Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on gender
Read full article: Oklahoma university instructor on leave after failing Bible-based essay on genderA University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained about receiving a failing grade on a paper.
Detroit Mercy among nation’s top colleges for long-term earnings
Read full article: Detroit Mercy among nation’s top colleges for long-term earningsUniversity of Detroit Mercy was recently ranked among the top 9% of U.S. colleges and universities for career earnings, placing it alongside some of the nation’s most competitive institutions.
West Virginia again bans religious reasons for school vaccine exemptions
Read full article: West Virginia again bans religious reasons for school vaccine exemptionsThe West Virginia Supreme Court has paused a ruling that allowed parents to use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children.
With 'Trump Accounts,' your baby could qualify for $1,000. Here's what to know
Read full article: With 'Trump Accounts,' your baby could qualify for $1,000. Here's what to knowPresident Donald Trump's tax legislation included a provision called "Trump Accounts," which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account.
Special Education Day: The law that transformed education for children with disabilities
Read full article: Special Education Day: The law that transformed education for children with disabilitiesThe anniversary of the law that transformed education for children with disabilities, honoring progress and inclusion.
AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says
Read full article: AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report saysA new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.
Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Read full article: Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal fundingNorthwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.
Trump administration's effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases faces a hurdle
Read full article: Trump administration's effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases faces a hurdleThe Trump administration’s effort to overturn decades-old school desegregation orders is facing pushback from a federal judge in Louisiana.
West Virginia parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of school vaccines, judge says
Read full article: West Virginia parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of school vaccines, judge saysA West Virginia judge has ruled that parents can use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children.
Plan for $20 million firefighter training center near the site of Ohio derailment is revived
Read full article: Plan for $20 million firefighter training center near the site of Ohio derailment is revivedNorfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
Trump administration sues California over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in US illegally
Read full article: Trump administration sues California over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in US illegallyThe Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and subsidized loans to students who aren't legally in the United States.
Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes
Read full article: Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changesTribal leaders and education advocates say the Education Department failed to meet a legal requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies.
Preparing to study abroad requires knowing what might go wrong during and after the trip
Read full article: Preparing to study abroad requires knowing what might go wrong during and after the tripStudents preparing to study abroad often have long checklists, but the experience of learning and living in another country can be challenging in unexpected ways.
Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms
Read full article: Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classroomsA new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments.
Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls
Read full article: Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirlsNigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a northwestern region of the country.
The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means
Read full article: The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that meansThe Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely.
Education Department takes a major step forward in the Trump administration's plans to dismantle it
Read full article: Education Department takes a major step forward in the Trump administration's plans to dismantle itThe U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
Read full article: Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emailsFormer U.S. Treasury Secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers says he'll step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increase
Read full article: Tribal college leaders are uneasy about US financial commitments despite a funding increaseTribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women's history out of the shadows
Read full article: From roadways to classrooms, this New Mexico program is bringing women's history out of the shadowsA program in New Mexico highlights the contributions of women through historical markers.
An uncommon program helps children displaced by flooding that devastated Alaska villages
Read full article: An uncommon program helps children displaced by flooding that devastated Alaska villagesAn immersion program that helps preserve an Alaska Native language has been a boon to children displaced by last month's severe flooding in western Alaska.
Critics warn Florida's new teaching standards rehabilitate aspects of the anti-communist Red Scare
Read full article: Critics warn Florida's new teaching standards rehabilitate aspects of the anti-communist Red ScareCritics are warning that Florida's new social studies standards rehabilitate aspects of McCarthyism and the anti-communist Red Scare.
College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot
Read full article: College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shotPolice in Oakland, California, say Laney College football coach John Beam, known from Netflix's “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus.
Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopening
Read full article: Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopeningFamilies and staff who rely on the federal preschool program Head Start may have to wait even longer to return to their centers even though the 43-day government shutdown ended Wednesday night.
Colorado AD Rick George, who hired Deion Sanders, to step down at end of academic year
Read full article: Colorado AD Rick George, who hired Deion Sanders, to step down at end of academic yearRick George, the athletic director at Colorado who hired football coach Deion Sanders, is stepping away from his role at the end of the academic year.
Michigan has $321M for school safety. The catch: Districts must waive rights
Read full article: Michigan has $321M for school safety. The catch: Districts must waive rightsIn the four years since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, Michigan districts have received millions in state funds for safety and mental health services.
China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers
Read full article: China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workersChina has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.
States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
Read full article: States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schoolsTensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into K-12 schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitism since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel.
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Read full article: Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal fundingCornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school.
Pilot program allows some Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attend
Read full article: Pilot program allows some Division III athletes to compete for schools they no longer attendCora Anderson and Madison DeCleene spent their first two years at Division III St. Norbert College believing their academic pursuits would force them to end their athletic careers earlier than they wanted.
Key executive convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase is sentenced to over 5 years in prison
Read full article: Key executive convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase is sentenced to over 5 years in prisonA top executive at a startup company that helped college students apply for financial aid has been sentenced to over five years in prison for cheating JPMorgan Chase in a $175 million buyout four years ago.
Jury deliberates in $40M lawsuit filed against administrator by teacher who was shot by 6-year-old
Read full article: Jury deliberates in $40M lawsuit filed against administrator by teacher who was shot by 6-year-oldA jury in Virginia has started deliberations in a lawsuit filed against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher was shot.
Michigan State University partially reverses its policy on co-ed community bathrooms in honors dorm
Read full article: Michigan State University partially reverses its policy on co-ed community bathrooms in honors dormMichigan State University's foray into co-ed community bathrooms ended with a partial reversal when officials put up signs in an honors dorm to designate some of the facilities by gender.
