Governor Katie Hobbs signed a $17.6 billion bipartisan budget Friday, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown and marking another year of steady spending increases under her administration. The new fiscal package includes funding increases for K-12 education, Medicaid, border security, and public safety—features that align closely with Hobbs’ original proposal but reflect bipartisan compromises with a Republican-led legislature.

A federal civil rights complaint filed July 1 alleges Cornell University used race‑based hiring checkpoints across multiple hiring stages.

Stanford plans $140M in cuts, likely layoffs, and critics say academic merit may take a backseat to ideological priorities.

Illinois State University has introduced its first-ever undergraduate certificate in Queer Studies, building off its existing concentration within the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program. The certificate formally recognizes LGBTQ+ and sexuality coursework on student transcripts, signaling institutional...

Barely more than half of U.S. adults support praying in public schools, according to data released by Pew Research.

CNN’s Jim Sciutto warned Friday that schools may begin pulling books from library shelves after a Supreme Court ruling gave parents the right to opt their children out of reading certain books based on religious beliefs. The comments came during a segment on Inside Politics, where Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) expressed concern about the broader implications of the decision.

Ohio’s Senate Bill 1, signed by Governor Mike DeWine in March, officially takes effect June 27, banning public colleges from funding DEI programs and prohibiting faculty strikes.

A CU Boulder course teaching “queering literacy” methods to future high school teachers prompts alarm among parents.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) released a public statement endorsing Iran’s missile strikes on U.S. military targets and calling for the dismantling of both the United States and Israel.

A conservative advocacy group has filed a formal complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) challenging Smith College’s policy of admitting biological males who identify as women. Parents Defending Education argues that the policy violates Title IX regulations and the college’s own equal opportunity commitments.