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Book ban battles pivot as challenges to more titles come from outside groups

Book challenges neared a record high in 2025, showing an increase in pressure from political groups and officials as opposed to parents, as well as...

23.04.2026 10

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74 percent say college students should be taught how to use AI: Survey

A Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday found a vast majority say college students should be taught how to use AI amid a boom in the...

22.04.2026 8

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Court reverses ruling blocking Ten Commandments displays in Texas

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday to allow Texas to require posters of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. In a 9-8...

22.04.2026 6

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Los Angeles limits classroom screen time

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) passed a resolution Thursday to limit screen times in all classrooms, with the school board saying the...

22.04.2026 5

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SDSU agrees to Title IX settlement over female athlete scholarships

San Diego State University (SDSU) on Monday agreed to a Title IX settlement after it was accused of giving less scholarship money to female athletes...

21.04.2026 6

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Liberals launch effort to counter Turning Point USA on college campuses

A liberal group is looking to counter the influence of conservative Turning Point USA on college campuses by launching its own club that invites...

21.04.2026 5

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Book bans mired at record high

The American Library Association (ALA) says book bans remain stubbornly high, announcing that 2025 saw the second-highest documented level of book...

20.04.2026 6

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Critics of Education Department changes see difficult path to restore agency after program closures

Another office at the Department of Education is on the chopping block after a year of efforts to dismantle the federal agency, pushing the hope of...

19.04.2026 10

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Tufts student detained by ICE returns to Turkey

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student that was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, has completed her Ph.D....

17.04.2026 6

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Screen time opponents target 1-on-1 devices in schools after success with cellphone bans

Personal laptops, Chromebooks and iPads are on the chopping block in many classrooms as parents and advocates look to expand efforts to limit...

15.04.2026 10

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Los Angeles schools strike last-minute deal, avoiding shutdown

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) struck a deal early Tuesday to avoid a walkout by three unions planned for the upcoming school day...

14.04.2026 5

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As AI pushes students to reconsider majors, universities struggle to adapt

A recent poll shows AI’s increasing role in how students decide on college majors, creating a rapidly developing situation for universities that are...

12.04.2026 10

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Title IX agreements on shaky ground after Education Department rescinds gender-identity deals

The Education Department took an unprecedented step this week to nullify Title IX agreements previous administrations had made with school districts...

11.04.2026 10

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Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil appeal

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a final order of removal for Mahmoud Khalil on Thursday after the board denied his bid for the...

10.04.2026 10

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Minnesota districts, teachers ask for restoration of immigration enforcement limits near schools

Two school districts in Minnesota and a teachers union went to court Wednesday to challenge the Trump administration’s lift on a ban that kept...

09.04.2026 4

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Appeals court allows Iowa to enforce book bans, restrictions on LBGTQ topics in classes

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday to allow Iowa to enforce a ban on LBGTQ books and topics in public school classrooms after a lower...

07.04.2026 10

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Education Department rescinds previous Title IX agreements with schools over gender identity

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights said Monday it would rescind Title IX agreements that six schools made with the federal government...

06.04.2026 6

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Trump floats letting states handle day care. Advocates call it a lead balloon

President Trump's suggestion this week that the federal government should step away from day care and leave the matter to the states landed with a...

04.04.2026 10

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'Incredibly chilling': Advocacy groups raise alarm over Trump's demand for list of Jewish faculty at Penn

Jewish groups are raising alarms over a judge's ruling this week that the University of Pennsylvania must turn over contact information for Jewish...

03.04.2026 10

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Almost half of college students have considered changing majors due to potential AI impact: Polling

A poll released Thursday found almost half of college students have considered switching majors due to AI as its impact on the workforce grows. The...

02.04.2026 9

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Strikes on Iranian universities raise war crime questions, fears of retaliation

The same universities where students were protesting the Iranian regime weeks ago have shown up as rubble in news footage of the war. Almost two dozen...

02.04.2026 10

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Six charged with hate crime after allegedly attacking Jewish student from University of Pittsburgh

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that six men from around the Pittsburgh-area have been charged after it says they attacked a Jewish...

01.04.2026 7

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Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move LGBTQ books from children's to adult section

The Rutherford County Library Board in Tennessee fired its top librarian for refusing to move LBGTQ books out of the children's section. The board...

01.04.2026 7

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Feds investigate Fairfax County Public Schools over undocumented immigrant charged with groping girls

The Education Department announced Tuesday it is investigating Fairfax County Public Schools over reports that an undocumented immigrant sexually...

31.03.2026 5

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Student loan borrowers face deadline to leave SAVE: What's next?

