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Texas college students fight to reinstate in-state tuition for immigrants
College students without lawful immigration status are asking the Fifth Circuit to overturn a consent judgment between the Texas attorney general and Trump's DOJ blocking the Texas Dream Act.
Harvard slams Trump administration for ‘retaliatory campaign’ against university
The Ivy League university claims it was “singled out” by the DOJ, which sued it in February amid an ongoing anti-white and anti-Asian discrimination probe.
Striking teachers in Mexico City threaten World Cup week before kick off
For the third straight day, striking teachers have snarled downtown Mexico City traffic and pedestrian access with strategic blockades near the city's most iconic landmarks that will double as World Cup watching sites.
Texas high schooler fights punishment over hair length at Fifth Circuit
Darryl George claims his school district's male-only hair length limit is unconstitutional gender discrimination and a violation of the Texas CROWN Act.
College aid collusion
CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois granted class certification to students pursuing antitrust claims against several elite universities over alleged coordination of financial aid practices. The proposed class counsel made misleading statements regarding arrangements for the litigation’s funding, but this misconduct did not prejudice the class and the appointment of new legal representation resolved concerns about counsel adequacy.
Palestinian teacher gets another chance to pursue civil rights claims against Grossmont school district
A San Diego judge allowed an El Cajon Valley High School teacher to amend key claims in her lawsuit against Grossmont Union High School District after she says that administrators blocked a Palestinian song from a school playlist.
Former Iowa schools chief gets two-year sentence for immigration and weapons crimes
Former Des Moines Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts faces deportation to his native Guyana following prison.
UK risks a 'lost generation' of jobless young people
While 84% of young people surveyed want to be employed or in training, many are struggling to reach the first rung of the career ladder.
Feds file second case against UC over handling of anti-Israel protests
The Trump administration accuses UCLA of standing by while Jewish and Israeli students were barred from parts of campus unless they denounced Israel.
Ninth Circuit keeps DEI research grants off Trump's chopping block
But other research grants, terminated with only a vague explanation, can be canceled.
School board president unfairly ousted
SCRANTON, Penn. — A Pennsylvania federal court granted partial summary judgment to a former school board president who sued the district and several board members for violating his due process rights. There is undisputed evidence showing the board removed him from the presidency without notice or a hearing just one week after electing him to the position.