Education
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Fulbright scholarship board resigns over Trump administration's review, denial of awards
The former board members said that they "voted overwhelmingly to resign from the board, rather than endorse unprecedented actions that we believe are impermissible under the law."
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Indiana teacher no longer employed after wearing shirt calling for the 86’ing of Trump on field trip
In a since deleted post, former Middlebury Community Schools teacher Tonja Luken posed for a photo in front of the White House wearing a shirt with the numbers “8647” on it while chaperoning her middle school’s annual eighth grade field trip to Washington D.C.
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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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Louisiana is first state to require the Ten Commandments be exhibited in public school classrooms
Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the bill into law Wednesday.
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Columbia professor says mainstream media is 'owned by Jews' and tells students to avoid it: report
Columbia has experienced many anti-Israel protests throughout the year, resulting in the school's commencement being canceled.
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CUNY, University of Michigan mishandled antisemitic and Islamophobia, Education Department finds
The schools resolved a total of 11 complaints with the agreements.
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NAACP chapter, students sue Virginia school district over reinstating Confederate names of schools
“When Black students are compelled to attend schools that glorify the leaders and ideals of the Confederacy, they are subject to a racially discriminatory educational environment, which has significant psychological, academic, and social effects,” the complaint said
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Milwaukee parents, activists launch school board recall for lack of transparency over funding
The chaos also led Gov. Tony Evers to call for, then begin to organize a dual audit of Milwaukee Public Schools.
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Public school enrollment has declined in most populous U.S. cities but spending increased: Report
Nationwide enrollment decreased by 2% from 49.9 million to 48.8 million over a 10-year period between 2013 and 2023, the new report revealed.
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University of California workers must end strike over handling of anti-Israel protests, judge rules
UAW Local 4811 President Rafael Jaime had said that UC has "used and condoned violence against workers and students peacefully protesting on campus for peace and freedom in Palestine" for the last month.
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Oklahoma school boss slams GOP lawmakers for trying to silence outreach on LGBTQ education agenda
"We had the minority of Republicans vote with the Democrats to get this across the finish line to try to silence our efforts here," Walters said.
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Nonprofit files suit on behalf of mom claiming she can't get access to school's student surveys
Stovall said that she is concerned about surveys being distributed to her child that are "invasive." The school district refuses to let parents see what the surveys ask.
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Anti-Israel protesters set up encampment at Columbia University during alumni weekend
Eventually, the encampment was cleared and Columbia security guards began removing the tents that were set up.