Education
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Columbia University's interim president resigns a week after federal funding deal
Claire Shipman, the co-chair of the board of trustees, will immediately assume the role of acting president. Armstrong will return to the school's Irving Medical Center.
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House passes legislation to keep foreign influence out of higher education
The DETERRENT Act passed in a 241 to 169 vote.
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DHS agents detain Tufts University student for alleged participation in pro-Hamas activities
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was leaving her home in Somerville Tuesday evening where she was stopped by authorities for no reason, according to her lawyer.
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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.
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Cellphone ban begins in Los Angeles Unified School District
Nation’s second largest school district voted 5-2 in June to ban cellphones, smartwatches, AirPods and earbuds during school hours.
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Higher education in Pennsylvania faces declining enrollment, federal uncertainty
Recent years have seen the consolidation of six of the state universities into two, Commonwealth and PennWest.
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Cornell evaluating Trump’s DEI executive order, NYU has no comment
“As more concrete information becomes available, we will provide guidance on how the executive orders and other directives may impact our programs and community members,” a Cornell spokesman said.
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Trump's Department of Education says public schools could lose federal funding if DEI policies stay
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency published the letter on X.
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Oklahoma schools superintendent: Plan to ask parents about immigration status 'common sense'
GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt says he will stop the plan that's being pushed by state Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.
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Linda McMahon to face Senate confirmation hearing for Education secretary on Thursday
McMahon's confirmation hearing comes a week after the president announced that he would like to eliminate the Department of Education.