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October 24, 2022

Experts react to US math, reading scores dipping for students after COVID-19: 'Dismal'

Key figures including Betsy DeVos and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and parental rights organizations reacted to the poor U.S. report card on math and reading scores.

October 24, 2022

Biden's latest gaffe on student loan bailout plan may come back to haunt him

Biden's half trillion dollar student loan bailout raises significant constitutional questions. So does Biden's latest gaffe.

October 19, 2022

Biden Education Dept asked to pause student loan plan until safeguards in place to prevent fraud, abuse

National nonprofit Defense of Freedom Institute penned a letter to President Biden's Department of Education calling for an end to student loan cancellations.

October 18, 2022

I was a victim of pre-Title IX discrimination, and I'm fighting to protect girls' sports

I was one of the last victims of pre-Title IX discrimination, but now, female athletes are experiencing a different kind of injustice.

October 13, 2022

GOP demands investigation into schools that participated in Google's 'discriminatory' fellowship program

Republicans sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding an investigation into a Google fellowship program that limited the number of white and Asian recipients.

October 10, 2022

Biden's student loan handout: Admin desperate to avoid legal challenges

The Biden administration is stretching the meaning of "emergency" beyond recognition and attempting an end-run around Congress with its student loan handout.

October 10, 2022

Biden's equity-obsessed education secretary dodging academic priorities amid 'catastrophic' reading scores

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona left out academics from a statement about schooling priorities as literacy rates plummeted nationwide.

October 9, 2022

The biggest scandal in higher education is lowering the bar

When professors lower standards, we are diminishing the quality of education for all students.

October 5, 2022

Last-minute changes to Biden’s student loan handout make it harder to challenge in court: Experts

The White House's decision to cut out certain borrowers from President Biden's student loan handout could wind up making legal challenges more difficult.

October 2, 2022

Biden's proposed Title IX rewrite was bombarded with public comments: What comes next?

Experts weigh in on when the Biden administration will issue a final Title IX rule, and what it does with the record number of public comments submitted.