Education

Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations

By COLLIN BINKLEY and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press According to a person familiar with the situation, the Trump administration is withholding $339 million ...

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Trump administration freezes $108M at Duke amid inquiry into alleged racial preferences

Written by AP Education Writer Colin Biinkley Washington (AP) According to a person familiar with the situation, the Trump administration is blocking $108 million ...

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Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding

By the Associated Press’s Colin Binkley Washington (AP) On Wednesday, Brown University made an agreement with the Trump administration to stop looking into claims ...

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UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests

By Associated Press’s Julia Watson Three Jewish students and a Jewish professor filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles, claiming the ...

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Florida’s tax-free holiday soon will kick off for back-to-school shoppers

TALLAHASSEE Florida will begin a month-long sales-tax vacation for back-to-school buyers on Friday, coupled with the removal of sales taxes on other categories of ...

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A recap of the trial over the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s campaign of arresting and deporting college faculty and students who ...

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University of Michigan faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school ...

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Republicans press leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints

By ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday grilled the leaders of Georgetown University, the City University of New York ...

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‘A sense of community’: Orlando preschool hosts parenting workshop for moms

They learned to disregard Mary Williams’ frequent yelling at her sons. Williams, a single mother of two boys, aged three and four, admitted that ...

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Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

BIANCA V. ZQUEZ TONESS and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Washington (AP) As part of a review to make sure funding support President Donald Trump’s ...

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