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College and University Tenure Reform Gaining Momentum in Several States
Recent laws require performance reviews that determine whether faculty members are effective teachers, not just researchers and scholarly journal writers.
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San Francisco Teachers’ Strike Ends After Tentative Deal
About 50,000 students across 120 schools got an unexpected week off from class as the union rejected the district’s counteroffer from earlier negotiations.
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DOJ Files Lawsuit Accusing Harvard of Withholding Admissions Documents on Race
In a new complaint, the Justice Department says it wants the documents to determine whether the college is complying with a 2023 Supreme Court decision.
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Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal, Legitimate Autism Centers Face Closure
‘The kids are going to be the collateral damage,’ says the owner of an autism center on the brink of closure because of funding roadblocks.
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Conservatives Attempt to Reframe Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The Greater Than campaign argues same-sex marriage harms children and the family unit.
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American Colleges Received $5.2 Billion in Foreign Funding in 2025, Education Department Reveals
Qatar was the top foreign funder, pouring in more than $1 billion into American educational institutions in 2025.
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‘They Shouldn’t Be a Political Prop’: Parents Raise Concerns Over Student Anti-ICE Walkouts
A wave of anti-ICE protests has spread to schools, and some parents are concerned about safety and what they describe as ideological indoctrination.
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Texas Reports Record Surge of School Choice Program Applications
The $1 billion program funds school vouchers and other options.
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Pentagon to Cut Academic Ties With Harvard, Hegseth Says
The secretary of war said the Ivy League school promotes ideology misaligned with military values.
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Governments Should Pull Funding If Schools Don’t Address Bullying: Civil Rights Board Vice Chair
Civil rights commissioner is alarmed that no schools were deemed persistently dangerous in 2021–2022 despite 1.2 million violent offenses in K–12 nationwide.
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Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
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Some States Eyeing More Extensive Anti-DEI Measures in Higher Education
In Arizona, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act is expected to go to a public referendum, the Goldwater Institute said.
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Trump Says Administration Will Seek $1 Billion in Damages From Harvard
Trump alleged that Harvard University had engaged in criminal conduct.
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Education Department Proposes to Lower Higher Education Costs, Student Debt
A new student loan repayment plan seeks to ensure that loan balances of low-income borrowers do not increase despite them making payments.
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California Public Schools Hid ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents, Education Department Says
The state Department of Education was issued a corrective action plan that required school leaders to share student records with parents.
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Abbott Freezes H-1B Hiring at Texas Universities
The Texas governor’s letter to state agency heads also requires them to disclose information about existing H-1B status workers.
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Yale to Offer Free Tuition to Families Earning Less Than $200,000
The Ivy League Institution now offers incentives similar to those offered by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Education Department Moves to Overhaul College Accreditation Rules
A new round of rulemaking aims to make it easier for new accrediting agencies to enter the market and for colleges to switch accreditors.
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College and University Tenure Reform Gaining Momentum in Several States
Recent laws require performance reviews that determine whether faculty members are effective teachers, not just researchers and scholarly journal writers.
|
San Francisco Teachers’ Strike Ends After Tentative Deal
About 50,000 students across 120 schools got an unexpected week off from class as the union rejected the district’s counteroffer from earlier negotiations.
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DOJ Files Lawsuit Accusing Harvard of Withholding Admissions Documents on Race
In a new complaint, the Justice Department says it wants the documents to determine whether the college is complying with a 2023 Supreme Court decision.
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Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal, Legitimate Autism Centers Face Closure
‘The kids are going to be the collateral damage,’ says the owner of an autism center on the brink of closure because of funding roadblocks.
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Conservatives Attempt to Reframe Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The Greater Than campaign argues same-sex marriage harms children and the family unit.
|
American Colleges Received $5.2 Billion in Foreign Funding in 2025, Education Department Reveals
Qatar was the top foreign funder, pouring in more than $1 billion into American educational institutions in 2025.
|
‘They Shouldn’t Be a Political Prop’: Parents Raise Concerns Over Student Anti-ICE Walkouts
A wave of anti-ICE protests has spread to schools, and some parents are concerned about safety and what they describe as ideological indoctrination.
|
Texas Reports Record Surge of School Choice Program Applications
The $1 billion program funds school vouchers and other options.
|
Pentagon to Cut Academic Ties With Harvard, Hegseth Says
The secretary of war said the Ivy League school promotes ideology misaligned with military values.
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Governments Should Pull Funding If Schools Don’t Address Bullying: Civil Rights Board Vice Chair
Civil rights commissioner is alarmed that no schools were deemed persistently dangerous in 2021–2022 despite 1.2 million violent offenses in K–12 nationwide.
|
Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
|
Some States Eyeing More Extensive Anti-DEI Measures in Higher Education
In Arizona, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act is expected to go to a public referendum, the Goldwater Institute said.
|
Trump Says Administration Will Seek $1 Billion in Damages From Harvard
Trump alleged that Harvard University had engaged in criminal conduct.
|
Education Department Proposes to Lower Higher Education Costs, Student Debt
A new student loan repayment plan seeks to ensure that loan balances of low-income borrowers do not increase despite them making payments.
|
California Public Schools Hid ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents, Education Department Says
The state Department of Education was issued a corrective action plan that required school leaders to share student records with parents.
|
Abbott Freezes H-1B Hiring at Texas Universities
The Texas governor’s letter to state agency heads also requires them to disclose information about existing H-1B status workers.
|
Yale to Offer Free Tuition to Families Earning Less Than $200,000
The Ivy League Institution now offers incentives similar to those offered by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
|
Education Department Moves to Overhaul College Accreditation Rules
A new round of rulemaking aims to make it easier for new accrediting agencies to enter the market and for colleges to switch accreditors.
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