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Closing Equity Gaps in Career and Technical Education
A recent research brief explores how to improve career and technical education for Black students. Experts say the programs’ federal funding and data collection practices could be improved.
Ed Dept. Calls Civil Rights Workers It’s Trying to Ax Back to Work
Lawsuit Accuses Hispanic Scholarship Fund of Discrimination
A group created by the founder of Students for Fair Admissions argues a large nonprofit aid program is illegally restricted to Latinos. At issue are “contracts.”
In Praise of Being First-Gen
We should not retire the label; we should reclaim and revere it.
House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs
Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
Citing Anti-DEI DOJ Memo, Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines
The university pointed to a July Department of Justice memo that warned against “unlawful proxies” for race or sex. It’s another example of administrators restricting student media.
Universities May Lose State Dept. Partnership Due to Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade
An unfinalized list shows 38 institutions would be kicked out of a State Department program over alleged diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices, The Guardian reported. The department won’t elaborate beyond saying it’s following the “President’s agenda.”
Trump’s Effort to Break Up Education Dept. Part of Long History
An iteration of the department in 1867 lasted about a year before being demoted and not resurfacing until the Carter administration. Department or no, both Democrats and Republicans have expanded the federal role in education.