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‘This is what authoritarianism looks like’: Education Secretary mimics Soviet-era playbook, says only pro-Trump research will get funding

Linda McMahon states that if universities want research funding, they better get in with the program.

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Trump Official Called Out for 'Deeply Troubling' Stance on Harvard's Funding: 'A Blatant Attack on Academic Freedom'

Linda McMahon suggested university research and funding should align with Trump's political agenda, but critics warn the stance threatens academic freedom.

Latin Times

Education Secretary Ridiculed After Failing to Explain Trump Admin's Criteria for Foreign Students: 'The I Don't Know Administration'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon's CNBC response inspired ridicule online as critics dubbed President Donald Trump's cabinet "The I Don't Know Administration."

Latin Times

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Education Secretary: Universities 'In Sync' With the Trump Admin Can Continue Their Research

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said universities can keep federal research funding only if they align with Trump administration goals.

Latin Times

Trump bars Harvard international enrolment: How many students will it hurt?

Some 6,800 international students are currently enrolled at Harvard University and risk losing their legal status.

Al Jazeera

Judge blocks Trump’s efforts to shutter Education Department - Roll Call

Ruling halts president’s executive order to wind down the department, with the administration pledging to appeal.

Roll Call

McMahon lays out Education Department 'final mission' to House appropriators - Roll Call

Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s proposed cuts as part of an overall effort to shutter the department.

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Student Loan Collections Are Back And They’re Hitting Harder Than Expected

Missed payments might feel like a small slip but in the world of student loans, collections can hit fast and hard.

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Education Secretary Blasted as 'Illiterate' for Threatening Harvard With Letter Riddled With Grammatical Errors: 'Writes Like a 3rd Grader'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is facing ridicule online for chastising Harvard University with a letter full of grammatical errors.

Latin Times

Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help their students recover academically from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Why Is There a Federal Education Department?

Despite the fearmongering from teachers unions, it's largely useless.

Reason

Trump Administration Freezes Future Federal Research Grants To Harvard

The freeze, which is expected to impact over $1 billion annually, will target research grants and will not affect Pell Grants or student loan funding.

International Business Times

First Thing: Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets government demands

University told by education secretary research grants ‘will not be provided.’ Plus, 45% of Americans say third world war likely in five to 10 years

The Guardian - UK

Trump administration bars Harvard from future research grants

US Education Department Secretary McMahon halts funding in escalation of dispute centred around anti-Semitism claims.

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The Guardian - US

Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets president’s demands

University told by education secretary Linda McMahon research grants and other aid ‘will not be provided’

Latin Times

Education Secretary Ridiculed for 'Disingenuous' Teacher Appreciation Week Post Amid Promise to Dismantle Department: 'Hypocrite'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon was ridiculed online after posting about Teacher Appreciation Week while assisting the Trump administration's dismantling.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration exploits landmark civil rights act to fight universities’ diversity initiatives

Administration launches investigations on basis of 1964 Civil Rights Act, which rightwing activists are fighting to weaken

Salon

Elon's "tech-bro Maoism" is nothing new

The 20th century was full of techno-utopian visions of the ideal future society. None of them ended well

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The Independent UK

Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo

International Business Times

Trump Tightens Control Over Higher Education With Executive Orders Targeting Accreditation, Foreign Grants

The latest executive order was designed to reshape how the federal government determined which colleges and universities were eligible to receive federal student loans and Pell grants.

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them

The Guardian - US

Trump signs orders cracking down on diversity and inclusion at US universities

Actions attack funding and accreditation but also seek to increase affordability and retention at Black colleges

Latin Times

Education Sec. Ridiculed for 'Reading Cue Cards,' Refusing to Make Eye Contact During Interview: 'She Was Looking Into Camera A1'

Linda McMahon was derided for bizarrely choosing to not look into the camera halfway through a CNBC interview Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Yes, I’m a half-Palestinian lesbian, but I dream of being a Republican congresswoman. Here’s my six-point plan

Anything is possible with Trump ripping up all the rules – and I’m going to take full advantage, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Trump butts in to cultural logo dispute that has nothing to do with him

But involvement doesn’t equal action.

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