Education
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Education Department probes LA school district's handling of teachers accused of sexual misconduct
The policy impacts teachers who are credibly accused of sexual harassment of a student, failing to report suspected child abuse, behavior with a student that is motivated by sexual interest and creating, selling, or using child pornography.
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Cornell president claims to be victim of harassment after accusation of backing car into protester
Protesters have countered the president's description of the encounter, claiming the leader backed into one demonstrator and ran over the foot of another.
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Education Department investigates all-female Smith College for admitting males who ID as women
The Education Department argues that the exemption from the discrimination protections in Title IX, which allows institutions to have single-sex student bodies, applies only to biological sex and not subjective gender identity.
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Education Department sets cap on graduate school loans
Typical graduate student loans will now be capped at $20,500 annually and $100,000 in total, while loans for professional students will be capped at $50,000 annually and $200,00 in total, according to a federal register notice.
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States consider drones to stop school shootings
Florida’s legislature has appropriated $557,000 to have drones in the Broward, Leon, and Volusia school districts.
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ISU strike enters third week; union sues over alleged strikebreaking
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1110 union called for a strike April 8 after contract negotiations with Illinois State fell through
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Baylor makes TPUSA event students only due to counter programming on campus
The Turning Point USA event was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern and featured Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and border czar Tom Homan.
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With Supreme Court MIA on schools deceiving parents, Trump administration and red states plow ahead
Justices reject case that "squarely raised the question" of schools hiding students' gender identity but can still take a similar "fully briefed" case, plaintiffs' lawyer says. Districts rebut feds' findings, blast process as bad faith.
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Federal court upholds Texas law requiring display of Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
"This is one of the most important religious liberty victories for Texas in our glorious history," said Jonathan Saenz, president and attorney for Texas Values, which defended the law.
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Investigation details ex-Ohio State University president’s misuse of office
Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned last month as president of Ohio State after admitting to an “inappropriate” relationship with the woman, Krisanthe Vlachos.
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George Washington University hires judge overseeing its own antisemitism suit to teach ethics course
Legal experts contend that the situation raises clear ethical concerns
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Idaho law ends use of public funds for teachers’ union
Law bars school districts from facilitating payroll deductions for union dues and restricted use of public resources to assist unions.
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Teachers union, labor bureaucrats make 'end run' around parents, democracy, district tells SCOTUS
California denies constitutionally protected parental rights and due process by subjecting school district's gender identity disclosure policy to regulatory proceeding with no real judicial review, petition says.