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Colleges around the US cautiously navigate Trump's DEI crackdown
Read full article: Colleges around the US cautiously navigate Trump's DEI crackdownAround the United States, colleges and universities are cautiously navigating the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian group for 2 years
Read full article: The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian group for 2 yearsA pro-Palestinian group at the University of Michigan has been suspended for two years and will lose its funding in connection with protestersโ demands for divestiture from companies doing business with Israel.
US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term
Read full article: US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first termSchools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created during President Donald Trumpโs first term, with requirements for live hearings and more protections for accused students.
Serbian anti-graft protesters march to a northern city and plan to block bridges
Read full article: Serbian anti-graft protesters march to a northern city and plan to block bridgesHundreds of students have marched through the Serbian countryside, taking their anti-graft protest to the northern city of Novi Sad, where they plan to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this weekend.
Montgomery County Public Schools offering round-the-clock counseling for students
Read full article: Montgomery County Public Schools offering round-the-clock counseling for studentsMontgomery County Public Schools is offering free mental health help for students even when theyโre not in the classroom through a service called Reach Out by Gaggle.
Green Valley Elementary Cardinal STEM Academy shine at National Robotics Competition
Read full article: Green Valley Elementary Cardinal STEM Academy shine at National Robotics CompetitionThe Cardinal STEM Academy program with Green Valley Elementary went to East Tennessee university this past Saturday and competed against schools from Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina and showed incredible success.
Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump
Read full article: Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from TrumpTennessee lawmakers have approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money on private schools regardless of income.
Multiple Southwest Virginia Schools closed due to flu outbreaks and lack of staff
Read full article: Multiple Southwest Virginia Schools closed due to flu outbreaks and lack of staffMultiple schools in our area have closed this week due to a flu outbreak that has affected students and staff. Snow Creek Elementary, Christian Heritage Academy, and Natural Bridge Elementary have temporarily closed due to the outbreak.
Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
Read full article: Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campusesPresident Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as โcritical race theoryโ and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.
Despite chaos over Trump White House's funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available
Read full article: Despite chaos over Trump White House's funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still availableA temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid.
Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programs
Read full article: Trump looks to repurpose federal money to expand school choice programsPrivate school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
Read full article: US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national examNew results from a national exam find that Americaโs children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math.
What Trump's funding freeze could mean for universities, nonprofits and more
Read full article: What Trump's funding freeze could mean for universities, nonprofits and moreA White House directive to pause federal grants and loans has raised uncertainty for many universities, states and nonprofit organizations.
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
Read full article: Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal moneyAs the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nationโs neediest families and children.
Oklahoma proposal requires parents to provide immigration status when enrolling students
Read full article: Oklahoma proposal requires parents to provide immigration status when enrolling studentsParents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their childโs U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal rule approved by the State Board of Education.
Police deem social media post targeting William Byrd campus โnot credibleโ
Read full article: Police deem social media post targeting William Byrd campus โnot credibleโThe Roanoke County Police Department investigated and determined the post targeting the William Byrd campus was not credible, according to a statement from Roanoke County Public Schools.
Ivy League won't join $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement, clings to academics and amateurism
Read full article: Ivy League won't join $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement, clings to academics and amateurismThe Ivy League will not join the antitrust settlement that allows schools to pay their players directly.
Supreme Court will weigh approval for USโ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
Read full article: Supreme Court will weigh approval for USโ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in OklahomaThe Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nationโs first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.
Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites in Trump crackdown
Read full article: Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites in Trump crackdownSeveral federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President Donald Trumpโs executive order cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Students discover alternative career paths through apprenticeship program
Read full article: Students discover alternative career paths through apprenticeship programStudents from across the Roanoke valley are getting new opportunities to learn outside the classroom in the student registered apprenticeship program.
Utah Republicans take aim at teachers unions amid political clash over education
Read full article: Utah Republicans take aim at teachers unions amid political clash over educationUtah lawmakers have advanced a bill that experts say would establish one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.
Trump won't ban immigration arrests at school. Some families are now weighing school attendance
Read full article: Trump won't ban immigration arrests at school. Some families are now weighing school attendanceAs President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.
As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA
Read full article: As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAAA court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports.
Supreme Court will hear case of Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in their kids' classes
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear case of Maryland parents who object to LGBTQ books in their kids' classesThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from parents in suburban Washington who want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.
