November 19 First historically Black university tells Trump admin about desire to participate in academic compact St. Augustine's University became the first HBCU to show interest in Trump's education compact after Ivy League schools declined the controversial higher education initiative.
November 19 Teachers union president angered by Trump's effort to dissolve Department of Education, calls it 'illegal' NEA President Becky Pringle criticized President Trump's announcement during American Education Week to further dismantle the Department of Education.
November 19 McMahon says government shutdown proved schools don't need federal oversight at all Education Secretary Linda McMahon claimed the longest government shutdown in history showed schools can function without Washington bureaucracy.
November 18 The Dept of Education has become the 'epitome of grift,' ex-Trump 2024 official says Panelists Jayme Leagh Franklin and Caroline Sunshine discuss the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the Department of Education and the meeting between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on '91±¬ÁÏ @ Night.'
November 18 Power stripped from Education Department in latest Trump administration move to dismantle it Trump administration shifted the Department of Education's power Tuesday by signing a handful of interagency agreements as it looks to dismantle the department altogether.
November 12 University of Wisconsin faces civil rights complaint from watchdog group for alleged trans bathroom violations Civil rights complaint filed against University of Wisconsin-Madison alleging Title IX violations over transgender bathroom policy that allows biological men in women's facilities.
November 7 FIRST ON FOX: California’s top public university under fire for ‘LatinX’ and ‘Pilipinx’ race-based scholarship Legal challenge targets UCLA's identity-conscious scholarship programs, claiming they violate federal anti-discrimination laws and university policies.
October 31 Civil rights group accuses UC Irvine engineering school of unlawful race-based quotas Civil rights group filed a complaint against University of California Irvine alleging illegal racial quotas were being used in the engineering school that violate federal law.
October 31 The government shutdown exposed the biggest lie in education Government shutdown reveals schools operate fine without Department of Education as students continue learning and teachers keep teaching nationwide.
October 25 Universities defiant on Trump's academic excellence compact as feedback deadline passes Seven universities reject Trump's education compact citing academic freedom concerns. Schools worry federal funding tied to policies would undermine autonomy.