Five things to know about the college sports bill that passed the US SenateThe US Senate passed legislation this week to regulate college sports, a multibillion-dollar industry that has been upended in recent years by increased earning opportunities for student athletes.Reuters6d agoWhole story →EducationCulturecollege sports bill passage
Oklahoma must allow taxpayer-funded religious charter school, judge rulesA federal judge in Oklahoma cleared the way on Thursday for a Jewish organization to establish the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a case over religious rights in American education that could eventually reach the US Supreme Court.Reuters11d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentoklahoma charter school ruling
US judge skeptical of Trump administration's Harvard admissions probe caseA federal judge on Thursday expressed skepticism that President Donald Trump's administration should be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether it continues to consider race in its student admissions process.Reuters11d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentharvard admissions probe
UC San Francisco disputes DOJ finding that medical school discriminates in admissionsThe University of California, San Francisco, said on Tuesday it disagreed with the US Department of Justice's findings from a federal probe that alleged the institution's medical school favored Black and Hispanic applicants in admissions and discriminated against white and Asian applicants.Reuters13d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentucsf admissions probe
US judge strikes down Education Department's anti-DEI grant policyA federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy that was adopted early in US President Donald Trump's administration that required the US Department of Education to terminate millions of dollars in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.Reuters18d agoWhole story →EducationJusticedei grant policy ruling
Latino voter backlash puts Texas governor's race on Democrats' midterm mapThe test is whether they can overcome the political machine Republican Governor Greg Abbott has built over the last 12 years in office.Reuters1mo agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentGreg Abbotttexas governor s race
