Tag: #education

Education Department Opens 20 Investigations Into Adult Sexual Misconduct in K-12 Districts

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has launched a nationwide initiative and opened 20 directed probes into K‑12 districts over staff sexual misconduct and reporting.

#education, #titleix, #civilrights, #schools

U.S. Education Department Finalizes Earnings-Based Rule That Could Cut Federal Aid for Low-Paying Programs

The Education Department adopted STATS, an earnings test tying federal loan and Pell eligibility to graduates’ pay; repeated failures can lead to loss of aid.

#education, #studentloans, #highereducation, #policy

Education Department Opens Title IX Investigations Into Maryland State Agency and Three School Districts

Education Dept opens Title IX probes into Maryland agency and three school districts over policies allowing students on girls’ teams and use of girls-only facilities.

#titleix, #education, #transgender, #maryland

Education Department to Offer Temporary 1-Percentage-Point Autopay Interest Discount for Federal Student Loans

Starting July 1, borrowers using autopay for eligible federal Direct Loans get a temporary 1 percentage-point interest discount through June 30, 2028.

#studentloans, #autopay, #education

Justice Department Finds Yale School of Medicine Used Race in Admissions for 2023–25 Classes

DOJ says Yale School of Medicine violated federal civil-rights law by using race in admissions for 2023–2025 classes and seeks a compliance agreement.

#education, #civilrights, #yale, #doj

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge Over Colorado Excluding Catholic Preschools from Universal Pre-K

Justices will decide whether Colorado can bar Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program for refusing LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination terms.

#supremecourt, #catholic, #freeexercise, #lgbtq, #education

Education Department Proposes 'Earnings Premium' Test to Cut Federal Loans for Low‑Earning Programs

The Education Department proposes replacing the debt-to-earnings metric with an 'earnings premium' test that could bar federal loans for low-earning college programs.

#education, #student-loans, #higher-education

Teen Gunman Kills Nine at Kahramanmaraş Middle School in Deadliest School Shooting in Modern Turkey

A teenage pupil opened fire at Ayser Çalık Secondary School in Kahramanmaraş, killing nine (eight students, one teacher) before dying by suicide.

#turkey, #schoolshooting, #kahramanmaras, #education

Former student kills himself after opening fire at vocational high school in Siverek, Turkey; 16 wounded

A former student opened fire at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational High School in Siverek on April 14, wounding 16 before killing himself; teachers plan nationwide protests.

#turkey, #schoolshooting, #siverek, #education, #gunviolence