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The School Board, and virtually everyone in the area, are demanding the name be kept,” the president wrote about the district’s high school ... argued that several mascots refer to indigenous ...

Will Fritsche earned his 200th career point as eighth-seeded Delaware Valley in a 19-1 win over 15th-seeded North Warren in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, in Frenchtown ...

"However, the U.S. Department of Education's attempt to interfere with a state law concerning school district mascots is inconsistent with Secretary McMahon's March 20, 2025 statement that she is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A marquee outside the Massapequa High School is ...

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding ...

President Donald Trump is weighing in on a school mascot dispute at Massapequa High School, where some parents are upset that a Chiefs mascot and logo must go under a state rule. By Ed Shanahan ...

The Los Angeles Rams beefed up the defense once again with a Day 2 pick, this time taking Michigan edge rusher Josaiah Stewart with the No. 90 selection. Stewart was a productive sack artist in ...

The move comes just days after President Donald Trump weighed in on the dispute surrounding the Massapequa High School's longtime ... over its longtime "Chiefs" mascot after New York state ...

“However, the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to interfere with a state law concerning school district mascots is inconsistent with Secretary McMahon’s March 20, 2025 statement that ...

Real Madrid are furious over comments made by the Copa del Rey officials (Getty ... ‘When a child of yours goes to school and there are kids telling him that his father is a ‘thief’ and ...

The Hustlin’ Tigers are one of just four schools from Tennessee selected to compete in The64 National High School Mascot Tournament, an interactive, bracket-style showdown launching April 24 ...