Education
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Harvard says 3 students recently had visas revoked, amid Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism
Administrators at Harvard found out about the visas being revoked during a "routine records review."
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University issues public apology after student behind antisemitic abuse pleads guilty: Report
Nedivi had alleged verbal and physical abuse by another student
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Trump admin. suspends $500M in funding to Brown University over antisemitism issues
After the war began multiple anti-Israel protests broke out on college campuses with some students getting arrested.
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Texas Senate unanimously passes first measure in Teacher Bill of Rights package
Bill allocates nearly $5 billion to implement pay raises for public school teachers and includes incentives for additional pay, liability protection, and other provisions.
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Trump Education nominee Linda McMahon backs plan to abolish department
McMahon has already been confirmed by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Columbia University hires former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Columbia said there was no political pressure to hire Pompeo.
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Few schools have updates on their evaluations of Trump’s DEI executive order
Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order called for “termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI.”
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‘Unacceptable breach’: Columbia apologizes for lab with pro-Palestinian sentiment in it
An astronomy lab contained pro-Palestinain sentiments in it.
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Schools in at least 46 states embrace DEI, face losing federal funding
Trump’s recent executive order means those schools must drop the policies or face losing federal funding.
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Superintendents association tells members that it can ignore Education Department's DEI order
The association said the guidance was not "very convincing" and that the order is not expected to successfully beat any legal challenges.
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Idaho Senate passes school choice bill, heads to governor's desk
Proposal would give qualifying families a $5,000 tax credit per student to cover private education expenses.
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Trump administration tells universities to end DEI programs before deadline or risk losing funding
The Department of Education on Feb. 14 put out a memo that said schools had to stop using “racial preferences” when considering hiring in admissions, financial aid or other areas.
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Cellphone ban begins in Los Angeles Unified School District
Nation’s second largest school district voted 5-2 in June to ban cellphones, smartwatches, AirPods and earbuds during school hours.