Education & Family News

State education officials in New York have rejected Trump administration’s demand to eliminate DEI practices from public schools.

Rumesya Ozturk, a Turkish national and doctoral student, is among several international students facing deportation because of their pro-Palestinian activism.

The team will fast-track enforcement to address complaints, particularly those involving women’s sports and gender-based policies in schools.

Committee members heard from an athlete who said she lost her spot on the varsity cross-country team to a transgender athlete.

States have 10 days to return signed forms acknowledging compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 2023 Supreme Court decision.

Jill Underly said securing a second term in the role is ‘a win for public education’ in Wisconsin.

The U.S. Education Department says failure to exclude boys and men from female sports could result in the Justice Department initiating enforcement proceedings.

The announcement followed Columbia University’s pledge to comply with federal requirements and protect Jewish students.

ICE hasn’t said why it detained the student, and the agency did not respond to a request for comment.

The Trump administration has been given until April 1 to respond to an amended complaint filed by the student’s lawyers.

Universities see the nation’s status as a research leader at stake, while supporters of the cuts say untraceable indirect research costs can be a gravy train.

According to a new survey, cuts to federal research funding have led many researchers to explore opportunities abroad.

Journalist Claire Shipman is taking her place.

The university was estimated to have spent $250 million on DEI programs since 2016.

The Department says Maine school policies may violate federal privacy law by concealing student gender identity records from parents.

The universities say they are already in compliance with the law.

The bipartisan measure, known as the DETERRENT Act, would expand disclosure rules and bar contracts with adversarial governments without federal approval.

A new state law could violate federal law, officials say. A parental rights group says hundreds of U.S. districts are noncompliant.

Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia have enacted similar measures.

The damage will remain on their credit reports for seven years, said experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.