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Despite the diversity of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, officials go after non-white visa and scholarship holders ‘to create a wedge in solidarity’For more than a year, students at US colleges and universities have participated in protests in support o…
Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia UniversityUS academic groups have sued the Trump administration in an effort to block the deportation of foreign students and s…
Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuseHundreds of firings inside the federal government’s student aid department have sparked concern among workers and student loan advocates, who warn that …
Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by CongressTeachers unions and Democratic politicians joined in denouncing Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at eliminating the US Department of Edu…
Changes include allowing security officers to arrest students and a new official for Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies department. This blog is now closed.In Tempe on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez praised Arizona voters for electing two Democra…
Many doubt that what remains of department can govern student debt as one in four adults under 40 has loansDonald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and ques…
President made campaign promise to axe the department – but needs congressional approval to follow throughUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda …
Staffers at US Department of Education say severe cuts in the name of efficiency are having the opposite effect: ‘You can’t even quantify the loss’The education secretary, Linda McMahon, presented sweeping reductions at the US Department of Education a…
This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereTrump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of EducationWhat is the US Department of Education and what does it do?Another, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump …
‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal fundsThe Trump administration’s unprecedented pressure campaign on American higher education – which is forcing major universities to bow to i…