The board of Virginia Military Institute voted on Friday against extending the contract of Major General Cedric T. Wins, the college’s first Black superintendent. The school’s board of visitors, which…
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Columbia Professor Katherine Franke Says She Was Forced to Retire Because of Activism
Columbia University and one of its longtime law professors, Katherine Franke, have severed ties after an investigation stemming from her advocacy on behalf of pro-Palestinian students. It was the latest…
Defense Dept. Schools Pause Pride Clubs and Remove Books
At Lakenheath High School, a school for children of U.S. military members in Britain, a club for gay students and their allies can no longer meet. A Women in STEM…
With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools
With a series of executive orders, President Trump has demonstrated that he has the appetite for an audacious fight to remake public education in the image of his “anti-woke,” populist…
When This Stanford Professor Got Cancer, He Decided to Teach a Class About It
Dr. Bryant Lin stood before his class at Stanford in September, likely one of the last he would ever teach. Just 50 years old and a nonsmoker, he had been…
After Fleeing Violence in Guatemala, Their Child Was Killed in a U.S. School
Josselin Corea Escalante was 9 when she and her mother and younger brother left Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States, believing it would offer them safety. They ended…
Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases
A federal judge in Maryland granted a temporary restraining order on Monday blocking the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive data to members of Elon…
Education Officials Placed on Leave in Trump’s Sprawling Effort to Curb D.E.I.
The Education Department placed a number of employees across its offices on administrative leave on Friday, part of a wave of what staff members and union representatives say are dozens…
15 Geeky Back-to-School Supplies | OEDB.org
One of the best parts of the new semester is shopping for all of the geeky gear that’s available for students (and teachers!) Here are 15 suggestions of truly geeky…