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Trump aims to slash Pell Grants, which may limit low-income students' college access
Under both the White House’s budget proposal and House Republicans’ reconciliation bill, students’ access to financial aid through the Pell Grant is at risk.
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Linda McMahon says there's been ‘progress' from Harvard, Columbia amid Trump attacks
In an interview with NBC News, the education secretary said Harvard still needs to do more to combat antisemitism and vet international students.
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Parents gather to advocate for homeschooling
Parents who are advocating for homeschooling gathered in Hartford to celebrate that lawmakers did not make new laws or requirements for families who homeschool.
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CT representative discusses impact of budget on school libraries
Rep. Anne Dauphinais read from two books she said are found in school libraries, in objection to a section of the budget that requires local libraries to have a policy on when to remove books.
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Texas high school student inspired by food and travel wins Congressional App Challenge
Her family’s love of food and travel inspired a North Dallas High School student to create an app that helps people find authentic restaurants and recipes.
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WATCH: 13-year old Faizan Zaki wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
Thirteen-year-old Texas native Faizan Zaki celebrated winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling the final word, “éclaircissement.”
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Texas' Faizan Zaki wins Scripps National Spelling Bee year after being runner-up
Faizan Zaki, who lost in a lightning-round tiebreaker last year, outlasted eight other accomplished spellers to win the title on Thursday.
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Democrats push plan to help schools with special education costs
Democratic lawmakers touted a plan Thursday that they said will help local school districts with special education costs. The bill includes steps intended to make special education more affordable in the future and additional funding to help with costs in the short term. “We want districts to be able to expand their services in house and provide what they can…
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Lawmakers unveil plan to increase funding for special education
State legislators have a proposed bill that would provide an increase in funding to help cover special education costs for cities and towns.
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She's 11 years old and about to graduate from college. And she's just getting started
Alisa Perales graduated from a community college with a degree in multiple sciences and another in mathematics.
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Chinese students call revoking visas a ‘new version of Chinese Exclusion Act'
Chinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some of them would have their visas revoked.
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Educators arrested during protest at state capitol face judge
Several educators who were arrested last week during a protest to demand better funding for schools at the state capitol went before a judge on Wednesday.
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Can you spell these winning National Spelling Bee words?
This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off on May 27. Test your spelling knowledge with this interactive quiz.
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Blocked from Harvard, the world's star students weigh staying in Asia and Europe
If President Donald Trump doesn’t want international students at Harvard, there are plenty of foreign governments and universities happy to take them
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Trump: $3B more in grants could be taken from Harvard
President Donald Trump says he’s considering revoking another $3 billion in grants from Harvard University, to be distributed to trade schools instead.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee marks 100 years of competition
Who will win the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee? Discover the top contenders and how to watch the event live this week.
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Scientists have lost jobs, grants in U.S. cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
Research institutions abroad are watching with concern for collaborations that depend on colleagues in the U.S. — but they also see opportunities to potentially poach talent.
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University of Buffalo grad chased by police as he runs across stage holding his baby
A University of Buffalo graduate was chased across the stage by police at Sunday’s commencement ceremony for carrying a prohibited item while he tried to collect his diploma: a baby.
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NYU withholds diploma of student who used commencement speech to address Israel-Hamas war
The university said the student “lied about the speech he was going to deliver and violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”
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Students ask state lawmakers for more money for schools
Students and superintendents from the state’s seven biggest school districts were at the state capitol Thursday to ask lawmakers to provide more education money to cities and towns.