SAN JOSÉ, Calif., July 26, 2010—Nearly three years after terminating her over her protected classroom speech, the San José/Evergreen Community College District (SJCCD) has agreed to pay adjunct professor June Sheldon $100,000 in lost earnings in exchange for dismissal of her First Amendment lawsuit. In 2007, Sheldon had led a brief discussion about the nature/nurture [...]

A Francis Howell High School teacher failed to get approval from an administrator before using the 2007 Michael Moore documentary “Sicko” as part of a final exam, prompting a student complaint, district officials say. Senior Celeste Finkenbine, 18, found out last week that her final involved watching a movie by the liberal filmmaker critical of [...]