Education
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Brown President Christina H. Paxson announces plans to step down
Paxson has served as the Ivy League president for 15 years
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31 states decide to join federal school choice program
The Trump administration launched the school choice p in 2025 through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This created a federal income tax credit of up to $1,700 annually for individuals who donate to certified Scholarship Granting Organizations.
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Education Department probes allegations that a high school teacher made same-sex students to kiss
The department is also investigating a district in Washington state that displayed vials of testosterone as part of an LGBTQ Pride Month exhibit.
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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.
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Al-Qaeda, Iran's supreme leader praise pro-Palestine protests by U.S. students
Protests occurred earlier this spring, largely before graduation ceremonies, in response to Israel's war against Palestinian-backed Hamas in Gaza
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Millions of Americans over 55 still owe money on student debt: Survey
The Federal Reserve Board’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances found that 2.2 million United States citizens above the age of 55 are struggling to pay off their debts, just as they head towards the retirement