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U.S. colleges are returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump’s first term

The change was celebrated by advocates who said Biden’s rules did too little to protect accused students. Victims' rights groups called it a step backward that will deter students from reporting assaults.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press January 31, 2025

US children fall further behind in reading on national exam and make little improvement in math

The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad challenges that have upended education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press January 29, 2025

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education and has vowed to use federal money as leverage

Throughout his campaign, he depicted schools as a political battleground to be won back from the left.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press November 15, 2024
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Biden administration has now canceled student loan debt for more than 1 million public workers

President Biden announced the milestone Thursday, saying his administration restored a promise to America’s teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public servants.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press October 17, 2024

Experts fear ‘catastrophic’ college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout

The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left millions of students in limbo and some wondering if their college dreams will survive.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press May 1, 2024

Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn president

Claudine Gay said she got caught up in a heated exchange during congressional testimony and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press December 8, 2023

Biden’s second try at a student loan cancellation strategy opens with debate over details

The president directed the Education Department to find another path to loan relief after the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn’t cancel loans using a 2003 law called the HEROES Act.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press October 10, 2023

Math scores plunge for 13-year-olds as pandemic setbacks persist

Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press June 21, 2023

Los Angeles strike highlights paltry pay for US school workers

School support staffers earn, on average, about $25,000 a year in L.A., not enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in America.

Jocelyn Gecker, Collin Binkley, Associated Press March 22, 2023

Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college

What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis. Nationwide, undergraduate college enrollment dropped 8% from 2019 to 2022, with declines even after returning to in-person classes, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.

Collin Binkley, Associated Press March 9, 2023
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