Nation Oct 14 A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases Cornell University’s handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape is raising questions about how a decades-old federal civil rights law shapes colleges' treatment of campus sexual assault.
Politics Oct 07 Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment.
Education Aug 31 Students see openings to afford short-term job training with Pell grant expansion Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training.
Education Aug 24 3-year college degrees grow more popular in the U.S., saving time and cash. But critics aren't sold A growing number of colleges are offering three-year degree programs, which cut a year off a traditional bachelor's with reduced credit.
Education Jul 20 A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed Today, around 9.5 million people — 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers — are in default, meaning they are more than nine months behind on their payments.
Politics Jun 24 Federal officials plan to offload some warehouses purchased for immigrant detention U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, dropping a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention…
Education Jun 18 Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system Now that the Education Department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, some parents and advocates warn a process that has largely been stalled since President Donald Trump took office will see only more chaos and roadblocks.
Nation May 08 Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack created chaos An expert says the hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.
Politics Apr 01 DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases as all Noem-era contracts are reviewed The new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last week to lead a department that was steeped in controversy during Kristi Noem's tenure but also central to President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
Education Jan 02 AP report: Rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. Here are key takeaways from AP's story on the rise of AI-generated nude images and how schools are responding.