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.
Passaic County approves first use of 2024 law letting school districts bypass voters, guaranteeing $44.9 million in bonds for Little Falls expansions.
New Jersey requires K-12 schools to teach Latino and Hispanic history starting in 2026-2027 school year, joining mandates on Black, LGBT, and Holocaust education.
Newark school board rejects Superintendent Roger León’s contract extension to 2030 after five-hour hearing on student achievement gaps, racism concerns, and transparency demands.
New Jersey community colleges launch statewide fundraising campaign as 39% of students report food insecurity and federal SNAP cuts threaten additional aid.
New Jersey pays school districts only 60% of the special education reimbursements state law requires as costs surge 55% for out-of-district placements, prompting task force bill.
Education Department orders Fairfax County schools to investigate abortion claims after already withholding millions over transgender bathroom policy, threatening district with total loss of $167 million in federal funding.
Florida transfers $66 million college property to Trump library foundation that will house Qatar plane retrofitted by taxpayers at hundreds of millions in costs before transferring to Trump after presidency.
Des Moines school superintendent resigns after claiming U.S. citizenship on employment forms despite 2024 deportation order, following ICE arrest and state license revocation.
Trump announces Harvard deal requiring $500 million for trade schools, contradicting university leaders who said days earlier they have ‘no idea’ about talks, as White House pursues debarment proceedings.
Education Department orders Minnesota to strip titles from transgender athletes and issue apology letters to competitors, threatening federal funding cuts over state policy allowing participation in girls’ sports.
Trump administration initiates rare debarment process to cut Harvard off from federal funding across all agencies 26 days after court order restored $2.7 billion in grants.
Des Moines school board puts Superintendent Ian Roberts on unpaid leave after state revokes license following ICE detention that revealed final removal order and unauthorized work authorization despite background checks by district and state licensing board.
Educators in Iowa, South Carolina and Indiana file separate lawsuits after losing jobs over Kirk assassination comments, each claiming First Amendment violations.
Des Moines school board places Superintendent Roberts on paid leave one day after ICE arrest revealed May 2024 deportation order district never knew about.
Federal appeals court blocks Trump’s attempt to strip union rights from Pentagon K-12 teachers by labeling them national security workers.
Sixteen states sue HHS after agency threatens to strip $35 million in sex ed funding over lessons mentioning transgender students.
House Republicans propose renaming career training Pell Grants as “Trump Grants” despite Rhode Island opposition to changing the 45-year-old name.
Oklahoma schools chief Walters resigns with year left in term to lead anti-union teacher group aiming to “destroy” teachers unions.
The FCC moves to reverse a Biden-era rule providing internet hotspots to students, citing internet safety rules that the program already follows.
The Education Dept. moves to strip $24M from three major school districts, targeting their policies supporting transgender and Black students.
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to restore over $500 million in UCLA health grants suspended over claims of antisemitism.
A West Point professor files a First Amendment class-action lawsuit, alleging a free speech crackdown followed a Trump executive order.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws banning law enforcement from wearing face masks and accessing schools 12 days after the Supreme Court allowed roving immigration patrols.
The Education Dept. gives Harvard a 20-day ultimatum to produce documents for its probe into the university’s continued use of race in admissions.
Texas A&M President Mark Welsh resigns 10 days after a viral classroom video on gender content sparked a successful ouster campaign by top state Republicans.
The Education Dept. unites 40 conservative groups to create ‘patriotic’ civics curriculum despite a federal ban on such influence.
Oklahoma education chief Ryan Walters accused schools of hypocrisy for skipping his Charlie Kirk moment of silence while hosting ‘pride parades’.
A coalition of university groups sued the Trump administration, calling its demand for $1 billion and policy changes at UCLA unconstitutional coercion.
Trump uses an executive order to shift federal public school funds to private vouchers, sidestepping congressional authority.
The Trump administration reallocates nearly $500 million to HBCUs and tribal schools, just days after defunding other minority college grants as racially discriminatory.
UC Berkeley provided the Trump administration the names of 160 students and staff for a federal investigation into campus antisemitism.
With the governor’s backing, Florida’s education commissioner is investigating state teachers for social media posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death.
After Sen. Marsha Blackburn called for her removal, Middle Tennessee State University fired an assistant dean for stating she had ‘zero sympathy’ for Charlie Kirk.
At least six historically Black colleges and universities canceled classes and locked down campuses nationwide following a coordinated wave of threats the FBI is investigating.
New Mexico becomes the first state to offer universal free childcare, expanding a program credited with reducing poverty.
Two federal judges blocked an Education and HHS Dept. policy issued in July that required immigration verification for families to access Head Start.
The Education Dept. cuts $350 million from minority-serving colleges, labeling the programs discriminatory two months after the Justice Dept. abandoned their legal defense.
