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McMahon lays out Education Department 'final mission' to House appropriators - Roll Call

Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s proposed cuts as part of an overall effort to shutter the department.

Roll Call

Student Loan Collections Are Back And They’re Hitting Harder Than Expected

Missed payments might feel like a small slip but in the world of student loans, collections can hit fast and hard.

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Education Secretary Blasted as 'Illiterate' for Threatening Harvard With Letter Riddled With Grammatical Errors: 'Writes Like a 3rd Grader'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is facing ridicule online for chastising Harvard University with a letter full of grammatical errors.

Latin Times

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help their students recover academically from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Why Is There a Federal Education Department?

Despite the fearmongering from teachers unions, it's largely useless.

Reason

Trump Administration Freezes Future Federal Research Grants To Harvard

The freeze, which is expected to impact over $1 billion annually, will target research grants and will not affect Pell Grants or student loan funding.

International Business Times

First Thing: Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets government demands

University told by education secretary research grants ‘will not be provided.’ Plus, 45% of Americans say third world war likely in five to 10 years

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Trump administration bars Harvard from future research grants

US Education Department Secretary McMahon halts funding in escalation of dispute centred around anti-Semitism claims.

Al Jazeera

Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets president’s demands

University told by education secretary Linda McMahon research grants and other aid ‘will not be provided’

The Guardian - US

Education Secretary Ridiculed for 'Disingenuous' Teacher Appreciation Week Post Amid Promise to Dismantle Department: 'Hypocrite'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon was ridiculed online after posting about Teacher Appreciation Week while assisting the Trump administration's dismantling.

Latin Times

Trump administration exploits landmark civil rights act to fight universities’ diversity initiatives

Administration launches investigations on basis of 1964 Civil Rights Act, which rightwing activists are fighting to weaken

The Guardian - US

Elon's "tech-bro Maoism" is nothing new

The 20th century was full of techno-utopian visions of the ideal future society. None of them ended well

Salon

Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo

The Independent UK

Trump Tightens Control Over Higher Education With Executive Orders Targeting Accreditation, Foreign Grants

The latest executive order was designed to reshape how the federal government determined which colleges and universities were eligible to receive federal student loans and Pell grants.

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The Independent UK

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them

The Guardian - US

Trump signs orders cracking down on diversity and inclusion at US universities

Actions attack funding and accreditation but also seek to increase affordability and retention at Black colleges

Latin Times

Education Sec. Ridiculed for 'Reading Cue Cards,' Refusing to Make Eye Contact During Interview: 'She Was Looking Into Camera A1'

Linda McMahon was derided for bizarrely choosing to not look into the camera halfway through a CNBC interview Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Yes, I’m a half-Palestinian lesbian, but I dream of being a Republican congresswoman. Here’s my six-point plan

Anything is possible with Trump ripping up all the rules – and I’m going to take full advantage, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Creative Bloq

Trump butts in to cultural logo dispute that has nothing to do with him

But involvement doesn’t equal action.

International Business Times UK

Trump's Student Loan Crackdown Begins on May 5 and No One's Safe, Not Even Seniors

US President Donald Trump plans to resume collections on student loans that will result in wage garnishment and withholding of Social Security benefits for borrowers who don't repay.

The Guardian - US

Obama backs Harvard as Yale faculty members support standing up to Trump

Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’

PC Gamer

Trump's Secretary of Education—and former WWE CEO—may repeatedly refer to AI as 'A1' but when she calls A1 learning 'a wonderful thing' she could genuinely be onto something

"Making sure that first graders or even pre-K have A one teaching in each year."

The Independent UK

WWE’s Triple H makes rare comment on ‘genius’ Trump

‘I think he likes generating heat the way he does,’ said the former wrestler

The Guardian - US

White House may seek legally binding control over Columbia through consent decree – report

Possible escalation comes after university already accepted changes as pre-condition for restoring $400m in grants

Latin Times

Education Secretary Wants 'A1' in Classrooms as Early as Kindergarten. She Means AI

Linda McMahon made the gaffe during a conference on technology in schools.

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