Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Vermont's Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles

Vermont's Goddard College is closing at the end of the semester after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles

Vermont's Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles
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Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says

A grand jury report says a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school ignored warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun in the hours before he shot his teacher

Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says
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As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up’

Dusty Farr used to be someone else

As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up’
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10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings

The mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls a decade ago in Nigeria marked a new era of fear in Africa's most populous country

10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings
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I spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school

If the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan persists, consequences could include higher rates of abuse, the spread of extremism and billions of dollars in economic loss.

I spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school
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A criminal probe continues into staff at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher

Prosecutors in Virginia say that a criminal investigation into staff members at a school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher will continue

A criminal probe continues into staff at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher
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Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission

Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools

Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission
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Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan

The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness

Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan
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Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities

Texas' ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has resulted in more than 100 job cuts at University of Texas campuses across the state

Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
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Some fear University of Michigan proposed policy on protests could quell free speech efforts

A University of Michigan proposal aimed at deterring disruptions on its Ann Arbor campus after anti-Israel protesters interrupted an honors convocation is sparking backlash from free speech advocates

Some fear University of Michigan proposed policy on protests could quell free speech efforts
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5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products

The education technology sector constantly offers new products to solve old problems. Will anything be different this time?

5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products
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4 reasons the practice of canceling weakens higher education

Cancel culture leads to educational detriments that can harm democracy.

4 reasons the practice of canceling weakens higher education
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US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire

American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders unveiled with the Denver-based education company Guild

US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire
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Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election

Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation
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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers

The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay

Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers
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Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election nigh. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side

Let no one say “Suffs” lacks timing

Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election nigh. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side
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Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights

Several U.S. courts have ruled this week on state laws restricting the rights of transgender young people

Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
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North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff

Diversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk

North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff
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Tennessee judge wants more information on copyright before ruling on school shooter's writings

A Tennessee judge is weighing whether to allow the release of a Nashville school shooter's writings after a two-day hearing concluded Wednesday

Tennessee judge wants more information on copyright before ruling on school shooter's writings
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25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

A quarter of a century after the Columbine High School shooting, the trauma from the attack has remained with survivors

25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
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A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students' spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023

Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach shouldn't expect a warm welcome

A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students' spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023
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Columbia president holds her own under congressional grilling over campus antisemitism that felled the leaders of Harvard and Penn

A rhetoric scholar says Columbia University President Nemat Shafik fared much better than her predecessors at a hearing about how her school was handling antisemitism on campus.

Columbia president holds her own under congressional grilling over campus antisemitism that felled the leaders of Harvard and Penn
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Gaza children yearn for their school days before conflict

Traumatised 10-year-old students stare at their destroyed schools in Gaza, a grim reminder of the education and time with friends in the playground lost since the war

Gaza children yearn for their school days before conflict
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EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas

The European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and study in both regions after Brexit — the U.K.’s departure from the EU four years ago

EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
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Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under new rules from the Biden administration

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

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