The New York State Education Department shot back forcefully Friday, calling the federal action a "sham" and "political theater." ...

Thursday night’s special school board meeting on the Napa High School mascot was long, emotional and at times unruly, with moments of intimidation between supporters and opponents.

Now, the law requires approval from only the tribal nation closest to the school, and the Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council supports the Red Wing School District.

State legislators and advocates are trying once again to ban Native American mascots in Massachusetts high schools.

While Mahopac has begun its community process to choose a new mascot, the Wappingers Central School district, where Ketcham High is among two high schools, was awaiting Tuesday’s action in ...

The change to state rules around American Indian mascots will allow public school districts to seek support from the nearest ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says her agency found that New York’s ban on tribal themed mascots in public schools discriminates against Native Americans.

Changes have been made in Minnesota to the law that banned most American Indian school mascots. Under the previous bill, ...

American Indian mascot use declining. In 2002, SACIE passed a resolution calling for the elimination of American Indian mascots and related imagery in North Carolina’s public schools.

Since then, the number of schools using American Indian themed mascots or imagery has dropped by more than half from 73 in 2002 to 34 as of SACIE’s last report in 2024.. But some schools have ...

Policing speech is so important to the State Education Department that’s it’s launched a two-front war on the Massapequa Chiefs mascot name — fighting not just the school district, but also the ...

American Indian mascot use declining. In 2002, SACIE passed a resolution calling for the elimination of American Indian mascots and related imagery in North Carolina’s public schools.