education

Hegseth cuts Ivy League ties in military education shake-up, taps Hillsdale

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Hillsdale College told War Secretary Pete Hegseth it would be “honored” to help educate senior U.S. military officers — aligning itself with the administration’s push to cut ties with Ivy League schools over concerns about ideological influence. In a March 30 letter to Hegseth, … Read more

North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out longtime litigation over education funding in the state, a decision that’s likely to keep intact the power to decide how much money to spend and where with the legislature, not judges. The 4-3 ruling, led by Republican justices on the court, set aside … Read more

Illegal alien alleged groping of minor girls at high school being investigated by Education Department

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s Department of Education has launched “yet another investigation” into Fairfax County, Virginia, after police say that an adult illegal immigrant student allegedly groped a dozen minor girls at a high school he attended. The Education Department announced Monday that it is opening the investigation … Read more

Interactive tool reveals which states stand to lose billions in education funding

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: States that decline to opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) could forgo nearly $23 billion in education funding over the next three years, according to a new analysis from the America First Policy Institute. To highlight those potential losses, the group … Read more

Education Department directs student borrowers in SAVE plan to prepare for repayment

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More than 7 million student loan borrowers enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will begin receiving notices on Friday with instructions to seek a new repayment plan, the Education Department said. Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan, struck down by a federal court earlier this month, have been in forbearance since July 2024 as a … Read more

Education Department tells 7.5 million student loan borrowers in

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More than 7 million student loan borrowers who have been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices beginning Friday with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt, the Education Department said. Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan, which was struck down by a federal court earlier this month, have been … Read more

Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump’s dismantling

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WASHINGTON — The Education Department will relocate from its headquarters to a smaller Washington office as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday. The agency has seen its ranks thinned by mass layoffs since President Donald Trump took office, and its headquarters building has been 70% vacant, the Education Department … Read more

Trump 2.0’s Education Department unleashes top 5 most striking ‘wins’ against gender, DEI extremism

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A little over a year after Donald Trump took office for the second time and began going after what he described as “discriminatory” Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices, including gender extremism and racial preferences in education, his administration is touting several “wins” it says are shifting … Read more

Melania Trump hosts world counterparts and tech reps to discuss children, education and technology

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WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Tuesday called on nations to work together to improve access to education and technology for children around the world, delivering her plea as she addressed a gathering of her counterparts from more than 40 countries. The first lady’s Fostering the Future Together initiative, which she announced last … Read more