Education
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Texas measure will make Biblical stories required reading in K-12 curriculum
Among the titles on the required reading would be an illustrated adaptation of the David and Goliath story for elementary students and Bible passages about Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis for students in junior high and high school.
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Indiana University ends employment of professor who taught that MAGA is covert white supremacy
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a free-speech group, is advocating on Adams' behalf through its fund that provides external legal representation to faculty to help them engage with their institutions' disciplinary or appeals processes.
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Taxpayers stuck paying off student loans for nonprofits’ employees: ‘It’s about who you work for’
Employees at any organization designated as a tax-exempt nonprofit is eligible for a federal student loan forgiveness program, even organizations who are avowedly anti-American.
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Oklahoma school chief touts 'America First' teacher test to prevent indoctrination in schools
Follow the science: Walters says that teachers in California are required to teach that there are 27 genders, and won't let that happen in Oklahoma. In a previous interview, Walters said he worked with Prager University to develop the test.
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Police find ‘no evidence' of active shooter at University of South Carolina as search concludes
USC issued an all-clear for campus just after 8 p.m.
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Education Dept. bans federal work-study funds from going to political activities on college campuses
The department said federal work-study funds should be used for jobs that give students "real-world work experience instead of political activities."
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Education Dept places five Virginia school districts on high-alert status over transgender bathrooms
The department said the five districts will now be on "high-risk status" which means that federal funding will be done by reimbursement only.
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Reversing Biden’s precedent, students complete student aid form in minutes at beta-testing event
Free Application for Federal Student Aid form must be completed by students to secure federal student aid.
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Virginia school districts reject Education Department's directive regarding transgender bathrooms
The Education Department found last month that the five Virginia districts violated Title IX by allowing students access to "intimate, sex-segregated facilities" based on the students' gender identity instead of their biological sex.
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America's richest county fights Trump to protect boys in girls' restrooms, but caves on pronouns
Independent candidate for school board accuses Democratic majority of endangering Latino families and "our most vulnerable learners" by protecting policy that could cancel $47 million from the feds.
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Justice Department claims George Washington University failed to adequately address antisemitism
The department said it will seek "immediate remediation" with the college, and will allow the university to enter a voluntary resolution agreement in order to avoid losing federal funding. If the school does not accept the terms, it could lose millions.
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School district must face 'deliberate indifference' claim by gender-confused girl alleging assault
Her lawyers believe it's the "the first court of appeals ruling to uphold a cause of action for student on student sexual harassment when gender identity is a factor."
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Trump admin seeking $1 billion settlement with UCLA: Report
Brown University and Columbia University are the only schools so far that have reached settlements with the Trump administration in order to restore their federal funding. Brown agreed to pay $200 million to end its case.