Education
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Department of Education cracks down on Oregon, Virginia over Title IX
The investigations come after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February intended to "protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports."
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Education Department disburses $5 billion to schools after month-long pause
The Trump administration announced the pause earlier this month while it reviewed what the money would be going toward, but released $1 billion of the nearly $7 billion last week.
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Biden's unconstitutional free ride for student loan borrowers ends August 1
Teaching students fiscal responsibility: The new guardrails rein in Biden-era student loan cancellation, reduces federal spending on loan forgiveness, and imposes stricter borrowing and repayment structures.
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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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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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Florida's Board of Governors rejects Santa Ono's bid to lead University of Florida
The Florida Board of Governors voted to reject Ono's bid for president in a 10-6 split, reversing its unanimous decision to approve his nomination last month.
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McMahon: Family, not government the future of learning
Moms for Liberty held a press conference on the steps of the higher court to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Pierce v. Society of Sisters.
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Watch Live: Moms for Liberty holds press conference in front of SCOTUS
The press conference starts at 1:30 p.m. EST.
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Education Department designates June 'Title IX' month amid quarrel over transgender athletes
The 1972 Title IX of the Educational Amendments was signed into law by former President Richard Nixon on June 23.
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OK school superintendent says state will keep fighting for religious liberty after SCOTUS ruling
Last month, the Supreme Court voted 4-4 to block the creation of a taxpayer-funded charter school in Oklahoma.