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Troy Closson

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  • 1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Troy Closson

    The US Department of Education accused New York officials Friday of discriminating against Native Americans by banning school mascots that draw from their culture. The move was an expansion of the Trump administration’s efforts to punish states and public school districts for liberal stances on contentious education issues, and reflects a marked shift in the federal government’s interpretation of civil rights law.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Troy Closson

    Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift. A New York school district was mired in a pitched battle over its Native American mascot. The school board in Lancaster, a small district near Buffalo, had voted to banish its "Redskins" imagery and nickname. But parents protested that the mascot was a source of pride. Teachers arrived to class sporting outfits with the logo.

  • 1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Troy Closson

    Share In the latest act in its monthslong targeting of Columbia University, the Trump administration has formally accused the Ivy League institution of violating federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students.The move, announced late Thursday, came as the White House intensified its crackdown on colleges that refuse to follow its agenda.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Troy Closson

    The federal government formally accused the university of violating civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students. In the latest act in its monthslong targeting of Columbia University, the Trump administration has formally accused the Ivy League institution of violating federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students. The move, announced late Thursday, came as the White House intensified its crackdown on colleges that refuse to follow its agenda.

  • 3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Troy Closson

    As Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest airports, struggled with technological disruptions and staffing shortages, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned in a television interview Sunday that more US airports could face similar disruptions as the busy summer travel season approached.

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