Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act
The U.S. Department of Education says Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine after the large Christian school in Virginia failed to disclose information about crimes on campus.
Hereโs where things stand after approved student loan forgiveness emails were sent out
Millions of people are learning, yes, theyโve been approved for federal student loan forgiveness under the program President Joe Biden is trying to push through. But those emails and the hang-ups in court are causing some confusion.
Did you get a student loan forgiveness email? Approval emails sent as legal battles continue
Millions of people are learning, yes, theyโve been approved for federal student loan forgiveness under the program President Joe Biden is trying to push through. But those emails and the hang-ups in court are causing some confusion.
Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy
The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding for Connecticut school districts if they follow a state policy that allows transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb, File)HARTFORD, Conn. โ The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding from Connecticut school districts if they follow a state policy that allows transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports. But the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights argues the policy violates the civil rights of girls who are not transgender under Title IX, the federal law that guarantees equal opportunities in education. The ACLU of Connecticut, which is representing the transgender athletes, said the Trump administration is trying to pressure schools into denying transgender athletes an opportunity to compete. โTransgender girls are girls, and the Office of the Attorney General will continue to protect every woman and girl in this state against discrimination.
Michigan, 4 other states sue US department, DeVos over virus relief funds for schools
SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Department of Education is attempting to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert the money to private schools, Michigan and four other Democratic-led states argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration. Thats how funding is shared with private schools under other federal rules that Congress referenced in the legislation creating the relief aid. It could put some of $1.6 billion allocated for California public schools at risk, he said. Becerra said it is not that private schools are ineligible for relief funds, but he said Congress called for those funds to be distributed on the basis of need. Some of those private schools have already been able to access hundreds of billions of dollars from the CARES ACT Paycheck Protection Program unlike California public schools that cant, he said.
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