Education Dec 18 Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline.
Education Nov 27 DeVos warns of crisis over ballooning student debt The education secretary raised a "red warning flag" at a conference in Atlanta on Tuesday, that the federal government must change the way it gives out student loans.
Education Nov 16 Betsy DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules The plan would narrow the definition of sexual harassment and allow students accused of misconduct to cross-examine accusers in campus hearings.
Nation Oct 13 #MeToo inspires wave of old misconduct reports to colleges Colleges from New England to the West Coast say they've seen an uptick in "historical" complaints over the past year, a shift they credit to the national reckoning sparked by #MeToo. Cases that were never reported in the past are…
Nation Aug 30 Trump administration backs Asian-Americans in Harvard case The Justice Department said in a court filing that Harvard has failed to demonstrate that it does not discriminate on the basis of race.
Nation Aug 10 DeVos proposes rollback of for-profit college rule DeVos' proposal represents the Education Department's second planned rollback of a major Obama-era rule in a matter of weeks.
Education Mar 14 U.S. students stage school walkouts to protest gun violence From Maine to Hawaii, students planned to walk out of school Wednesday to protest gun violence in the biggest demonstration yet of the student activism that has emerged in response to last month's massacre of 17 people at Florida's Marjory…
Nation Feb 16 Florida shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant Records show that the Stoneman Douglas JROTC program received $10,827 in non-cash assistance from the NRA's fundraising and charitable arm in 2016, when the suspected shooter behind Wednesday's attack was on the squad.
Politics Feb 01 Report says racist messages are appearing on college campuses in surging numbers White supremacist groups have targeted college campuses in surging numbers since President Donald Trump's election, emboldened by political and racial tensions over immigration and other issues, according to a group that monitors extremism and bigotry.
Education Dec 01 Colleges review honors amid sexual misconduct allegations The wave of sexual allegations from Hollywood to Washington has left many U.S. colleges weighing whether to revoke honorary degrees and other accolades.