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Byline: COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer

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

27 Sep

Libertarian group sues to block student debt cancellation

published on September 27, 2022 - 1:49 PM

A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday,

30 Aug

Former Westwood College students get federal debt canceled

published on August 30, 2022 - 2:12 PM

(AP) — Any federal student loans used to attend the for-profit Westwood College from 2002 through 2015 will be canceled

13 Jul

More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule

published on July 13, 2020 - 1:43 PM

(AP) — More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students,

10 Jul

Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges

published on July 10, 2020 - 3:17 PM

In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at

26 Jun

Democrats fail to override Trump veto on student loan policy

published on June 26, 2020 - 12:59 PM

House Democrats on Friday failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a measure that would have reversed the Education

21 May

Colleges plan fall opening, but campuses won’t look the same

published on May 21, 2020 - 12:47 PM

Growing numbers of U.S. colleges are pledging to reopen this fall, with dramatic changes to campus life to keep the

30 Oct

Groups threaten to sue U. of California over SAT, ACT use

published on October 30, 2019 - 1:14 PM

A coalition of California students and community groups is threatening to sue the University of California system unless it drops

24 Sep

Executive gets 4 months for bribing son’s way into USC

published on September 24, 2019 - 2:52 PM

(AP) — A Los Angeles business executive was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for paying $250,000 to get

From dishwasher to Navy officer: Lt. Jose MendezAmbriz’s journey

Posted: December 17, 2024 at 10:55 am

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BLOG: Tax assessor? Not quite — here’s the real scoop on property taxes in Fresno

Posted: December 16, 2024 at 4:39 pm

In this festive season, as I gather with friends and
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