Education

List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to…

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Former school athletic director gets 4 months in jail in racist AI deepfake case

BALTIMORE -- A former high school athletics director accused of using artificial intelligence to create a racist and antisemitic deepfake…

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19 states sue Trump administration over push to end diversity programs in public schools

CONCORD, N.H. -- Nineteen states that refused to comply with a Trump administration directive aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and…

1 week ago

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of…

1 week ago

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of…

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Florida teacher loses job for using student’s chosen name in violation of state law

VIERA, Fla. -- School district officials on Florida's Space Coast aren't renewing the contract of a teacher who used a…

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Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel driving force behind antisemitism in US

NEW YORK -- The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high…

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Police investigate shooting on subway platform that led to Harvard students sheltering in place

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Transit police in Boston were investigating a shooting on a subway platform near Harvard University on Sunday…

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Texas lawmakers advance school choice bill after nearly 11 hours of debate

After nearly 11 hours of debate, the Texas House approved early Thursday a controversial bill that would provide eligible families…

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Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont

A federal judge on Friday ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana to be…

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