International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
More than a thousand international students have had their visas revoked or their status ended.
Education
Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo
The clash over federal funding comes as the Department of Education's future is murky.
Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for borrowers
Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.
Former Mount Miguel High student pleads guilty in restroom sex assault
The student, who was 18, pleaded guilty to three felony sex-crime counts against a 15-year-old...
Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants
Harvard President Alan Garber said the university would not bend to the government’s demands.
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.
Gutting Head Start would end services to thousands of San Diego families, cut hundreds of jobs
Head Start serves some of the most vulnerable children who live below federal poverty line,...
After years of financial struggles, Mountain Empire deemed high-risk for insolvency
But a top state fiscal analyst said the financially-strapped rural district is taking the right...
Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students
The suit seeks to represent more than 100 students in New England and Puerto Rico.
White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
The proposal is tucked in a 64-page internal draft budget document.
University protests blast Trump’s attacks on funding, speech and international students
The protests were organized by the Coalition for Action in Higher Education.
Can the IRS revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status?
For over a century, the majority of colleges and universities have not paid most taxes.
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
Interdependence was a paragon for American discovery and innovation.
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status
Trump's administration is threatening to revoke Harvard's ability to host international students and withdrawing the...
Tennessee’s GOP leads the fight to deny public education to children without documents
Conservative leaders are pushing states to upend the U.S. constitutional right to free public education.
Dozens more UC San Diego student visas canceled
Faculty members warn the situation could lead to a big decline in enrollment of scholars...
Former Encinitas campus supervisor pleads guilty to sex crimes with student, 12
Omar Hernandez Galeana, who worked at Diegueno Middle School, is slated to be sentenced to...
Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer
The impact will be felt most immediately by researchers at the Ivy League school.
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
The lawsuit escalates a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law...
Military families get new child care help with expanded county program
The program is funded and operated by the Department of Defense, but providers are vetted...
Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation
Few corners of higher education have been untouched.
Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
Harvard become the first university to openly defy the Trump administration Monday.
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism
Harvard rejected Trump admin's demands, as feds threaten to cut billions of dollars.
UCSD students vote to pay $3.50 quarterly fee to save school’s struggling newspaper
The decision means The Guardian also will have money to improve its digital edition.
This San Diego program aims to bring social and emotional arts learning to classrooms
The initiative gives teaching artists support in understanding how art can be used for students'...
Schools lined up for help getting cleaner school buses. Then came the EPA freeze
The push for electric buses has long had bipartisan support.
Visas revoked for 4 students at SDSU, as fears and outrage over crackdown grow
Meanwhile, the University of San Diego joined dozens of colleges in protesting Trump's crackdown on...
Will UCSD’s student newspaper write its own obituary? Its leaders plead for funding to stay afloat
Not unlike the broader industry, the 58-year-old publication is facing financial problems and changing reader...
Schools relying on digital surveillance find security still takes a human touch
America’s educators are turning to technology to find students who might harm themselves or others.
About $1.8 billion in federal money for Cornell and Northwestern is frozen, the White House says
The American Council on Education says funding freezes have jeopardized science and research.
Across San Diego, students, parents and educators raise alarm over funding cuts to schools, research
As UCSD faces massive budget cuts, some students there say they have already started to...
Scholarships for child care are drying up. Now families are paying the price
Federally funded scholarships can be a lifeline.
Colleges around the US say some international students’ visas are being revoked
More schools are seeing visas stripped from students with no known connection to protests.
Maine sues the Trump administration over funding freeze after dispute over transgender athletes
The complaint described the pause as “illegally withholding grant funds that go to keeping children...
Trump administration cancels 5 international student visas at UCSD; another student deported
The government also told a handful of students from UCLA and Stanford to leave the...
Trump administration cancels 5 international student visas at UCSD; another student deported
The government also told a handful of students from UCLA and Stanford to leave the...
Sexual harassment, retaliation claims against board president roil San Diego charter school
Roosevelt Blackmon, board president of America’s Finest Charter, is also the longtime chair of San...
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
The justices split 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in...
Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students
College officials worry the new approach will keep foreigners from wanting to study in the...
K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
States and schools have 10 days to sign and return the certification.
UCSD braces for possible $500M in annual cuts, shelves some building plans
Reductions on that scale would seriously hurt research and threaten jobs at the region's second-largest...
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
Princeton is the latest Ivy League school to have its federal funding jeopardized by Trump.
In research-rich San Diego, Trump cuts hit studies of HIV, domestic violence and more
The Union-Tribune interviewed local researchers who have had funding cut or are at risk of...
What’s in store for UCSD? With campus leaders largely mum, faculty and students are on edge
'There's so much that's unknown here, it's like we don't know what to be most...
Trump’s school choice push adds to momentum in statehouses
Federal moves might provide additional money for universal vouchers and scholarships.
Trump restricts federal research funding, a lifeblood for colleges
The squeeze on higher education by President Trump's administration underscores how much American colleges depend...
Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown’s ‘chilling effect’
Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care.
Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown
Marco Rubio said the Trump administration has revoked the visas of at least 300 people.
San Diego Unified OKs ambitious plans to build more affordable housing
The board approved three resolutions to move towards developing five sites that could provide over...
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
Some researchers say they’re appealing the cuts, which were prompted by Trump’s concerns about antisemitism...
GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
Republican-led states are pushing the Trump Administration to lump all school aid. They argue it...
International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump
International students are coveted as an antidote to declining domestic enrollment and source of full-price...
San Diego State University freezes hiring for most faculty and staff due to expected budget cuts
The campus also is worried about getting enough money to sustain its record growth.
