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Biden Department of Education Opens Civil Rights Investigation into New College of Florida over ‘Misgendering’

President Joe Biden’s Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into New College of Florida, following a complaint alleging, in part, that author and New College of Florida board member Christopher Rufo “misgendered” the college’s former Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) director, who uses “ze/zir” pronouns.

US President Joe Biden speaks during a Pride Month celebration event at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Biden this week announced new federal efforts designed to help LGBTQ youth and counter book bans following Republican efforts at the state and local level to …

Maine Department of Education Promotes Overnight Camp for Trans Six-Year-Olds in ‘Confidential Location’

The Maine Department of Education promotes an organization that distributes breast binders to minors and hosts overnight camps for six year olds who identify as transgender in a “confidential location.” The state’s Department of Education also promotes a website that hosts an online chat for children as young 13 who identify as transgender. The site includes a button that quickly transports youth to a weather forecasting website in order to obscure the page.

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Chuck Schumer Says White House Closer ‘Than Ever’ To Ending Student Debt

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday used an online forum to enthuse over Democrat plans to forgive federal student loans. He assured left-wing activists President Joe Biden is closer “than ever before” to making the unilateral move that will leave taxpayers encumbered with more than $1.37 trillion in outstanding debt.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) puts on a mask that reads "Cancel Student Debt" during a news briefing after a weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats held a weekly policy …

College Gender Gap: Men Falling Farther Behind Women in Higher Education

Male students are abandoning the pursuit of higher education in such numbers that they are now trailing behind female college students by record levels, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. At the end of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up 59.5 percent of college students, while men made up 40.5 percent, according to enrollment data from the National Student Clearinghouse. 

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Ivy League Professor Blasts ‘Racist’ Low Expectations of Black Kids in Education — ‘They Patronize Us, Presume We Can’t Perform’

Glenn Loury, a Brown University economics professor and host of the video blog The Glenn Show, criticized the need for affirmative action policies in education during the current era. Speaking at Malibu’s Pepperdine University School of Public Policy earlier this month, he explained black students do poorly on tests when they “don’t know the material” and not due to biases against them, urging educators to develop potential instead of lowering standards.

A Minnesota school choice movement founded in the black community aims to challenge the “woke” culture narrative that America is a systemically racist nation “structured to undermine the lives of black Americans.”

Education Department Creates ‘Free Speech Hotline’ for Censored College Students

The U.S. Department of Education recently launched a “free speech hotline” for students that are being deprived of their First Amendment rights at public universities and colleges around the nation. Students are also encouraged to email a dedicated email set up by the department to report censorship by administrators, professors, and students on campus.

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Top Universities Failed to Disclose Billions in Foreign Funds

The U.S. Education Department has revealed that top universities, such as Cornell, MIT, and Georgetown, have failed to disclose billions of dollars they have accepted in foreign funds. Universities have failed to report at least $6.5 billion to the government according to the report, including money from the Chinese government, Huawei, and other countries.

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Court Filing Claims Fordham U. Has Undisclosed Ties to China

The attorney for a Fordham University student that was disciplined by administrators over a photo he posted to Instagram alleged in a recent court filing that the University has undisclosed ties to foreign nations, including China. Over the past several months, reports have revealed that many top universities and colleges have accepted multi-million donations from foreign governments.

Counter-protesters hold up Chinese flags to oppose the protesters gathering in central London to attend a march organised by StandwithHK and D4HK in support of Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, on August 17, 2019. - Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement faces a major test this weekend as it tries to muster …