AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-politics-virus-outbreak-6515f5410ef8722bead142d0f77604b5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-politics-virus-outbreak-6515f5410ef8722bead142d0f77604b5Click to copyRelated topicsBOSTON (AP) — More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students, arguing that the policy jeopardizes students’ safety and forces schools to reconsider fall plans they have spent months preparing.The schools have signed court briefs...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-politics-virus-outbreak-6515f5410ef8722bead142d0f77604b5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-politics-virus-outbreak-6515f5410ef8722bead142d0f77604b5Click to copyRelated topicsBOSTON (AP) — More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students, arguing that the policy jeopardizes students’ safety and forces schools to reconsider fall plans they have spent months preparing.The schools have signed court briefs...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/education-93fb781c01777eaf5ce86ddc86ce7a11Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/education-93fb781c01777eaf5ce86ddc86ce7a11Click to copyRelated topicsDetermined to reopen America’s schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hold back federal money if school districts don’t bring their students back in the fall. He complained that his own public health officials’ safety guidelines are impractical and too expensive.Shortly afterward, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Centers for Disease Control and...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/education-93fb781c01777eaf5ce86ddc86ce7a11Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/education-93fb781c01777eaf5ce86ddc86ce7a11Click to copyRelated topicsDetermined to reopen America’s schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to hold back federal money if school districts don’t bring their students back in the fall. He complained that his own public health officials’ safety guidelines are impractical and too expensive.Shortly afterward, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Centers for Disease Control and...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/4e0667bb51f18bf54656ce5c504d5859Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/4e0667bb51f18bf54656ce5c504d5859Click to copyRelated topicsThe number of high school seniors applying for U.S. federal college aid plunged in the weeks following the sudden closure of school buildings this spring — a time when students were cut off from school counselors, and families hit with financial setbacks were reconsidering plans for higher education. In the first weeks of the pandemic, the number of new applications fell by nearly half compared to last year’s levels, fueled by...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/4e0667bb51f18bf54656ce5c504d5859Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/4e0667bb51f18bf54656ce5c504d5859Click to copyRelated topicsThe number of high school seniors applying for U.S. federal college aid plunged in the weeks following the sudden closure of school buildings this spring — a time when students were cut off from school counselors, and families hit with financial setbacks were reconsidering plans for higher education. In the first weeks of the pandemic, the number of new applications fell by nearly half compared to last year’s levels, fueled by...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-education-in-state-wire-mi-state-wire-virus-outbreak-f18a0a48925a19586e4d810f6e88eff3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-education-in-state-wire-mi-state-wire-virus-outbreak-f18a0a48925a19586e4d810f6e88eff3Click to copyRelated topicsThey wanted the campus experience, but their colleges sent them home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, students at more than 25 U.S. universities are filing lawsuits against their schools demanding partial refunds on tuition and campus fees, saying they’re not getting the caliber of...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-education-in-state-wire-mi-state-wire-virus-outbreak-f18a0a48925a19586e4d810f6e88eff3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-education-in-state-wire-mi-state-wire-virus-outbreak-f18a0a48925a19586e4d810f6e88eff3Click to copyRelated topicsThey wanted the campus experience, but their colleges sent them home to learn online during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, students at more than 25 U.S. universities are filing lawsuits against their schools demanding partial refunds on tuition and campus fees, saying they’re not getting the caliber of...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/674dae34d1c4dad529b72936343760c6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/674dae34d1c4dad529b72936343760c6Click to copyRelated topicsA Monday court filing from the U.S. Education Department says the agency was still garnishing wages from more than 50,000 workers who had fallen behind on their student loans more than a month after Congress ordered an immediate suspension of the practice during the coronavirus pandemic.The finding, which included the number of garnishments as of last week, was part of a court-ordered update jointly filed by the Education...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/674dae34d1c4dad529b72936343760c6Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/674dae34d1c4dad529b72936343760c6Click to copyRelated topicsA Monday court filing from the U.S. Education Department says the agency was still garnishing wages from more than 50,000 workers who had fallen behind on their student loans more than a month after Congress ordered an immediate suspension of the practice during the coronavirus pandemic.The finding, which included the number of garnishments as of last week, was part of a court-ordered update jointly filed by the Education...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/biden-policies-colleges-sexual-misconduct-42501afa9dcfc06602b7cc57b97080f4Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/biden-policies-colleges-sexual-misconduct-42501afa9dcfc06602b7cc57b97080f4Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal rules guiding colleges in their handling of campus sexual assaults.In an executive order, Biden directed the Education Department to examine rules that the Trump administration...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/biden-policies-colleges-sexual-misconduct-42501afa9dcfc06602b7cc57b97080f4Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/biden-policies-colleges-sexual-misconduct-42501afa9dcfc06602b7cc57b97080f4Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal rules guiding colleges in their handling of campus sexual assaults.In an executive order, Biden directed the Education Department to examine rules that the Trump administration...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ma-state-wire-politics-strikes-oh-state-wire-4e8a446186df3c1962137dbe9faf7f38Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ma-state-wire-politics-strikes-oh-state-wire-4e8a446186df3c1962137dbe9faf7f38Click to copyRelated topicsOne of the nation’s largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic.The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ma-state-wire-politics-strikes-oh-state-wire-4e8a446186df3c1962137dbe9faf7f38Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ma-state-wire-politics-strikes-oh-state-wire-4e8a446186df3c1962137dbe9faf7f38Click to copyRelated topicsOne of the nation’s largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic.The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-colleges-divided-student-coronavirus-vaccination-8c46ab65afc4538cb060c320ed94fc54Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-colleges-divided-student-coronavirus-vaccination-8c46ab65afc4538cb060c320ed94fc54Click to copyRelated topicsBOSTON (AP) — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it.Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-colleges-divided-student-coronavirus-vaccination-8c46ab65afc4538cb060c320ed94fc54Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-colleges-divided-student-coronavirus-vaccination-8c46ab65afc4538cb060c320ed94fc54Click to copyRelated topicsBOSTON (AP) — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it.Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-9df0979df8eea3924bd57bbb2380a7afClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-9df0979df8eea3924bd57bbb2380a7afClick to copyRelated topicsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard University professor who had close ties with Jeffrey Epstein and is accused of giving the disgraced financier an office on campus will be barred from starting new research or advising students for at least two years, the school announced Thursday.Martin Nowak will be allowed to continue teaching during that period, but other contact with students will be limited...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-9df0979df8eea3924bd57bbb2380a7afClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-9df0979df8eea3924bd57bbb2380a7afClick to copyRelated topicsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard University professor who had close ties with Jeffrey Epstein and is accused of giving the disgraced financier an office on campus will be barred from starting new research or advising students for at least two years, the school announced Thursday.Martin Nowak will be allowed to continue teaching during that period, but other contact with students will be limited...WW…