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UC Berkeley team doctor has been suspended while under investigation
A University of California Berkeley team doctor has been on leave since December while a law firm hired by the school conducts an investigation into allegations of misconduct against the physician, the Southern California News Group has…
Cleveland High teachers resign to protest principal’s departure, call for her reinstatement
More than a month after Cleveland High School’s popular principal was ousted from her position for revealing a change in district practices related to COVID-19, educators are resigning in protest and calling for her reinstatement. …
Audio captures Douglas County school board members telling former superintendent to resign or be…
The president and vice president of Douglas County’s school board told former superintendent Corey Wise that if he did not resign within a matter of days, the board’s newly-elected members would fire him for cause, according to an audio…
Biden plans LGBTQ student protections as part of Title IX
By Collin Binkley | Associated Press
The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under new rules proposed by the Biden administration on Thursday.
The…
Stanford summer classes on hold due to extended power outage
STANFORD – Since Tuesday afternoon, Stanford University has faced a power outage with no end in sight.The university canceled classes on Wednesday and announced that classes would be canceled on Thursday and Friday as well.…
Lori Loughlin gets photo op with wholesome Levar Burton in comeback
As Lori Loughlin launched her public return to the more respectable side of Hollywood society this past week, she couldn’t ask for a better opportunity than to be photographed with actor Levar Burton, the longtime host of PBS’s…
West Contra Costa Unified School District under fire for ‘mistakenly’ firing teachers
Three months after the West Contra Costa Unified School District school board decided not to lay off any employees, two union leaders for the district’s adult education teachers were abruptly — and, it turns out, erroneously — let go.…
Ruinous court decision dismantles wall between church, state
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court took another major step toward obliterating the wall separating church and state by holding that the state of Maine is constitutionally required to subsidize religious education when it pays for private…
In competitive UC admissions, high school students weigh other options
Editor’s note: This story was produced for Mosaic Vision, a pilot project of the Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students. Students in the program report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional…
The present and future of the law in college sports
The 50th anniversary of Title IX has sparked celebration and reflection across college sports. For the Hotline, the moment in time offers an opportunity for prognostication, as well.
For all the benefits created by the groundbreaking…