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• Mississippi superintendent backtracks on transgender policy
• 'The Running Man Challenge' may be the new dab, but it actually goes way back
• The Latest: Advocate says transgender students need support
• Bathroom controversy: Mississippi latest state to buck federal guidance
• Mississippi schools back away from adopting U.S. transgender policy
• Girls outscore boys on a technology test, but troubling racial gap remains
• DeVry CEO: For-profit colleges aren't all the same
• Do's, Don'ts for Career Changers Considering Community Colleges
• District: Jump-rope with cat intestines was part of lesson
• Transgender bathroom choice nothing new for Seattle schools

Mississippi superintendent backtracks on transgender policy Posted: 18 May 2016 03:42 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Under fire from the governor and many Republican legislators, the Mississippi Department of Education now says it won't follow new federal guidance on use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students.

'The Running Man Challenge' may be the new dab, but it actually goes way back Posted: 18 May 2016 02:51 PM PDT There's one dance move that seems as old as time itself — "The Running Man." But two New Jersey high school students put a fresh spin on the old move to create a viral sensation that is literally spanning the globe. Read more: http://on.mash.to/1NyT1Ks

The Latest: Advocate says transgender students need support Posted: 18 May 2016 02:31 PM PDT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the Mississippi Department of Education reconsidering its stance on transgender accommodations (all times local):

Bathroom controversy: Mississippi latest state to buck federal guidance Posted: 18 May 2016 12:38 PM PDT In opposition to new federal guidance on transgender students' rights in school, the head of the Mississippi Department of Education advised state educators not to adhere to the policy put forth by federal education and justice officials. Mississippi Secretary of Education Carey Wright wrote in a statement Wednesday that her department should "follow the lead of state leadership" and hold off on adopting suggestions put forth by the Obama administration's "significant guidance" outlined in a letter released Friday. Mississippi is not the first state to oppose the federal guidance, which includes instructions to grant transgender students access to locker rooms and bathrooms in accordance with the gender they identify with.

Mississippi schools back away from adopting U.S. transgender policy Posted: 18 May 2016 12:26 PM PDT In response, Mississippi Republican Governor Phil Bryant urged state education officials to disregard the guidance, which comes at a time of escalating tension over the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. "Because these decisions are better left to the states, and not made at the point of a federal bayonet, Mississippi's public schools should not participate in the president's social experiment," Bryant said in a statement on Friday.

Girls outscore boys on a technology test, but troubling racial gap remains Posted: 18 May 2016 10:38 AM PDT The news that girls outscored boys on a national technology and engineering literacy test is being greeted with enthusiasm, offset by concern over how minorities and public school students drastically underperformed on the same test. Forty-five percent of eighth-grade girls in public and private schools scored proficient on the science and engineering literacy sections, compared with 42 percent of boys. 2014 was the first year that "The Nation's Report Card," as NAEP is known, administered its Technology & Engineering Literacy (TEL) exam, a computer-based assessment. It measures students' abilities to grasp technological principles, design solutions, communicate, and collaborate, a category in which girls proved particularly strong.

DeVry CEO: For-profit colleges aren't all the same Posted: 18 May 2016 06:37 AM PDT For-profit colleges like DeVry Education Group and Apollo Education Group are at the center of one of the most controversial topics on education and finance today.

Do's, Don'ts for Career Changers Considering Community Colleges Posted: 18 May 2016 05:30 AM PDT With layoffs still in the news and "nonstandard employment" -- temping, for example, or part-time work -- the fastest-growing segment of the economy, there's no shortage of adults looking to change careers. To find the best path for you, think through your needs and wants and consider the ways a community college can help. U.S. News asked deans and workforce training leaders at four community colleges for career-changer do's and don'ts.

District: Jump-rope with cat intestines was part of lesson Posted: 18 May 2016 04:53 AM PDT SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas school district says no one will face punishment after video surfaced of high school students using a cat's intestines as a jump rope during a lesson.

Transgender bathroom choice nothing new for Seattle schools Posted: 17 May 2016 02:48 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — In progressive Seattle, a presidential order that public schools give transgender students access to the bathrooms matching their gender identity won't require a shift.

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