Education
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Trump admin reminds state attorneys general that parents have 'right to direct children's education'
The letter reminded the attorneys general that under federal law, parents have the right to know and be informed of the most sensitive and personal information pertaining to their children.
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Education freedom tax credit allows Americans to deduct up to $1,700 for donating to scholarships
The proposed credit, created under Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the 2025 tax law, is permanent and nonrefundable, and allows individuals to claim up to $1,700 a year and $3,400 for married couples filing jointly. Thirty states have already opted in to what is essentially a "school choice" option. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Just the News "We're doing something wrong. We're failing our students."
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Education Department shifts roles to other agencies, further shrinking the agency
Less is more: McMahon has repeatedly said her ultimate goal is to shrink the Department of Education, rendering her job obsolete and "firing herself."
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App offers alternative to classroom phone ban
As the concern over cell phones in the classroom rises, banning them from schools will not solve the deep-rooted issue, says the founder of Opal, a phone app that helps users with daily screen time and blocks games and social media. The movement to ban the
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Education Department to start garnishing wages next year for those who defaulted on student loans
The department said that it will begin sending notices to approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers in the first week of January. The number of notices will then increase each month.
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600 private schools apply for new Texas school choice program in 10 days
The program, which becomes effective in the 2026–27 school year, provides taxpayer-funded ESA grants of $10,000 to roughly 100,000 students through a pilot program created by the new law.
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Brown University places police chief on leave in aftermath of shooting
The Trump administration opened its probe earlier Monday and Paxson said Brown will commission its own review of campus safety and the response to the Dec. 13 shooting, which killed two students.
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Trump administration announces investigation into Brown University over campus shooting
The department highlighted allegations that the university's campus surveillance and security system were not up-to-date at the time of the shooting, and that its emergency notifications about the active shooter were delayed.
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Record school spending across U.S. fails to reverse decline in test scores
New stats raise concern over how effectively taxpayer dollars are being used in public schools.
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San Diego school district teaches young kids 28 sexual orientations, 9 gender identities: report
Resources taken from LGBTQ activist groups such as The Trevor Project, which tells kids about orientations such as "aeogosexual" and "queer demisexual."
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UC Berkeley, Pomona College settle discrimination cases with Jewish professor, students
“I respect and appreciate Dr. Nativ’s decision to settle this case,” UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons said
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Anti-white language tweaked after civil rights complaints against Harvard, WA school district
Scholarship for "students of color" changed to "historically marginalized communities" hours after news report. "Educators of Color" re-upped a year after legal warning, says open to all but allegedly hidden from nonwhites.
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Tennessee county school board opposes immigration checks for public schools
Knox County Board of Education argued public schools exist to educate all children.