IMSA brings 27 STEM-focused high school students to Daytona to learn about jobs in motorsports
Read full article: IMSA brings 27 STEM-focused high school students to Daytona to learn about jobs in motorsportsIMSA arranged for 27 high school students who excel in STEM programs to come to the speedway to educate the teens on how many opportunities exist in motorsports for those interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Bail denied for American captured in France and accused of assaulting Pennsylvania student
Read full article: Bail denied for American captured in France and accused of assaulting Pennsylvania studentAn American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said โSo I raped youโ has been ordered jailed without bail.
Meet Ayanna Stamps-Glover, Lynchburg City Schoolsโ 2024-25 Teacher of the Year
Read full article: Meet Ayanna Stamps-Glover, Lynchburg City Schoolsโ 2024-25 Teacher of the YearA true team player. Passionate. Innovative. Those were some of the words used to describe Ayanna Stamps-Glover, a special education teacher who has been named the 2024-25 Lynchburg City Schools (LCS) Teacher of the Year.
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
Read full article: Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletesThe U.S. Department of Education says plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX.
Virginia school districts secure more than $201,000 in grants to boost breakfast programs
Read full article: Virginia school districts secure more than $201,000 in grants to boost breakfast programsSeveral school districts across the Commonwealth will be receiving thousands of dollars to make sure students can start their day off with a full stomach.
Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements
Read full article: Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreementsMany colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza.
Biden administration cancels loans for 260,000 former Ashford University students
Read full article: Biden administration cancels loans for 260,000 former Ashford University studentsMore than 260,000 former students of the now-defunct for-profit Ashford University are getting their student loans erased as the Biden administration presses ahead with debt forgiveness in its final days.
Biden's education chief says he avoided 'culture wars' despite goading from GOP governors
Read full article: Biden's education chief says he avoided 'culture wars' despite goading from GOP governorsWhile Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes, President Joe Bidenโs education chief said he was focused on what matters โ putting more social workers in schools, expanding summer school and building a pipeline of new teachers.
Florida bill would ban students in the US without legal permission from some public universities
Read full article: Florida bill would ban students in the US without legal permission from some public universitiesA Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some of the stateโs public colleges and universities from admitting students who are in the country without legal permission.
Jon Hamm of 'Mad Men' fame is named Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year
Read full article: Jon Hamm of 'Mad Men' fame is named Hasty Pudding's Man of the YearAward winning actor Jon Hamm, best known for his roles on โMad Menโ and, more recently, on โFargoโ and โLandman,โ has been named 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard Universityโs Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Montgomery Co. Schools to use cameras, AI to catch drivers illegally passing school buses
Read full article: Montgomery Co. Schools to use cameras, AI to catch drivers illegally passing school busesMontgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County Sheriffโs Office are cracking down on drivers illegally passing school buses.
Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden โ despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan
Read full article: Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden โ despite the collapse of his forgiveness planDespite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans โ more than any other president in U.S. history.
VDOE set to hold virtual feedback session on school-connected overdose guidelines on Monday
Read full article: VDOE set to hold virtual feedback session on school-connected overdose guidelines on MondayThe Virginia Department of Education wants to hear from you on its suggested guidance to help local schools create effective action plans for school-connected overdose and timely parental notification.
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools continue work to curb chronic absenteeism
Read full article: Alleghany Highlands Public Schools continue work to curb chronic absenteeismAlleghany Highlands Public Schools has made significant progress in their initiative to curb chronic absenteeism in their schools.
States are preparing to help or thwart Trump's second-term plans
Read full article: States are preparing to help or thwart Trump's second-term plansAs President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, many elected officials in Republican and Democratic states are preparing to either aid or oppose his policies.
Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans
Read full article: Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plansConservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state.
Botetourt County Public Schools impacted by PowerSchool data breach
Read full article: Botetourt County Public Schools impacted by PowerSchool data breachPowerSchool, an international provider of education administration software, suffered a cybersecurity incident in December that may have impacted Botetourt County Public Schools data, BCPS said on Thursday.
Judge scraps Biden's Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
Read full article: Judge scraps Biden's Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ studentsThe Biden administrationโs Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the presidentโs authority.
Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, 'sexuality content'
Read full article: Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, 'sexuality content'Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their childโs health care or preparing to present lessons involving sexuality or gender.
Schools around the US are weighing responses to possible immigration raids
Read full article: Schools around the US are weighing responses to possible immigration raidsSchools around the country are reviewing what to do if immigration agents come knocking as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office after campaigning on a pledge to deport millions of people.
