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Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections

Higher Ed Dive

The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.

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Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?

Inside Higher Ed

Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. Ryan Quinn Fri, 05/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. What Were Professors to Do? Will other states follow?

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House Committee Seeks Documents From UCLA Over Antisemitism

Inside Higher Ed

House Education and Workforce Committee wants the University of California, Los Angeles, to turn over a batch of documents ahead of next week’s hearing about campus antisemitism.

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HK institution “enhances verification” after document forgery arrests

The PIE News

According to multiple sources in the Chinese press, police arrested two women aged 24 and 34 while they were trying to leave Hong Kong – one has been charged with forging documents, while the other is “still being detained under investigation”.

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France expects to house 10k Indian students this year

The PIE News

In recent years, India and France have been seeking closer ties, with some experts referring to France as India’s “new best friend” With both countries already building a strategic relationship in defence, nuclear energy, and space, education has become a key soft diplomacy tool.

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Education Department Revises Restrictions on Race Initiatives

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education has modified its previous directives on race in hiring, scholarships, student programs, and other educational policies. Since coming into power, the new administration has focused on enforcing conservative legal principles in education, particularly regarding race and gender policies.

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Education Department Q&A clarifies DEI restrictions

Higher Ed Dive

The agency's new document appeared to ease some of the strictest aspects of its February letter taking aim at colleges' diversity initiatives.