New York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.

New York state education officials might face a U.S. Justice Department investigation into potential Title VI of the Civil ...

Trump Administration Opposes New York Mascot BanThe Trump administration is applying pressure on New York to dissolve its ban on Native American mascots and team names, but state education officials ...

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

A prob into New York state's ban on Native American-inspired mascots and logos was found to be in violation of the Civil Rights Act, the Department of Education announced Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon had said last month that the state ban on Native American imagery in public schools ...

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced Tuesday that it is taking a firm stand against the New York ...

In 2022, the state gave school districts until the end of the 2021-22 school year to new logos and mascots. As of June 2024, more than five dozen schools in the state have phased out Native ...

New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding ...

Nearly a year after New York state announced its intention to discard Native American nicknames from its school districts, one Cayuga County school has found its replacement. The Weedsport Central ...

After the state forced a Long Island school district to abandon its “Chief” mascot, federal education officials said the policy discriminated against Native Americans. By Troy Closson The U.S ...