Chicago day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children
Read full article: Chicago day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for childrenWitnesses say a Chicago day care employee was detained at work during a drop-off time for children, reflecting the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics.
From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'
Read full article: From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.
2 men are charged with setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building
Read full article: 2 men are charged with setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School buildingAuthorities have arrested two Massachusetts men on charges accusing them of setting off fireworks inside an empty Harvard Medical School building last weekend.
2 Massachusetts men are arrested in the weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School
Read full article: 2 Massachusetts men are arrested in the weekend explosion at Harvard Medical SchoolAuthorities say they've arrested two Massachusetts men in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School.
States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness
Read full article: States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgivenessMore than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration rule designed to block nonprofit and government workers from a student loan cancellation program if federal officials conclude their employer has a “substantial illegal purpose.”.
Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
Read full article: Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continuesThe government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.
Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research
Read full article: Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal researchThe recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.
Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department
Read full article: Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education DepartmentThe government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws.
New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity
Read full article: New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activityThe Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have an “illegal purpose."
Studying the wrong ancient Roman ruler gets Australian high school seniors out of a history exam
Read full article: Studying the wrong ancient Roman ruler gets Australian high school seniors out of a history examTeachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler — Augustus Caesar instead of his predecessor, Julius Caesar.
Trial starts in $40M lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student
Read full article: Trial starts in $40M lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old studentTrial has begun in a $40 million lawsuit accusing a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school of ignoring multiple warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun hours before he shot his teacher.
Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversity
Read full article: Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversityA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities.
Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules
Read full article: Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rulesA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools.
Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds
Read full article: Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis findsAn Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions.
University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations
Read full article: University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigationsThe U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations.
Trump administration pledges to speed some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit
Read full article: Trump administration pledges to speed some student loan forgiveness after lawsuitThe Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers.
Mahmoud Khalil appears in appeals court as Trump administration continues efforts to deport him
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil appears in appeals court as Trump administration continues efforts to deport himMahmoud Khalil appeared in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia as he battles a deportation case linked to his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University.
Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs
Read full article: Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programsHead Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown.
Man who sent 'So I raped you' message is sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 campus assault
Read full article: Man who sent 'So I raped you' message is sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 campus assaultA man who sent a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” to a woman he admits sexually assaulting in college has been sentenced to two to four years in prison.
Indiana University fires student newspaper adviser who refused to block news stories
Read full article: Indiana University fires student newspaper adviser who refused to block news storiesTension between Indiana University and its student newspaper flared this week with the elimination of the outlet’s print editions and the firing of a faculty adviser, who refused an order to keep news stories out of a homecoming edition.
With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump
Read full article: With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with TrumpFive remaining universities have been weighing an offer from President Donald Trump to sign a “compact” for higher education.
After billions in failed big bets, funders and schools are turning to this small education nonprofit
Read full article: After billions in failed big bets, funders and schools are turning to this small education nonprofitLeslie Cornfeld launched the National Education Opportunity Network, or NEON, to address educational inequality.
Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms
Read full article: Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classroomsThe country’s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence.
Brown University rejects Trump's offer for priority funding, citing concerns over academic freedom
Read full article: Brown University rejects Trump's offer for priority funding, citing concerns over academic freedomBrown University is rejecting a Trump administration proposal that would provide favorable access to funding in exchange for a wide range of commitments.
New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools
Read full article: New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schoolsOklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.
5th arrest made in connection with shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says
Read full article: 5th arrest made in connection with shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI saysThe FBI said a fifth person has been arrested in a weekend shooting in Mississippi that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continues free school meals for all with $24.1B education budget
Read full article: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continues free school meals for all with $24.1B education budgetGov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that free school meals will continue for all students in Michigan as part of the recently signed school aid budget.
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
Read full article: Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcementA new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools.
4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says
Read full article: 4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI saysThe FBI says four people have been arrested, three of them on murder charges, in a weekend shooting that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town.
California expands privacy protections as Democratic-led states resist Trump's immigration agenda
Read full article: California expands privacy protections as Democratic-led states resist Trump's immigration agendaA new law signed by California's governor attempts to shield the identities of sidewalk vendors from federal immigration enforcement officers.
Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings
Read full article: Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootingsHigh school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.
Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance pledges $2.5 million for grassroots education for girls
Read full article: Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance pledges $2.5 million for grassroots education for girlsFormer first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world’s most economically disadvantaged areas.
WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown
Read full article: WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdownThe Trump administration has provided a $300 million infusion to a food aid program for low-income mothers and children, easing concerns about funding during the government shutdown.
MIT president says she 'cannot support' proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits
Read full article: MIT president says she 'cannot support' proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefitsMIT's president said she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding.
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
Read full article: Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threatsAn expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.
Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement
Read full article: Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlementA former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes on youth shelves has reached a $700,000 settlement with her former employer.
New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods
Read full article: New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foodsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law phasing out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals.
Arrivals of international students to the US dropped almost a fifth in August, data shows
Read full article: Arrivals of international students to the US dropped almost a fifth in August, data showsFederal data shows a significant drop in international student arrivals in the U.S. this August, down 19% compared to last year.
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers
Read full article: Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workersThe new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas spells trouble for rural parts of the U.S. that rely on immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled professions.
Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal
Read full article: Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appealA rainbow-colored crosswalk celebrating the contributions of Miami Beach's LGBTQ+ community has been removed from the city’s iconic Ocean Drive.
The only protester still locked up after Trump’s campus crackdown breaks silence: 'I feel helpless'
Read full article: The only protester still locked up after Trump’s campus crackdown breaks silence: 'I feel helpless'A Palestinian activist arrested by the Trump administration in March says she feels helpless as she remains jailed while her family in Gaza suffers amid ongoing conflict.