Education
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US Education Department takes action to protect parental rights in Kansas
More than 1,200 school districts still have policies that keep students' gender identities hidden from parents, expert says.
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Female-only sports symbol 'XX' gets boost as appeals court rejects school district's censorship
Silently wearing a wristband to protest a male player on the opposing girls' soccer team is far from harassment and caused no disruption, liberal 1st Circuit finds. WNBA under legal microscope for ongoing response to protests.
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Education Department moves to remove Bar Association's authority to accredit law schools
The Trump administration has accused the legal organization of promoting progressive agendas, including pushing law schools to adopt diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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Education Dept tells student loan borrowers to exit Biden's 'illegal' SAVE plan by summer's end
The Department of Education said 7.5 million borrowers are still enrolled in the program, but they must all enroll in an alternative repayment plan by Sept. 29.
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New Jersey schools may face legal challenge over gender policy
If the district does not comply, the Thomas More Society said it will seek an injunction similar to the one it obtained against California in Mirabelli v. Bonta.
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Justice Department opens investigations into three medical schools over alleged race-based admission
The investigations, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, are into Stanford University, the Ohio State University and the University of California San Diego.
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California school district spends over $900K on DEI programs
Merced City School District has about 20% of students are proficient in math and 33% in reading.
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UCLA sued over records on anti-Israel activist
The Goldwater Institute claims UCLA is hiding records from the public about what “radicals” have been teaching on campus.
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Travis Kelce's alma mater destroyed department head for ignoring unofficial DEI hiring policy: suit
Brian Calfano hired qualified white woman who was soon sexually harassed by colleague who wanted DEI hire, spurring two probes against Calfano that nearly drove him to suicide. Feds warn accreditors on DEI again.
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Education Department says Treasury will take over some federal student loan responsibilities
The Treasury and Education departments launched the Federal Student Assistance Partnership, which will enhance oversight of federal student aid programs and help return defaulted borrowers to repayment.
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Los Angeles schools union says it is ready to strike
A union rally is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. local time Wednesday afternoon at
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Facing federal defunding, schools claim courts require them to let males play on female teams
California State University runs to court same day its lawyer rejects feds' resolution conditions for letting male Blaire Fleming play on women's volleyball team. Arizona Democrat tells Fleming opponent she's just not competitive enough.
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Appeals court rejects California's request to partially restore 'gender secrecy' policies
The Golden State claimed the permanent injunction by a district court violated the "reasoning" of a Supreme Court order upholding it, but the 9th Circuit told California to ask the district judge to revise the injunction.