May 28 Want to watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee? Here’s a guide By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. stops scheduling foreign students’ visa interviews while expanding social media vetting By Matthew Lee, Annie Ma, Associated Press A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews. Continue reading
May 23 Trump’s foreign student ban leaves Belgian princess in doubt about her Harvard future By Associated Press Belgium’s Royal Palace said Friday that Princess Elisabeth, who is first in line to the throne, is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on foreign students… Continue reading
May 23 Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday. Continue reading
May 23 Harvard sues Trump administration over barring enrollment of foreign students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard University said the government’s action violates the First Amendment and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.”… Continue reading
May 22 Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students, including current ones By Collin Binkley, Michael Casey, Associated Press The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Kermit the Frog delivers commencement speech at University of Maryland By Associated Press Members of the University of Maryland’s class of 2025 received their diplomas Thursday evening with sage advice from the amphibious Muppet ringing in their ears. Continue reading
May 22 Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle Education Department By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. Continue reading
May 22 Supreme Court 4-4 vote ends Oklahoma’s taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. But… Continue reading
May 21 A majority of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with more likely to act soon. Continue reading