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Byline: COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer

16 Jan

Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default

published on January 16, 2026 - 3:01 PM

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing

13 Oct

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

published on October 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump

10 Oct

MIT president says she ‘cannot support’ proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

published on October 10, 2025 - 2:33 PM

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT

09 Jul

Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program

published on July 9, 2025 - 2:41 PM

House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious

25 Jun

California found in violation of Title IX in clash with Trump officials over transgender athletes

published on June 25, 2025 - 2:35 PM

The Trump administration has found that the California Department of Education and the state’s high school sports federation violated civil

14 May

Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research to offset federal funding cuts

published on May 14, 2025 - 2:37 PM

Harvard University is putting up $250 million of its own money to continue research efforts amid a federal funding freeze

07 May

GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College president for not discussing discipline for antisemitism

published on May 7, 2025 - 2:46 PM

The president of Haverford College was berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism Wednesday, with some

18 Feb

Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

published on February 18, 2025 - 1:39 PM

The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money,

31 Oct

Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception

published on October 31, 2023 - 2:28 PM

The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students

29 Jun

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?

published on June 29, 2023 - 2:40 PM

Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, ending affirmative action policies

BLOG: Business coalition celebrates decision to sideline PAGA reform threat

Posted: January 30, 2026 at 3:05 pm

California lawmakers made the right call this week by allowing
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BLOG: Valley gears up for growth; 83% of biz owners seek financing

Posted: January 29, 2026 at 3:03 pm

The latest Bank of America Business Owner Report confirms what
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