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Department of Education launches investigation into Harvard legacy admissions

6:57am July 26, 2023

by Sequoia Carrillo

Legacy admissions give an advantage to college applicants whose parents are alumni. Now, the Education Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions practices.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 29: People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus on June 29, 2023 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions

11:06pm July 24, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

A blockbuster new study finds that America's elite private colleges are systematically giving huge advantages to rich kids over their equally bright, yet less privileged peers.

A former volleyball player has filed a lawsuit alleging hazing took place within Northwestern University's women's volleyball team. The Weber Arch at Northwestern University is pictured in 2020, in Evanston, Ill.

A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing

8:11pm July 24, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The former volleyball player is the first female athlete from the university to sue over recent hazing. It's the latest lawsuit over alleged hazing in the school's athletic programs.

The sports hazing lawsuits against Northwestern University

4:29pm July 24, 2023

by Lisa Philip

More lawsuits have been filed against Northwestern University accusing the school of ignoring hazing incidents in its football program and other sports programs.

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Statewide school supply drive kicks off

2:34pm July 24, 2023

by Eddie Garcia

A campaign to get school supplies in the hands of students and teachers is currently underway in North Carolina.

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High school students built solar-powered vehicles for an annual competition

8:06am July 23, 2023

by Katherine Monahan

High School science students faced many difficulties in this year's Solar Car Challenge, a competition to build and drive solar-powered vehicles.

Jacqueline Trejo, mayor of Macuelizo, walks past one of the town's murals. The pink flowering tree that's depicted is the source of the town's name. She wanted to improve the quality of life there but lacked the funds to fulfill her plans.

A Honduras mayor gambled on a plan for her town. She got 80 guitars ... and a lot more

6:59am July 23, 2023

Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.

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VP Harris criticized Florida's new history curriculum for its claims about slavery

8:20am July 22, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris criticized a new Florida education standard that says enslaved people acquired skills "for their personal benefit" through slavery.

Vice President Harris addresses a Pennsylvania Democratic Party reception in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2022. On Friday, Harris called Florida's new education standards insulting and misleading.

VP Harris says Florida's new Black history curriculum replaces 'history with lies'

5:14pm July 21, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The vice president called Florida's new education standards an attempt to push propaganda onto children. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Harris of lying.

Texas A&M president 'retires immediately' over fallout from botched journalist hire

5:07pm July 21, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.