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New internal letters and emails show fracturing within the university over how to best address racism after two high-profile decisions by leadership.

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our regional newsletter, Talk of the Town. STATE COLLEGE — Hundreds of Penn State employees are challenging the university president’s leadership and

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Multiple film screenings and panel discussions throughout the remainder of November will help celebrate Native American Heritage month at Penn State.

Nine organizations in Rhode Island which advocate for the interests of students sent a letter to all school district superintendents in the state urging them not to equip school resource officers (SROs) with body cameras, citing "privacy issues and an int

Over the last three decades, the Leandro case and prior Supreme Court rulings have confirmed that children in our state have been denied this constitutional right.

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has appointed Jennifer Hamer, interim associate vice provost for Educational Equity and professor of African American studies and women's, gender and sexuality studies, as special adviser for institutional equity. 

An influx of PAC spending is being seen on school board races in central Indiana, turning the non-partisan position more partisan

Staff members from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 updated residents and parents on the progress of a new 5th Ward school Tuesday night, which is set to open as early as the 2025-26 school year.  Hosted both in-person and virtually at Haven Middle School, the event offered an online space for residents and parents to voice...

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