Education
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Taxpayers stuck paying off student loans for nonprofits’ employees: ‘It’s about who you work for’
Employees at any organization designated as a tax-exempt nonprofit is eligible for a federal student loan forgiveness program, even organizations who are avowedly anti-American.
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Joint HHS, Education Department effort for students with disabilities sparks teachers union backlash
The agreement elicited rainstorm of criticism from teachers unions, others.
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Education Department investigating three Michigan school district over alleged Title IX violations
Title IX also upholds biological differences between men and women and protects sex-segregated sports in K-12 public schools and higher education.
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Los Angeles school superintendent resigns amid federal investigation
The FBI raided former superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home and district office on Feb. 25, and remains under investigation.
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Feds plan for student loan interest rates could cost taxpayers
Federal student loan borrowers enrolled in automatic payments will be eligible for a 1% interest rate reduction beginning July 1.
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New Texas dashboard shows nearly 16,000 misconduct reports filed against teachers
New state law allows independent school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to be sued for employees who commit sexual misconduct.
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Education Department says it will cut student loan interest rates for borrowers in repayment plan
The department said borrowers who are already enrolled in an auto repayment plan do not need to take any further action and will automatically see their interest rates lowered by one percent beginning July 1.
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Education Sec McMahon announces HHS partnership to improve services for students with disabilities
McMahon says the collaboration will better inform services for students with disabilities.
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Education Department grants Indiana ‘Returning Education to the States’ waiver
Indiana is the third state to be approved for a waiver to cut federal bureaucracy, after Iowa and Louisiana.
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Female wrestler sues school district, Washington state over alleged assault by male competitor
Washington is among several states continuing to allow males who identify as female to compete against girls.
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Feds accuse UCLA of refusing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic ‘mob’
The complaint focuses on the months after the Oct. 7 attacks and into 2024.
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Ohio State University announces $100 million settlement in sexual assault cases
An independent investigation found Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male athletes and other students from the 1978 to 1998 and that coaches and administrators knew about it and failed to stop him.
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Harvard caps number of A’s professors give to undergrads, amid controversy over 'grade inflation'
Almost all universities face grade inflation; Harvard faculty decide to push back.