Education

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham, file)

One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions

One of Republican Patrick Morrisey’s first moves as West Virginia governor was to issue an executive order allowing families to apply for religious exemptions to mandated childhood vaccinations.

Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security data. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies

People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Education secretary says Columbia University’s changes put it on track to recover funding

Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus, April 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

These kids never returned to school after the pandemic – because of paperwork and a broken phone

Thousands of kids went missing from schools during the pandemic. For some who have tried to return, school paperwork has proved a daunting obstacle.

A Cornell student suing the Trump administration is asked to surrender to immigration authorities

A Cornell University student involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests has been asked to surrender to immigration authorities.

North Carolina justices decide family can sue over unwanted COVID-19 shot

North Carolina’s highest court says a mother and son can sue a school system and a doctors’ group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine without consent in 2021.

Demonstrators gather on the UCLA campus after nighttime clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Pro-Palestinian group sues UCLA over its handling of demonstrations

A pro-Palestinian group has filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles, over its handling of last year’s demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war.

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means

President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications.

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump says the Education Department will shed oversight of student loans and special education

President Donald Trump has begun sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and programs serving students with disabilities.

Students and faculty rally at the University of California, Berkeley campus to protest the Trump administration Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Colleges cut ties with a little-known nonprofit targeted by the Trump administration over DEI

The U.S. Education Department says it is investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties to a nonprofit organization that has helped Black and Latino students pursue business degrees.

Alejandra Rodriguez, 9, of Key Largo, Fla., watches as college students protest in support of the Department of Education, Thursday, March 20, 2025, outside the department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s call to dismantle Education Department shows Republican rightward lurch and his grip on GOP

Since it was created in 1979, the Education Department has enjoyed enough bipartisan support to keep it in business, with some Republicans even embracing its role in funding and shaping public schools.

New York City police officers take people into custody near the Columbia University campus in New York Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a building taken over by protesters earlier in the day was cleared, along with a tent encampment. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now

A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining ord

A person wearing a shirt covered in books holds a copy of the novel "Fahrenheit 451" while protesting in support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Thursday, March 20, 2025, outside the IMLS in Washington, after hearing that DOGE had shown up to the office. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What’s happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services after Trump’s executive order

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sits for an interview in Versailles, Ky., May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Democratic Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP bill to dismantle DEI efforts at Kentucky’s public universities

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the state’s public universities.

The Tennessee State Capitol is seen, Feb. 10, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor’s desk

Tennesee’s Republican governor may sign a proposal that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex.”

In this July 10, 2013, file photo, prospective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

US government cannot deport Georgetown scholar until court rules, judge orders

A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown University scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule.

China calls for protections for students in US after congressional panel demands data from colleges

Beijing has demanded protections for Chinese students in the U.S. after a congressional panel asked six American universities to hand over a large amount of detailed information on their Chinese students, citing national security concerns.

Amadou Ndiaye holds a Braille tablet in Bamako, Mali, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo)

200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in

Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted people.

Protestors gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department. The Republican president announced his plan Thursday.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein speaks about his two-year state government budget proposal at the Albemarle Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

New North Carolina governor seeks to freeze tax cuts, phase out school vouchers in budget

New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein wants Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax cuts and scale back private school vouchers that expanded dramatically recently.

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Maine found in violation of Title IX over transgender athletes after Trump clashed with governor

Maine’s education office is being ordered to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports or face federal prosecution, an escalation in President Donald Trump’s threats to pull federal money from states and schools over transgender athletes.

Louisville guard J'Vonne Hadley celebrates after scoring against the Clemson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Kentucky’s ‘Better Without It’ anti-drug campaign recruits college basketball players to reach youth

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is tapping into his state’s love of college basketball to promote his drug prevention campaign aimed at young people.

Texas Senate advances school prayer, Ten Commandment bills

The Texas Senate on Tuesday advanced bills that would require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments and allow districts to provide students with time to pray during school hours.

University of Pennsylvania signage is seen in Philadelphia Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022.

Police officers stand guard outside Columbia University, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely

Confronted with huge cuts to its federal funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more

Protesters advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos, File)

What to know about a legal dispute over one Ohio school district’s pronoun policy

A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has heard arguments in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders.

Pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Harvard is offering free tuition for families that make less than $200K

Harvard University has announced that students whose families make less than $200,000 won’t pay tuition.

This photo provided by North Carolina State University shows Kevin Howell, who will succeed UNC longtime chancellor Randy Woodson, who is retiring in 2025. (Marc Hall/North Carolina State University via AP)

North Carolina’s largest public university NC State names new chancellor

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors announced the next leader of North Carolina State University.

Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, file)

Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in US

A Columbia University student arrested and threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel gave his first public statement, saying that his detention is indicative of “anti-Palestinian racism” demonstrated by both the Trump and Biden administrations.

Amid concerns about campus violence in Hawaii, police to come to Oʻahu schools

As a security attendant at Nānākuli High and Intermediate School, Kaui Asinsin often felt overwhelmed by the frequent fights on campus, including a week in 2022 with more than two dozen fights and a mob that ended with a student in the hospital.

In Texas, Christian right grows confident and assertive

Testifying this month against bills that would put more Christianity in Texas public schools, the Rev.

Protestors gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities

For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive.

This photo released by the Jill Underly campaign shows Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly in Hollandale, Wis. in 2024. (Jill Underly campaign via AP, File)

Wisconsin voters to elect education leader and decide on voter ID amendment

The high-stakes race for Wisconsin Supreme Court has gotten most of the attention leading up to the April 1 election.

A student from Columbia University holds up a keffiyeh as they line up to enter Manhattan federal court to attend the deportation case of Mahmoud Khalil, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent

International students and foreign faculty have watched the crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University with apprehension.