Education
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Education Department releases $500 million investment in charter schools
The new charter school funds come in the form of grants. The biggest chunk of funds, totaling $293 million, will go to six states to reproduce and expand high-quality charter schools over the next five years.
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‘Ivy League’ doesn’t mean excellent medical schools, according to new index
The Medical School Excellence Index is the inaugural report of the new Center for Accountability in Medicine.
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Education Department directs Harvard University to use its own funds to cover student aid
The department said the latest action is the consequence of three events, including the department's determination that Harvard has violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and allegations that Harvard has taken steps to secure $1 billion in bonds.
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Influential American Federation of Teachers union sues Education Department over DEI order
Randi Weingarten, the teachers union president, became famous for her left-wing activism.
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Texas Senate unanimously passes first measure in Teacher Bill of Rights package
Bill allocates nearly $5 billion to implement pay raises for public school teachers and includes incentives for additional pay, liability protection, and other provisions.
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Trump Education nominee Linda McMahon backs plan to abolish department
McMahon has already been confirmed by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Columbia University hires former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Columbia said there was no political pressure to hire Pompeo.
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Few schools have updates on their evaluations of Trump’s DEI executive order
Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order called for “termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI.”
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‘Unacceptable breach’: Columbia apologizes for lab with pro-Palestinian sentiment in it
An astronomy lab contained pro-Palestinain sentiments in it.
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Schools in at least 46 states embrace DEI, face losing federal funding
Trump’s recent executive order means those schools must drop the policies or face losing federal funding.
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Superintendents association tells members that it can ignore Education Department's DEI order
The association said the guidance was not "very convincing" and that the order is not expected to successfully beat any legal challenges.
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Idaho Senate passes school choice bill, heads to governor's desk
Proposal would give qualifying families a $5,000 tax credit per student to cover private education expenses.
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Trump administration tells universities to end DEI programs before deadline or risk losing funding
The Department of Education on Feb. 14 put out a memo that said schools had to stop using “racial preferences” when considering hiring in admissions, financial aid or other areas.