Education
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Hochul adds New York to Trump admin's school choice program despite objections from teachers union
The initiative, known as the Education Freedom Tax Credit, allows individual taxpayers to receive up to a $1,700 dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donations made to private and non-profit scholarship-granting organizations.
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Former Deputy AG Sally Yates to review Cornell's handling of sexual misconduct cases
Jane Doe is suing seven former students, who have become known as the "Cornell 7", as well as the university, and Chi Phi fraternity. But local authorities have not filed charges.
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Female wrestler who claims male sexually assaulted her on the mat seeks emergency order from SCOTUS
Federal appeals court known for Supreme Court reversals required teenager Kallie Keeler to meet "doubly demanding standard" to stop her district, athletics association from making her unwittingly wrestling males again.
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Major Virginia teacher's union calls for schools to be closed until at least August of 2021
Calls for no in-person instruction until 'widely available' vaccine or 'highly effective' treatment.
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Freshmen student enrollment down 16% as colleges see plummet in fall semester student population
The undergraduate student population has dropped 4% on campuses.
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Virginia school district to vote on speech code that would prohibit criticism of equity plan
New policy, if adopted, would also state that employees have "duty to report" colleagues' alleged speech code violations
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Some schools instituting no-talking lunch periods to fight COVID-19
Speaking out loud can reportedly contribute to spread of disease.
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DeVos to withhold millions in federal funds to Connecticut schools over transgenders on girls teams
Some students, parents argue biological boys on girls teams have created an uneven playing field.
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GWU prof admits she pretended to be black for years; university says she won't teach this semester
Instructor said she 'claimed [black] identities as my own when I had absolutely no right to do so.'
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Texas county relents, will permit second Christian school to conduct in-person instruction
Religious liberty law firm had challenged county's closure orders
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L.A. Times journalist in China reports being detained, interrogated for hours by authorities
Incident is latest in escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over journalists working in each other’s country
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New York City schools delay reopening after teachers union threatens strike
The United Teachers Federation came reached a deal with the city government to use the delay to prepare for a safe reopening
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Liberty University announces independent probe into Falwell Jr.'s time as president
Under Falwell Jr. tenure as president, the evangelical school expanded its online course offerings, endowment, and athletics program