Governor seeks resignation of Western New Mexico University board after spending revelations
Read full article: Governor seeks resignation of Western New Mexico University board after spending revelationsNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked for the immediate resignation of regents at Western New Mexico State University after revelations of wasteful spending and failures in financial oversight.
Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by
Read full article: Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get byOne-third of Turkey's children live in poverty, with many forced to work to support their struggling families.
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
Read full article: Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutionalA federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called โharmfulโ materials to minors.
Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice
Read full article: Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justiceThirty years after Florida required schools to teach African American history, how the subject is taught remains inconsistent across Florida classrooms, a review by The Associated Press has found.
University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Read full article: University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protestsThe U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.
AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
Read full article: AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness itArtificial intelligence holds the promise of helping countless other students with a range of visual, speech, language and hearing impairments to execute tasks that come easily to others.
White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt
Read full article: White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debtPresident Joe Bidenโs administration has started to withdraw pending regulations that wonโt be finalized by the time he leaves office.
International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration
Read full article: International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inaugurationSome U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.
Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths
Read full article: Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deathsA judge has refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder.
Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties
Read full article: Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep tiesAn official at the Wisconsin school where a student shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student says the 15-year-old was in her first semester there.
New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffeโs impact as a teacher in New Hampshire
Read full article: New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffeโs impact as a teacher in New HampshireA new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges
Read full article: Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit allegesNew filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.
Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attack
Read full article: Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attackPolice say the shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin this week brought two guns to the school.
Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Read full article: Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shootingCommunity members in Wisconsin are continuing to wrestle with grief and calling for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others.
Boston plans to renovate a crumbling stadium for its new women's soccer team. Not everyone is happy
Read full article: Boston plans to renovate a crumbling stadium for its new women's soccer team. Not everyone is happyBoston is planning to renovate a crumbling stadium in one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods for its new professional women's soccer team.
Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a 'combination of factors'
Read full article: Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a 'combination of factors'Investigators in Wisconsin are trying to determine a motive in a school shooting that left a teacher and a student dead and two other children in critical condition.
Things to know about the shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin
Read full article: Things to know about the shooting at a Christian school in WisconsinPolice in Madison, Wisconsin, believe multiple factors prompted a 15-year-old student to open fire at a private Christian school, but they declined to share those Tuesday.
The Latest: Teacher and a student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin
Read full article: The Latest: Teacher and a student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in WisconsinA student opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another student in the final week before Christmas break.
Florida State's Norvell agrees to restructured contract that gives $4.5M to fundraising campaign
Read full article: Florida State's Norvell agrees to restructured contract that gives $4.5M to fundraising campaignFlorida State and Mike Norvell have agreed to a restructured contract that includes the football coach contributing $4.5 million of his 2025 salary to help launch a fundraising campaign amid the sport's changing financial landscape.
Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps
Read full article: Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing appsReliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.
Bedford County Public Schools to require locked phone pouches starting January 2025
Read full article: Bedford County Public Schools to require locked phone pouches starting January 2025Beginning January 6, 2025, secondary school students in Bedford County will be required to adhere to a new cell phone policy in accordance with Governor Glenn Youngkinโs Executive Order 33.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissionsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions policy for the cityโs elite high schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent.
Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender studentsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school districtโs guidance for supporting transgender students.
A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Read full article: A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to ChappellVice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the most talked-about people this year.
What to know about Wisconsin's collective bargaining law for public workers
Read full article: What to know about Wisconsin's collective bargaining law for public workersA judgeโs overturning of Wisconsinโs 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions were formed 65 years ago.
Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic
Read full article: Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemicYears after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance.
Brown University transfers ownership of a portion of its land to Pokanoket Indian Tribe
Read full article: Brown University transfers ownership of a portion of its land to Pokanoket Indian TribeBrown University has transferred ownership of a portion of its land in Bristol, Rhode Island to a preservation trust established by the Pokanoket Indian Tribe.
Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Read full article: Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rightsWisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law.
Nearly 500 schools in Virginia awarded $12 million in school security equipment grants
Read full article: Nearly 500 schools in Virginia awarded $12 million in school security equipment grantsClose to 500 schools and nearly 100 school divisions across the Commonwealth have been awarded $12 million in school security equipment grants, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
A new chancellor is elected for Oxford University's 800-year-old post
Read full article: A new chancellor is elected for Oxford University's 800-year-old postFormer U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most prestigious positions in British academia.
Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
Read full article: Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportationsRegardless of whether President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, educators around the U.S. are bracing for upheaval.