Education
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Education secretary reveals 'progress' being made in talks with Harvard regarding admin's demands
“It’s very important that we are making sure that the students who are coming in and being on these campuses aren’t activists, that they’re not causing these activities," McMahon said. “Students should not come on campus and be afraid to be there and not feel safe to be on campus."
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Second Lady Vance launches reading initiative to combat abysmal literacy rates
Literacy rates have plummeted over the last half-century, with 34% of U.S. fourth-grade students below basic reading levels in 2022. 31% were below what’s considered “proficient.”
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Education Department claims Columbia University no longer meets standards for accreditation
“After Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel, Columbia University’s leadership acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students on its campus," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said. "This is not only immoral, but also unlawful."
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Republican lawmakers introduce legislation to protect parental rights for education, healthcare
The legislation is titled "The Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act."
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Education Department forgives $4.5 billion in student loans for over 200,000 borrowers
The department said in a press release that the latest round of cancellations goes to over 261,000 students, who were enrolled in the largely online school of Ashford University from March 2009 to April 2020.
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Biden administration to forgive student debt for additional 150,000, brings total to 5 million-plus
The Biden administration has forgiven a total of $183.6 billion in student loan debt.
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Indoctrination Investment? Biden administration spent millions on DEI grants for K-12 schools
Report found 30 grants totaling more than $32 million that at least partially focus on DEI in the classroom since Biden took office.
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DEI Hard: Ohio State diversity payroll, China funding scrutinized as alum JD Vance becomes veep
The Buckeyes have the biggest DEI payroll among 10 public institutions Open the Books reviewed for forthcoming report, taxpayer transparency watchdog says.
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College tuition rose 3.4% in 2024 while administrative salaries jumped, report finds
New data reveals that administrative salaries rose 5.1% in 2024 – the highest annual increase since 2014 – while faculty saw a 3.4% increase roughly in line with inflation.
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Arizona bill requires statewide technical training assessment for high schoolers
Bill comes as officials continue to make strides toward filling skilled worker and trade positions.
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Education department withdraws proposed Title IX rule change as administration winds down
The department said that it made its decision because of ongoing litigation over the rule change, and because there were 150,000 public comments with modification suggestions that needed to be considered.
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Biden administration abandons mass student loan forgiveness plan in final days in office
Department officials cited “operational challenges” of attempting to implement the two rules in their reasoning, but maintained the legality of the plan.
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Biden-Harris administration approves $4.28B in student loan relief for public service workers
Almost 55,000 public service workers will have their loans forgiven with the new money