A new study from news outlet WBEZ has concluded that students are not benefiting from Illinois for-profit colleges. The research, which analyzed federal data in addition to surveying more than 250 current and former students, determined that students finds themselves in a worse situation after attending for-profit colleges in Illinois. The students, according to the […]
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Morehouse And Spelman Students Tased By Police During 2020 Protests Could Receive $2M Settlement
Two college students who were pulled from their car and tased by police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 could receive a $2 million settlement. Messiah Young, a student at Morehouse College, and Taniyah Pilgrim, a student at Spelman College, got stuck in traffic as the streets filled with protesters on May […]
Is the US arrogant to say it prefers Indian STEM students to Chinese nationals?
A senior US official has sent chills down Chinese students and their families by suggesting that their studies at American universities will be restricted to the humanities by geopolitics. Deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell said on Monday that his country needed to recruit more international students in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) […]
Local foundation to host clinics to help students apply for federal financial aid
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) clinics to guide high school students with completing the applications will be provided by the Education Equalizer Foundation. The foundation received a $10,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Education Credit Management Corporation’s (ECMC) Student Support Strategy program, officials say. Part of the […]
Former Wake high school teacher charged with assaulting students with disabilities
A now-former Wake County high school special-education teacher has been charged with assaulting two students with disabilities. James Rencher III of Raleigh has been charged with 12 counts of assault on an individual with a disability, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in 2022 when Rencher taught […]
Jamie Dimon says schools are making his job harder by not giving students the proper training to enter the working world
The leader of America’s biggest bank wants to see schools doing more to bring students up to pace with the working world, instead of leaving it to businesses to bridge the gap. Jamie Dimon has long been an advocate of getting younger people into well-paid positions, and believes schools should be monitored on whether their […]
Judge plans June 2025 trial for man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students
A judge on Thursday laid out a plan for a June 2025 trial date for the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students almost two years ago — a sign that after months of lawyers sparring over legal motions in the high-profile case, both the defendant and the victims’ families are closer to […]
Ohio Republicans move bill on school bathroom use by transgender students forward in Legislature
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers advanced a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identity in a late-night state House vote Wednesday just before they left Columbus for the summer. The Republican-backed bill was sent back to the Senate with the amended provision, which pertains to public K-12 schools and institutions […]
Ohio House passes bill to restrict bathroom use for transgender students
The Ohio House on Wednesday voted to ban transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity. The surprise, late-night vote concluded a marathon legislative session before lawmakers break for the summer − and potentially until after the November election. House Republicans tacked the measure onto a separate bill dealing with the […]
FWISD brings counseling services to campuses for some of its most vulnerable students
Refugee students in the Fort Worth Independent School District will soon have access to on-campus counseling services to help them navigate challenges they face in starting school in a new country. The district’s school board approved a memorandum of understanding allowing Catholic Charities Fort Worth to place certified counselors on campuses to work with students […]
Students of UA’s new online college can’t get jobs, say school misled them on value of degrees
Tracie Frazier, a Navy veteran from Florida, enrolled with the University of Arizona Global Campus in August 2022 to advance her career in behavioral health. Three months later, she abruptly unenrolled when she learned the online school had taken out an over $8,000 student loan in her name — without her knowledge. Sonyee Jackson, an […]
McKeesport students’ experience with gun violence helps shape priorities in Attorney General report
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office published a report on Tuesday offering information about the impact of gun violence on teenagers. The ‘teenTALK’ report comes after Attorney General Michelle Henry visited four school districts in the last year, including McKeesport, for “candid conversations with students about how gun violence impacts their mental health and what changes […]