Florida State University awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to alumna and Spanx founder Sara Blakely during spring commencement Friday, recognizing a career built on instinct, persistence and a willingness to…

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Votebeat·policy

Judge strikes down rule requiring counties to aid voters who go to wrong polling place

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes can’t force…

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Inside Higher Ed·higher-ed

Botstein To Retire After Investigation Finds He ‘Minimized’ Ties to Epstein

Botstein To Retire After Investigation Finds He ‘Minimized’ Ties to Epstein Emma Whitford Fri, 05/01/2026 - 07:36 PM “I would take money from Satan if it permitted me to do God’s work,” Botstein told lawyers during…

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The College Fix·policy

Attorneys say UCLA apology not enough after Federalist Society event disruption

‘UCLA Law students have not been given unequivocal assurance that UCLA will not punish them for identifying students who disrupted their event,’ FIRE attorney says An assistant dean at the UCLA School of Law walked back…

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MIT News·higher-ed

MIT affiliates awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

MIT Research Scientist Afreen Siddiqi ’99, SM ’01, PhD ’06; MIT professors Kathleen Thelen and Vinod Vaikuntanathan SM ’05, PhD ’09; as well as Kate Manne PhD ’11 are among 223 scientists, artists, and scholars awarded…

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K-12 Dive

Justice Department launches probes into 36 Illinois school districts

The agency said it would be investigating if the districts included LGBTQ+ inclusive content in classrooms and if they allowed parental opt-outs.

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Reason·policy

5th Circuit Panel Blocks 2023 Mifepristone Telemedicine Approval

It has been a very busy 48 hours for Louisiana. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided Callais . The following day, the Governor announced he would suspend the upcoming primary elections to allow the legislature to…

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K-12 Dive·research

Feds proceed with $5.6M special education spending study

The National Study of Special Education Spending will be the first comprehensive, federally supported look into IDEA funding in two decades.

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Reason·policy

First Circuit Stays Court Order Commandeering New Hampshire (Though Doesn't Rely on Anti-Commandeering Arguments)

Yesterday a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit stayed a district court injunction, pending appeal, that would have commandeered New Hampshire by requiring it to maintain a vehicle emissions…

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EdWeek Technology

Education Groups Say New E-Rate Bidding Portal Will Hurt Small Districts Hardest

Supporters of the measure say it will create a more transparent bidding process.

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Reason·policy

The Major Questions Doctrine Constrains Presidential Power Over Elections

NA Donald Trump has been trying to "nationalize" (his term, not mine) control over elections , claiming sweeping presidential power to control voting processes in a variety of ways. In a compelling recent post at the…

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EdWeek Policy & Politics·policy

A School Wants a Tornado Shelter. A Federal Grant Keeps Getting in the Way

The district still can't spend a FEMA grant it was originally awarded in 2022.

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Reason·policy

Trump's Iran War Continues to Violate the Constitution - and Now Also the War Powers Act of 1973

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Kyodonews/Zuma Press/Newscom) In my March 5 Dispatch article on the Iran War and the Constitution, I explained why Donald Trump's initiation of the war without congressional…

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Georgia Tech News·research

Just Say Hello

Just Say Hello Superadmin Fri, 05/01/2026 - 16:18 Just saying hello to someone can make all the difference in the college experience. That’s the message Lucas McCarty wants to pass on to the next generation of Yellow…

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UC Berkeley News·higher-ed

Berkeley Talks: How the American university’s success led to its modern challenges

Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber explains how the shift of American universities to the center of society made them a high-stakes target for public frustration. The post Berkeley Talks: How the American…

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UC Irvine News·research

Managing mental health medications

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting a faculty member in UC Irvine’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences who helps ensure that patients receive the right care, at the right dose, at the…

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UC Irvine News·higher-ed

Corps strength

UC Irvine has been awarded $4.7 million as a returning partner campus for the 2026-29 #CaliforniansForAll College Corps. The funding ensures that hundreds of low-income students in the program will continue to…

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Chalkbeat·research

Chicago Public Schools marks May Day after tense debate over canceling school

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. For all the intense debate and controversy over May Day in Chicago Public Schools this year, the start of…

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Reason·policy

Trump Had 60 Days To End the Iran War. Instead, He's Just Pretending It's Over.

On February 28, President Donald Trump authorized military strikes against Iran. It has now been over 60 days since the first bombs fell. Legally, that means Trump must either cease operations or get permission from…

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Fake Trigger

Education news for this role

Sara Blakely awarded honorary doctorate by FSU

FSU confers honorary degree on alumna and Spanx founder Sara Blakely, who urges graduates to ‘invest in you’

Judge strikes down rule requiring counties to aid voters who go to wrong polling place

Botstein To Retire After Investigation Finds He ‘Minimized’ Ties to Epstein

Attorneys say UCLA apology not enough after Federalist Society event disruption

MIT affiliates awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

Justice Department launches probes into 36 Illinois school districts

5th Circuit Panel Blocks 2023 Mifepristone Telemedicine Approval

Feds proceed with $5.6M special education spending study

First Circuit Stays Court Order Commandeering New Hampshire (Though Doesn't Rely on Anti-Commandeering Arguments)

Education Groups Say New E-Rate Bidding Portal Will Hurt Small Districts Hardest

The Major Questions Doctrine Constrains Presidential Power Over Elections

A School Wants a Tornado Shelter. A Federal Grant Keeps Getting in the Way

Trump's Iran War Continues to Violate the Constitution - and Now Also the War Powers Act of 1973

Just Say Hello

Berkeley Talks: How the American university’s success led to its modern challenges

Managing mental health medications

Corps strength

Chicago Public Schools marks May Day after tense debate over canceling school

Trump Had 60 Days To End the Iran War. Instead, He's Just Pretending It's Over.

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