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Young women demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court as the court upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2026.
Young women demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court as the court upheld state laws barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2026.

Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Banning Trans Athletes

June 30, 2026
Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it a “tremendous victory.” How it will impact transgender inclusion in sports and other areas nationwide is yet to be seen.
Seven vintage hardcover books from the early 1900s by various authors and publishers.
Seven vintage hardcover books from the early 1900s by various authors and publishers.

NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards

June 30, 2026

A judge ruled that the termination of more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants was unconstitutional. Now comes the process of reinstating these projects.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, a white woman with short hair wearing a suit, speaks at the White House press briefing room.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, a white woman with short hair wearing a suit, speaks at the White House press briefing room.

Judge Tosses ED’s ‘Professional’ Degree Definition, Likely Aiding Student Borrowers

June 25, 2026

The ruling says the Education Department violated Congress’s instructions by adding criteria strictly limiting which degrees qualify for higher federal student loan borrowing caps.

Aerial View of Burton Memorial Tower Amidst Urban Landscape, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Aerial View of Burton Memorial Tower Amidst Urban Landscape, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Iowa spring campus scene in Iowa City showing a statue of the mascot, Herky the Hawk, wearing graduation regalia.
University of Iowa spring campus scene in Iowa City showing a statue of the mascot, Herky the Hawk, wearing graduation regalia.

Iowa’s Civics Center Has to Teach Thousands. It Currently Has One Professor.

June 24, 2026

State lawmakers said only the Center for Intellectual Freedom can offer required U.S. history and government courses at the University of Iowa. It may need to start hiring.

Texas State Capitol Building in Austin.
Texas State Capitol Building in Austin.

Texas’s Higher Ed Overseer Dismisses Dozens of Complaints

June 23, 2026

Republicans created the ombudsman position to investigate alleged violations of their ban on DEI and their gutting of faculty governance bodies.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey speaks at a lectern, with her hands balled into fists. She is a light-skinned woman with short brown hair, wearing an olive-green jacket over a white top.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey speaks at a lectern, with her hands balled into fists. She is a light-skinned woman with short brown hair, wearing an olive-green jacket over a white top.
The Education Department building
The Education Department building