Education
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Judge blocks Education Department plan to cut grants to DEI programs
The DOE move came in 2025, shortly after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, and affected roughly $600 million in total grants.
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Parents threaten to sue district for exposing kids to transgender teacher, testing SCOTUS rulings
Wake County, North Carolina parents want notice and opt-out for any classes taught by cross-dressing male teacher who may have identified as "non-binary" in job interview, arguing recent Supreme Court precedents demand it.
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California school district loses court battle over parent notification policy
Chino Valley Unified School District Board President Sonja Shaw said she believes staff members will continue to make notifications if necessary in line with an amended district policy that removes any mention of gender.
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Democratic-Socialist influence in NYC sparks scrutiny of public education
The rapid growth and influence of the Democratic-Socialists of America (DSA) party in New York City may have serious consequences for public education, experts say.
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Higher education loses gains in public confidence earned in 2025, latest Gallup survey shows
Public confidence in higher education loses traction, on par with steady decades-long declines, but high costs, politics and the emergence of AI has shaped the polling in new ways.
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‘Detached from reality:’ School choice advocate blasts NEA president's annual assembly speech
Corey DeAngelis, a vocal opponent of the teachers union, speaks out against the NEA's political and social justice priorities as student outcomes suffer.
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Country's biggest teachers union has new leader, sway on Democratic politics not expected to change
Incoming president Princess Moss won the post as union president with 50.3% of votes.
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Taxpayers bear burden for federal student loans
Federal student loans differ significantly from private loans.
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Stealing from Students? Report finds $225M in K-12 fraud found across U.S. over six years
Open the Books, a federal spending watchdog, and the State Financial Officers Foundation, analyzed six years’ worth of reports from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General
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There is one issue on which teachers unions and conservative reformers agree
While disagreeing on most else, teacher unions and conservative education policy reformers share views on cellphone bans, AI guardrails in K-12 public schools.
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Florida Board of Education approves policy barring students non-citizens from colleges
None of the board members questioned or debated the policy.
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Pennsylvania teachers' pension fund has $41B shortfall, cites private equity as biggest drag
Public school worker pension fund last year missed the investment benchmark that officials set.
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Political science professor blames civic knowledge decline on failures in U.S. education
Most Americans today can’t name all five freedoms within the First Amendment, according to a survey released in September 2025.