Education Nov 26 Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth More U.S. schools are rethinking traditional Thanksgiving lessons that focus on the English settlers but teach little about Native Americans.
Education Nov 12 Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions A federal appeals in court has upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.
Education Sep 17 Infection rates soar in college towns as students return An Associated Press analysis found that among the 50 U.S. counties with the highest shares of students and overall populations of at least 50,000, 20 have consistently reported higher virus rates than their states.
Education Aug 12 Federal judge refuses to block campus sexual assault rules The suit argued that the rules, which narrow the definition of sexual harassment, would block schools from investigating certain sexual abuse complaints and discourage students from filing complaints.
Education Jul 28 National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans One of the nation's largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic.
Nation Jul 14 Trump administration rescinds rule on international students A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration policy requiring international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall amid the pandemic.
Education Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall.
Education Jul 10 Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status.
Education Jul 08 Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen He says the guidelines his own federal health officials have created for schools to reopen are impractical and expensive.
Education Jul 07 WATCH: Trump gives speech on safely reopening schools amid COVID-19 pandemic Trump did not immediately explain how he would pressure governors, but he repeated an earlier claim that Democrats want to keep schools closed for political reasons and not health reasons.