New York’s ban on Native American mascots violates federal civil rights law, according to the Department of Education. But ...

A mutually beneficial agreement between the Ute Indian Tribe and the University of Utah has proven elemental in the state's ...

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

Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration ...

Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought ...

A former Massapequa athlete turned Harvard Law graduate is stepping up in the eleventh hour to join the court battle against New York State to keep his hometown’s Chiefs team name — ...

A marquee outside Massapequa High School in Massapequa, N.Y., is backdropped by a Chiefs mascot mural on April 25, 2025. The ...

Illinois lawmakers did not pass a ban on Native American imagery as mascots in schools. A bill allowing tribal nations to enter land conservation agreements passed and awaits the governor's signature.

In a decision with sweeping national implications, the U.S. Department of Education ruled Friday that New York’s ban on ...

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American ...

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said on Friday in a visit to Massapequa that the state Board of Regents' ban on Native ...

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a ...