Education

How should families navigate student loans and tuition these days?

3:34am April 09, 2025

by A Martínez

Parents planning to send their kids to college may have many new questions. With market upheaval and big cuts at the Department of Education, how should families navigate student loans and tuition savings?

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Trump officials halt $1 billion in funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

1:24am April 09, 2025

More than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen over alleged civil rights violations at both schools, the White House says.

Education

Federal government revokes visa of international student at Appalachian State University

11:17am April 08, 2025

by Amy Diaz

A spokesperson for App State told WFDD that officials discovered this after monitoring international students’ visa status closely over the past few days, following a string of terminations in the state.

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Bienvenidos! Some colleges are targeting a long-neglected group: Hispanic students

5:00am April 08, 2025

Colleges are recognizing the importance of this growing pool of potential students.

How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding

5:07pm April 06, 2025

by Asma Khalid

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Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants

4:51pm April 04, 2025

By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.

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Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students

11:52am April 04, 2025

by Collin Binkley, Annie Ma and Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

A crackdown on foreign students is alarming colleges, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country.

How are college presidents handling funding threats? Preparing for the worst

4:15am April 04, 2025

by Elissa Nadworny

University leaders are under pressure to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Some college presidents say that makes their jobs more challenging.

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Arrests made after shots fired at Carver High School last month

2:23pm April 03, 2025

by April Laissle

Forsyth County deputies have arrested three people after an incident where shots were fired at Carver High School last month.

Education Dept. warns schools: Eliminate DEI programs or lose funding

2:23pm April 03, 2025

The department sent a letter to state leaders threatening the loss of funds for K-12 schools that don't follow its interpretation of civil rights laws.

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