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White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping...
By JOCELYN GECKER The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children...
View ArticleWisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto,...
By SCOTT BAUER MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic governor of Wisconsin’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled...
View ArticleLawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students
By ALIA WONG, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have been stripped of their visas...
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Sleep training is no longer just for babies. Some schools are teaching teens...
By JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The topic of a new course at Mansfield Senior High School is one that teenagers across the country are having trouble with: How to Get to...
View ArticleStudent loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education...
By ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially...
View ArticleHarvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion...
By MICHAEL CASEY and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the...
View ArticleStudent loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for...
By ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on...
View ArticleFederal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: Certify that you are not engaging in...
View Article5 Concordia University graduates win first round in DHS lawsuit
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to temporarily restore the student visas of five Concordia University graduate students. The five plaintiffs are citizens of...
View ArticleInternational students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins...
By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Anjan Roy was studying with friends at Missouri State University when he got an email that turned his world upside down. His legal status as an...
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A new Minnesota cover crop could help make air travel greener, UMN St. Paul...
Winter camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as canola, could be a climate change problem solver, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The agency has announced that it will fund...
View ArticleJudge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity,...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
By JIM VERTUNO and NADIA LATHAN AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major...
View ArticleMinnesota academic leaders among hundreds condemning Trump ‘overreach’
After Harvard University sued the Trump administration this week over its decision to freeze billions in federal funds to the school, more than 440 higher education leaders from around the country have...
View ArticleICE is reversing the termination of legal status for international students...
By JANIE HAR and KATE BRUMBACK SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the country after many filed court challenges...
View Article19 states sue Trump administration over push to end diversity programs in...
By HOLLY RAMER CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Nineteen states that refused to comply with a Trump administration directive aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools went a...
View ArticleInternational students in U.S., MN see legal records restored with fed reversal
The U.S. government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the country, including Minnesota, after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools, other districts cancel after-school activities Monday due...
After-school programs and activities are canceled for St. Paul schools Monday due to severe storms in the forecast. St. Paul Public Schools’ Extended Day Learning, Flipside and middle school athletics...
View ArticleDoes a 529 plan affect financial aid?
Hyunmin Kim, Margaret Giles of Morningstar A 529 college savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can increase tax-free, but many...
View ArticleTrump administration launches race-based discrimination investigations...
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI The Trump administration on Monday announced federal officials are launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review, saying authorities have received...
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