Education

DOJ Plans To Take Affirmative Action Against College Admissions

4:14pm August 02, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

The Justice Department plans to investigate universities using affirmative action policies that discriminate against white applicants. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Bob Driscoll, who served at the DOJ.

New Fears For Public Service Loan Forgiveness

4:02pm August 02, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

On a busy day for higher education news, the Department of Education suggests in a legal filing that no one is certified for the program.

A College President On Her School's Worst Year Ever

3:05pm August 02, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Student deaths, mental health issues, stress and overwork, racial and ethnic tensions: These are just some of the challenges faced by Maria Klawe at Harvey Mudd College.

Justice Department To Probe Universities Over Affirmative Action Policies

8:14am August 02, 2017

Steve Inskeep and Ailsa Chang talk to NPR's Carrie Johnson and Vanita Gupta, ex-head of DOJ's Civil Rights Division in the Obama-era, about plans to probe schools over affirmative action policies.

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Political Fight Threatens Illinois Public School Funding

7:42am August 02, 2017

by Tony Arnold

Less than a month after ending one budget impasse, Illinois is staring at another one, this one involving public school funding.

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner pictured in 2016. Rauner has vetoed a school funding bill days before state payments to public schools were set to start.

Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Funding Plan

5:45pm August 01, 2017

by Tony Arnold

While the state's public schools could open on time, some school districts say they will run out of money by October if the legislature and governor can't agree on a school funding formula soon.