University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE while boarding flight despite holding valid H-1B visa, released after three days in custody.
House Education Committee launches antisemitism probe into Fairfax County Public Schools, one of three districts facing federal inquiry over alleged Title VI violations.
Trump’s budget bill classifies chiropractic and theology as “professional degrees” eligible for $200,000 student loans but excludes nursing, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Education Department begins transferring employees to six other agencies as proof-of-concept before asking Congress to permanently shut down the department.
Federal judge blocks Trump from withholding UC research funds or demanding $1.2 billion settlement restricting academic freedom, calling administration “coercive and retaliatory” in fourth ruling against funding cuts since June.
Des Moines Public Schools forces study hall monitor to resign for repeating student’s racial slur while reporting student to disciplinary officials, then contests unemployment benefits until judge rules termination wrongful.
Indiana University removes professor from graduate class over white supremacy graphic listing MAGA after student complained to Sen. Jim Banks’ office, with dean filing complaint then investigating herself.
Texas A&M regents require president’s approval for courses on race and gender, using AI to audit all syllabi and 24/7 student reporting as professor warns policy prevents teaching Holocaust.
Spanberger calls for pause in UVA president search until her inauguration, citing legitimacy concerns after faculty and student no confidence votes in Youngkin-appointed board.
Attorney General launches federal terrorism task force investigation into UC Berkeley protest outside Turning Point USA event, calling demonstrators “existential threat to our nation.”
Paxton sues Galveston ISD for delaying Ten Commandments display while federal appeals court weighs constitutionality of state law requiring classroom posters.
Cornell pays $30 million settlement and invests $30 million in agricultural research to restore $250 million in frozen federal funding and close investigations.
Sixth Circuit rules 10 to 7 that Ohio school district cannot punish students for using biological pronouns when referring to transgender classmates.
ICE agents arrest day care teacher in front of children at Chicago facility despite her telling them she had valid work permit and pending asylum case.
Twenty-one states and Washington DC sue Education Department over rule barring student debt forgiveness for public servants who “abet illegal immigration” or support gender transition for minors.
Government shutdown forces closure of Head Start centers serving at least 8,000 families as 140 programs await federal funding for 65,000 preschoolers and expectant parents.
Trump bars public service loan forgiveness for workers at organizations supporting immigration or providing gender transition care for minors, effective July 2026.
Federal judge blocks Trump from canceling up to $1 billion in student mental health grants, ruling Education Department’s identical explanations were “arbitrary and capricious.”
Little Rock School District seeks to intervene in federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas voucher program as unconstitutional, with 51,000 statewide applications (10% of state’s students).
New Mexico offers universal free child care starting Nov. 1 despite state capacity for only one in three babies, with 50% drop in home-based providers since 2019.
Justice Department reaches deal with University of Virginia to close civil rights probes once school prohibits DEI programs, four months after forcing President Ryan to resign.
Alabama library board considers rule banning books depicting transgender procedures or gender ideology from children’s sections statewide.
Federal judge orders Defense Department to restock banned books at 5 military base K-12 schools where students sued, ruling removals violated First Amendment rights.
Seven universities reject Trump’s college compact by Monday deadline, with zero acceptances of deal requiring foreign student caps and funding changes in exchange for preferential federal treatment.
Government shutdown threatens 65,000 Head Start preschoolers as 134 programs face funding cutoff Nov. 1.
The president-elect of Oxford University’s debating society faces a no-confidence vote after posting “Charlie Kirk got shot loool” following the September shooting death of the Trump ally.
University of Virginia rejects Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence, which offered preferential research funding for screening international students for “American and Western values.”
Indiana Univ. fires student newspaper adviser after he refuses order to remove news stories, then ends all print publication as the paper covered sensitive stories about the president and campus safety.
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces investigation of University of North Texas for not disciplining students accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, demanding expulsion despite First Amendment protections for such speech.
University of Pennsylvania and USC reject Trump administration’s federal funding deal requiring tuition freezes, international student caps, and gender restrictions in exchange for preferential grant access.
Harvard reports $113 million deficit for fiscal year 2025 after Trump administration terminated federal research grants, even as endowment grew 12% to $56.9 billion.
Oklahoma’s new School Superintendent reverses predecessor’s mandate requiring Bibles in every classroom and biblical instruction, saying he has “no plans to distribute Bibles” and will dismiss lawsuit.
Federal judge blocks Texas law restricting campus protests, saying court cannot trust universities to enforce policies constitutionally, after law banned non-students from demonstrations and imposed 10 pm to 8 am curfew.
Brown University rejects Trump administration compact requiring five-year tuition freeze and 15% cap on international students, citing restrictions on academic freedom and research funding based on political criteria.
Judge blocks Miami Dade College land transfer for Trump library, ruling college violated Florida Sunshine law with insufficient notice about 2.6-acre downtown property.
Newark Public Schools enrollment rises 20% since 2019 as Hispanic students increase 40% and Black enrollment declines.
Sen. Cantwell warns Big Ten presidents that proposed $2 billion private equity partnership could jeopardize schools’ tax-exempt status and conflict with academic goals as nonprofit institutions.
Education Department fires nearly all Office of Special Education staff during shutdown, eliminating federal IDEA oversight despite Secretary McMahon calling disabled students a “top priority.”
Vanderbilt Faculty Senate votes 30-11 to condemn Trump administration compact requiring faculty silence on off-campus politics and force against protests in exchange for preferential funding.
Trump signs Columbus Day proclamation calling explorer “original American hero” and accusing critics of slander, reversing Biden’s recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day.
University of Arkansas installs 500 Ten Commandments posters in compliance with state law requiring displays in public institutions, despite federal judge blocking law at five school districts.
MIT rejects Trump compact exchanging federal funding for adoption of administration priorities on gender, admissions and campus speech.
South Carolina quarantines 150 unvaccinated students as measles spreads to 11 cases after state begins allowing online religious exemption forms, with Spartanburg County exemption rate reaching 8%.
Wyoming librarian fired after refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books and defending Pride Month wins $700,000 settlement from Campbell County after nearly 30 years of service.
Hawaii state library system bans words “censorship” and “banned” from Banned Books Week displays and orders removal of American Library Association materials providing facts about book banning.
Education Department resumes student loan forgiveness for borrowers who completed 20-25 years of payments under Income-Based Repayment after AFT lawsuit, while keeping three other income-driven plans frozen ahead of Dec. 31 tax deadline.
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to California universities that sign Trump compact requiring closure of departments hostile to conservatives, 15% cap on international students, and acceptance of administration’s gender definitions.
Former Des Moines superintendent charged with possessing four firearms including loaded gun in district car after working without authorization since 2020 and hiding deportation order under garage floor mat.
White House offers 9 universities preferential federal funding in exchange for capping foreign enrollment at 15%, screening students for views ‘hostile’ to U.S., and sharing discipline records with immigration authorities.