San Diego Unified to vote on resolutions providing housing to educators
Education leaders held a news conference highlighting the policies Monday morning
Kumquats, strawberries and local milk: San Diego Unified warns funding cuts could threaten farm-to-school program
'We’re going to have to really scrutinize our budget,' the district says.
Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means
In the short term, Americans likely won’t see much impact. Long term, it’s harder to...
Colleges cut ties with a little-known nonprofit targeted by the Trump administration over DEI
The rollout of the investigations highlights the climate of fear and uncertainty in higher education.
Trump’s call to dismantle Education Department shows Republican rightward lurch and his grip on GOP
Trump’s move to dismantle the Education Department represents another deliverable to the far right.
Multiple videos of child sex abuse found on SDSU cop’s hard drive, feds allege
Sgt. Paul Aurelio McClain was arrested last week on suspicion of possession of child pornography
Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer
The money that was paused came from the Defense Department and the Department of Health...
Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely
It’s the first school to face such aggressive intervention from the Trump administration.
‘Code red for our universities’: San Diego students, faculty fear for campus free speech under Trump
Between the threat of federal enforcement against UCSD and the attempt to deport a student...
Trump’s science cuts have thrown the research world into chaos
Though the private sector has historically provided more funding for research and development in the...
Teachers union leaders warn Trump funding cuts could ‘devastate’ special ed
At a rally in downtown San Diego during their twice-yearly convention, educators spoke about the...
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
Trump Administration officials say the DEI programs exclude exclude white and Asian American students.
San Diego Unified opens transitional kindergarten enrollment this weekend
Next school year, the program will grow by 23 classrooms districtwide, with smaller class sizes.
5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19
Access to high-quality teachers and curriculum developed by teachers is shrinking.
Tribes, Native students sue feds over education cuts
Native leaders say tribal colleges are unable to provide basic services.
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
The arguments and tensions raised during the eight-day trial persist.
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department
The federal lawsuit was filed in Massachusetts, 20 states and Washington, D.C.
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
Seven of the civil rights agency’s 12 regional offices were entirely laid off.
‘Alarming’ national data: Teens use cellphones for quarter of school day
New research has revealed teens miss at least one and a half hours of school.
Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks
Documents show students use these laptops for more than just schoolwork.
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor...
Grossmont Union schools superintendent will step down to fight brain tumor
Mike Fowler had gone on leave in January to undergo treatment. He announced Tuesday he...
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
The layoffs are part Trump's efforts to reduce the footprint of the federal government.
In rare win, struggling rural San Diego County school district receives millions to start rebuilding high school
Its story is emblematic of challenges that impact California's rural and small districts — especially...
UCSD neurosurgeon rallies broad national support in fight to save research funding
45 medical associations and societies sign on to Dr. Alex Khalessi's defense of indirect cost...
UCSD, facing federal cuts, will no longer guarantee funding for incoming grad students
The school warns admitted first-year students that their support packages are contingent on state and...
Oklahoma schools chief seeks donations to put Bibles in classrooms
A legislative panel rejected his $3 million request to fund the effort.
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Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University
It is not clear which research, projects or activities will be affected at Columbia.
Bright Horizon 8th-grader wins county spelling bee, with obscure word for Russian carriage
Duaa Ouznali's winning word was 'droshky.' Her strategy for studying spelling, she says, is 'listening...
Fresh produce, staples and ‘beautiful little surprises’: School food pantries help families with groceries
Watermelon and vegetables are particular favorites at a new Feeding San Diego-operated pantry in Lakeside,...
Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages
Federal money makes up a significant portion of budgets in some rural districts.
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
Eliminating the department altogether would be a cumbersome task, likely requiring an act of Congress.
Facing Trump’s threats, Columbia investigates students critical of Israel
The investigations come Trump threatens to pull tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.
Eyeing a friendly Supreme Court, Republicans push for the Ten Commandments in schools
It's been a hard sell for Christian lawmakers who say they also value the Constitution.
School cellphone bans spread across states, though enforcement could be tricky
Banning cellphone use in schools is rare, bipartisan common ground.
Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
Trump has promised to shut down the Education Department.
State asks court to force Cajon Valley to comply with law on school sex-ed requirements
The legal action follows a report that the district was in violation of the law...
UCSD’s long-awaited South County expansion takes shape with plans for bachelor’s degrees at Southwestern College
The public health courses could begin as early as next year — if funding allows,...
‘Shame’: At raucous meeting, Grossmont Unified school board OKs more than 60 layoffs
The meeting involved multiple recesses and opposition from the public
Smartphones in schools: Do they help students learn?
Using smartphones in school classrooms with some specific guidance can assist students with learning, bridging...
As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes
Many believe they’re on solid legal ground with leaders of some colleges shrugged the memo...
UC San Diego expands faculty hiring freeze to staff workers
Chancellor Pradeep Khosla didn't indicate how long the freeze will last while talking to employees...
San Diego Unified will no longer make new employees prove they’re vaccinated against COVID-19
The change corresponds with the end of federal and state contact-tracing requirements.
Teachers union sues over Trump administration’s deadline to end school diversity programs
The lawsuit says forcing schools to teach only the views supported by the federal government...
Immigration enforcement at schools largely unchanged under Trump, feds argue in response to DPS lawsuit
The filing is the agency’s response to the lawsuit brought by DPS on Feb. 12...
San Diego County education leaders warn of ‘critical threat’ if they lose federal funding
At a panel event in Oceanside, local school officials said that globally, education is 'a...
UC San Diego, bracing for more than $200M in funding cuts, freezes faculty hiring
'This is the biggest financial challenge in UCSD's history,' said Terry Gaasterland, a longtime faculty...