickname

MAYVILLE, N.D. – The Fighting Sioux nickname is gone for good at the University of North Dakota.
On Thursday, decisions by North Dakota’s Supreme Court and Board of Higher Education led to the retirement of the long-disputed nickname.
The court ruled that the board had the authority to dump the nickname … Read : N. Dakota high court, board decisions end Fighting Sioux nickname after 4-year legal battle.

Police: 8-year-old girl in south Alabama struck, killed by her school bus

Ala. girl struck, killed by her school bus

FLORALA, Ala. – An 8-year-old girl has been struck and killed by her school bus in south Alabama after she stepped off the vehicle.
Florala police chief Sonny Bedsole said the accident happened about 3 p.m. Thursday in the town on the Florida state line. He said the girl …. Source  : Police: 8-year-old girl in south Alabama struck, killed by her school bus.

Mo. Senate panel cuts more than $500M from proposed budget; eliminates extra pay for teachers

Mo. Senate panel cuts $500M from proposed budget

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Senate committee declared Thursday that it has sliced more than $500 million from Missouri’s proposed budget for next year – meeting a target set by Gov. Jay Nixon to bring it in balance.
The Senate Appropriations Committee wrapped up its work after making hundreds … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Mo. Senate panel cuts more than $500M from proposed budget; eliminates extra pay for teachers.

Lawmakers push to pay teachers more if students perform better as states vie for federal funds

States push to pay teachers based on performance

ATLANTA – For parents and politicians hungry for better schools, the idea of paying teachers more if their students perform better can seem as basic as adding two and two or spelling “cat.”
Yet just a handful of schools and districts around the country use such strategies. In some … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Lawmakers push to pay teachers more if students perform better as states vie for federal funds.

Not guilty pleas expected for 3 girls in Mass. school bullying case that ended in suicide

3 girls face arraignment in Mass. bullying case

HADLEY, Mass. – Lawyers for three teenage girls charged in the bullying of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide are expected to enter not guilty pleas on their behalf.
Sixteen-year-olds Ashley Longe, Sharon Chanon Velazquez and Flannery Mullins are charged with civil rights and stalking counts in the case … Read more »».

Spoiled by success? UConn women’s latest national title spawns smaller celebrations

Ho Hum? UConn’s latest title spawns smaller party

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – A crowd greeted the champs at the airport and another waited inside the home arena of a UConn women’s basketball team that hasn’t lost a game in more than two years.
But this was no delirious victory rally – 90 percent of the seats were …. Read the original article  : Spoiled by success? UConn women’s latest national title spawns smaller celebrations.