Education
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IRS issues rules for education tax credit designed to encourage donations for student scholarships
Thirty states have already opted into program.
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Newsom signs law easing rules requiring students to learn English, change will impact 1 million
Nearly 1 million California students designated as English learners will no longer have to pass a set of tests and benchmarks to exit the program,
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Trump Education Department finalizes revised Title IX rules
The final is set for formal publication on Tuesday and comes in the wake of a court decision striking down Biden-era rules that beefed up protections for transgender individuals.
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Texas A&M president to resign Friday over backlash regarding viral gender ideology video
Texas A&M Chancellor Glenn Hegar said the board has received Welsh's resignation, but his last day will be on Friday. An interim president has not yet been announced.
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Tuition increase on the horizon for new in-state students in NC
Citing inflation, the chair of the UNC University System governing board, Wendy Murphy, on Thursday gave a green light to system schools to request “moderate” tuition increases of up to 3% for in-state students.
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Survey: Teachers not optimistic about the future of education
The 2025 Back to School Survey conducted by the CEA pulled answers from 1,000 teachers across all states, with a majority having taught for over 20 years. The survey showed teachers' concerns on topics such as mental health, distractions and student behavior.
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School district defends threatening girls if they object to males in their restroom, risking probe
U.S. Department of Education found Virginia's Loudoun County Public Schools violated Title IX by punishing boys who objected to girl in their locker room, same behavior Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public Schools now defends.
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Education Department boosts federal funding for HBCUs by nearly $500 million
The department said new funds will also go to charter schools to support education choice in fiscal year 2025, tribal colleges and to a new government program and competition that fosters interest in American history and civics.
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Tuberville says conservatives need to keep up dialogue at universities in memory of Charlie Kirk
Kirk was killed at a rally at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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DOJ memo directs Civil Rights Division to I.D. threats to parental rights in schools
"We are restoring the rule of law and returning the federal government to the people it serves. This Department stands with America's parents," she concluded.
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McMahon outlines recommendations to make higher education 'great again'
McMahon, who is currently on a 50-state tour that seeks to return education to the states, told an audience at Michigan's Hillsdale College that she is devoted to fixing problems within the current college system.
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Alan Dershowitz said he's been invited to Harvard to speak about Israel for first time in 11 years
Dershowitz criticized the United Kingdom for its recent crackdown on free speech.
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Northwestern University president resigns as Trump admin scrutinizes schools
Schill made no mention of specific administration efforts or policies, but merely noted that "difficult problems remain, particularly at the federal level."