Education Dec 05 Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds The state of global education was given a bleak appraisal in the Program for International Student Assessment, the first study to examine academic progress in dozens of countries during the pandemic.
Nation Nov 17 Ivy league institutions and other colleges face U.S. inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
Politics Oct 30 Biden administration moves toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups of borrowers rather than a sweeping plan like the one the Supreme Court rejected by the Supreme Court.
Politics Oct 10 Biden’s student loan cancellation plan advances with debate over details The latest attempt will rest on a sweeping law known as the Higher Education Act, which gives the education secretary authority to waive student loans — although how far that power extends is the subject of legal debate.
Education Aug 14 Biden administration urges colleges to pursue racial diversity without affirmative action New guidance from the Biden administration urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on their campuses after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions.
Politics Aug 07 Conservative groups ask federal court to block Biden student loan forgiveness plan Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration's plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers.
Politics Jul 14 How Biden’s alternate plan to cut student loan payments could become another legal battle Known as the SAVE Plan, it was announced last year but has been overshadowed by President Joe Biden's proposal for one-time student loan cancellation.
Education Jul 03 Nonprofit files civil rights complaint challenging legacy admissions at Harvard Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England, alleging that Harvard’s admissions system violates the Civil Rights Act.
Education Jul 01 Legacy college admissions under scrutiny again after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni.
Economy Jun 07 Borrowers prepare for strain on thin budgets as student loan payment pause ends A new debt bill passed by Congress removed any hope that the Biden administration would extend the pause again if the Supreme Court strikes down the White House's student loan cancellation.