The Education Department has added another curveball into the student loan changes set for this summer, telling millions of borrowers they need to get...

31.03.2026 10

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DOJ sues Minnesota, alleging Title IX violations over transgender athletes

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Minnesota on Monday for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender girls on women’s sports teams,...

30.03.2026 6

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Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit challenging in-state tuition for undocumented students in Minnesota

United States District Judge Katherine Menendez has dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to Minnesota law that allows in-state tuition for...

30.03.2026 8

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GOP calls to get undocumented children out of public schools grow

Republicans are ramping up talks of overturning Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court decision that gave undocumented children rights to a free public...

30.03.2026 10

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Education Department sets deadline for student loan borrowers to get out of SAVE Plan

The Education Department announced Friday that student loan borrowers will have to get out of the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan...

27.03.2026 10

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Education Department, greatly reduced by Trump, changing DC headquarters

The Department of Education announced on Thursday it would be moving out of its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., which has been 70 percent...

26.03.2026 10

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Trump administration opens investigations into 3 medical schools

The Trump administration has opened investigations into three medical schools, saying it has concerns about potential race-based discrimination in...

26.03.2026 8

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Trump's efforts to collect race-based college admissions data lead to fears of retaliation

One court case is what stands between the Trump administration and race-based data from colleges regarding admissions, which could be used to go after...

26.03.2026 10

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Trump goes for round 2 in court against Harvard, UCLA

The Trump administration is taking another swing at Harvard University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), filing antisemitism...

25.03.2026 20

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Trump administration launches two more Harvard probes

The Trump administration announced on Monday two new civil rights investigations into Harvard, ramping up its latest attacks against the country’s...

24.03.2026 10

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Student misbehavior is still up — and teachers want parents to do more about it

Student behavior in the classroom is not improving, and teachers want parents to do more. An Education Week survey released this month found 64...

22.03.2026 20

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Trump's push to abolish the Education Department reaches student loan portfolio

One year after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the shuttering of the Education Department, the agency has taken its biggest step...

20.03.2026 20

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Education Department shifting student loan responsibilities to Treasury

The Education Department announced on Thursday that it is moving some of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, the latest and largest...

19.03.2026 10

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Colleges struggle to keep up with growing mental health problems

Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to combat the long-growing...

18.03.2026 40

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Judge orders Texas voucher program deadline extended amid controversy over exclusion of Islamic schools

U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ruled Tuesday that Texas must extend its deadline for private schools to apply for the state’s voucher program...

17.03.2026 7

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College Republicans sue over Florida chapter deactivation

College Republicans filed a lawsuit against the University of Florida (UF) after its chapter was shut down due to alleged antisemitic behavior. The...

17.03.2026 9

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Last protester detained in Trump campus crackdown released

The last protester who was detained by the Trump administration during its crackdown on pro-Palestinian college activists was released Monday from...

17.03.2026 10

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Judge permanently blocks Ten Commandment displays at several Arkansas school districts

A judge ruled Monday to permanently bar several school districts from following Arkansas’s law to display the Ten Commandments in public school...

17.03.2026 10

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SAT test prep industry faces sink or swim moment with AI

AI is set to revolutionize standardized test preparation, with some companies seeing opportunity while others predict the industry’s downfall....

17.03.2026 20

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Judge temporarily halts Trump demand for race-based admissions data from universities

A judge ruled on Friday to temporarily stall efforts by the Trump administrations demanding race-based admissions data from universities. U.S....

16.03.2026 9

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Texas, Florida face pushback over efforts to exclude Islamic schools from school voucher programs

Texas and Florida are facing criticism and potential legal challenges over moves to exclude Islamic schools from their school voucher programs. Both...

15.03.2026 30

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Universities slow hiring, faculty navigate rocky future amid Trump attacks on higher education

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities have led to a slowdown in hiring, with international academics particularly caught in the...

14.03.2026 20

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Experts warn parents, educators to get ahead on Iran war conversations

Parents and educators are navigating difficult conversations about the war with Iran as students of all ages see disturbing news and images online...

12.03.2026 50

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Blue states sue Trump administration over new race-based reporting requirements for colleges

Seventeen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over new race-based reporting requirements for universities targeting...

11.03.2026 10

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Reading scores for young kids lag years after pandemic: Research

New research shows students who were not school age during the COVID-19 pandemic are struggling to catch up in reading despite avoiding the classroom...

10.03.2026 10

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Noncitizen academics allege Trump immigration policy suppressing protected speech

A group of noncitizen academics is challenging the Trump administration over immigration policies that allegedly violate their First Amendment rights....

10.03.2026 10

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