Mar 27 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to cut funds for Special Olympics By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Celebrities, politicians and activists have taken to social media to rebuke Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her plan to cut funding for the Special Olympics as part of $7 billion in reductions in 2020. Continue reading
Mar 26 Education Department probes colleges affected by bribery scandal By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Letters sent to the schools Monday and obtained by The Associated Press say the department is conducting a "preliminary investigation" to determine whether they violated federal laws or rules surrounding the management of federal student aid. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 9:00 How the way we talk about suicide can prevent it from happening again Two members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas community have died by apparent suicide. One of them was a survivor of last year’s mass shooting who reportedly struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber of the Columbia Lighthouse Project… Continue watching
Mar 26 Kamala Harris promises teachers a raise if she's elected president By Juana Summers, Associated Press In new details released Tuesday, the Democrat's campaign described the underpayment of teachers as a "national failure that's holding America back" and said that "we've failed to give teachers the respect and resources they deserve."… Continue reading
Mar 25 Parkland community worried after 2 survivors' suicides By Terry Spencer, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press The community of Parkland, Florida, is focusing attention on its suicide prevention programs after two survivors of the Florida high school massacre killed themselves in a week. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 12:52 How Trump's executive order on campus free speech could affect colleges President Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring that U.S. colleges seeking federal research funding must certify that their policies support free speech in order to receive it. Amna Nawaz talks to Jerry Falwell Jr., and Georgetown University’s Sanford Ungar… Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: Trump orders colleges to support free speech or lose funding Public universities pursuing federal funding would have to certify that they comply with the First Amendment, which already applies to them. Private universities, which have more flexibility in limiting speech, would need to commit to their own institutional rules. How… Continue reading
Mar 20 Harvard profited from photos of slaves, descendant says in lawsuit By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Tamara Lanier is suing the Ivy League school for "wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation" of images she says depict two of her ancestors. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 8:32 How high school students feel about college admissions scandal Outrage has swirled since federal prosecutors charged 50 people, including CEOs and high-profile celebrities, in an intricate scheme to secure college admission for their children through extensive cheating and bribery. High school students share their perspectives on the scandal and… Continue watching
Mar 19 Saudi students in U.S. say their government watches their every move By Layla Quran For years, according to intelligence experts and eight current and former Saudi students interviewed by the PBS NewsHour, the Saudi government has closely monitored them when they leave to study in the U.S. Continue reading