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University of Mount Olive Awarded Nearly $3 Million Title III Grant to Build AI-Enabled Pathways for Rural Students
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Santa Fe College Wins $3 Million Federal Grant to Build an AI Institute and Learning Lab
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UA-Pulaski Tech Wins $2,997,621 Federal Grant to Expand Healthcare Training and Launch a Physical Therapist Assistant Program
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Massachusetts Attorney General Awards Over $625,000 to 17 School Districts for Phone-Free Learning
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Up to $50,000 a Year for Three Years: Iowa Opens Homeless Student District Subgrant Applications, Deadline December 31
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USDA Invests More Than $77 Million in School Meals as Farm to School Funding Tops $47 Million in 2026, a Record
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11th President: North Dakota State College of Science's Lisa Karch Named President as State Board Approves This Week, Ending an Interim Term That Began in July
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Education Department Approves Ohio's Returning Education to the States Waiver, Consolidating Over $38 Million
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U.S. Department of Education Demands Revisions to Illinois Guidance on Conducting Mental Health Screenings without Parental Consent
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Iowa Launches Scholarship Granting Organization Application for the New Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit Program
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Rural Virginia Education Consortium Wins $4.1 Million Federal Grant to Recruit and Retain Teachers Across Four Rural School Divisions
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Michigan Launches Special Education Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway Backed by a $1,007,235 Federal Award
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University of Alabama in Huntsville Wins $3,231,252 Federal GEAR UP Grant to Follow About 700 Students From Seventh Grade Through High School Graduation
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Borrowers Sue Education Department Over Stalled Closed-School Loan Discharges
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University of Central Oklahoma Wins Approval for Its First-Ever Doctoral Program in 136 Years: PhD in Applied Science with Biology, Computer Science and Engineering Tracks
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New York State Police to Take Over Criminal Investigations of Sexual Assault Complaints at Cornell Under Oct. 29 Agreement Announced by Governor Hochul
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Caltech Inaugurates Its 10th President: Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana Formally Installed in Pasadena
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Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: Gatton Foundation Donates $30 Million to University of Kentucky Arboretum on Oct. 29: New Education Building, Expanded Visitor Center and Parking
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Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida: Department of Education Reports Financial Aid Website Data Breach on Oct. 29: Nearly 5 Million People May Be Affected, Including Social Security Numbers
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Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama: University of Alabama at Birmingham Becomes State's First Association of American Universities Member on Oct. 29: More Than 37,000 Employees, Health System With 15 Hospitals
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San Dieguito Union High School District Board Candidate in San Diego County, California, Accused on October 29 of Hiding Extremist Vaccine Views: Faces Doyle, Vote on November 3
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Former East Aurora School Board President Annette Johnson Indicted in $1.3 Million Honest Services Fraud Scheme
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California State University Symposium Expands Vision of Student Success Beyond Graduation: Career Readiness, TRIO Support and Excelencia Honors
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U.S. Education Department Finalizes Higher Education Accreditation Rule: Federal Register Publication October 30, Focus on Student Outcomes and Accreditor Competition
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American Military University and American Public University to Host Third Annual AI and the Future of Education Conference on November 12-13
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Kaiser Permanente Donates $15 Million to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland for a 20-Bed Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit Serving About 700 Patients a Year
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UCLA Stormwater Project Wins $1.014 Million Design Grant Approved by Los Angeles County Supervisors on October 20
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Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska: Legislative Hearing on Gaps in Services for Deaf Students — Parent Says Child Attends School Across State Line, Interpreter Shortage Cited
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Secretary McMahon Delivers Final 'Next 250' Speech at Vanderbilt, Urging Colleges to Restore Merit and Public Trust
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PPIC: California's TK Expansion Has a 'Modest' Effect on Subsidized Child Care
Technology
57 Years After the Internet's First Message, UCLA's Leonard Kleinrock Shares His Advice for Changing Times
Society
Two Groups Partner to Build or Upgrade 14 School Playfields in San Francisco: About $1.9 Million Invested, Reaching 4,000+ Students a Year for a Decade
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Saco's Meg Parkhurst Named Maine's 2027 Assistant Superintendent of the Year
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Harlan High Teacher Tyler Saylor Surprised With $25,000 Milken Educator Award at School Assembly in Kentucky
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All Five Public Schools on Molokai, Hawaii, Closed Oct. 28 Over Flooded Roads; Schools Elsewhere in the State Open as Usual
Society
Police Search Two West Virginia University Fraternity Houses on Oct. 26 in Hazing Investigation; No Arrests or Charges Yet
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UTEP Law School Receives $5 Million Matching Pledge on Oct. 28, Reaching Half of Its $20 Million Startup Goal
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Colorado's Poudre School District Board Votes 5-2: Four Schools to Close and Two High Schools to Merge From Fall 2027, Two More Elementary Schools Delayed to Fall 2028
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Mississippi Names Four 2026 Blue Ribbon Schools: Ackerman and Madison Station Elementary Among Honorees
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Spelman College in Atlanta Opens Cybersecurity Clinic Funded by $1 Million Google.org Grant
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U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations Into Three California Districts Over Wheel of Privilege Survey
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South Dakota State University's Ness College of Management and Economics to Become a Standalone College on July 1, 2027; Enrollment 1,342, Nearly Doubled in Seven Years
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Connecticut: Eastern Connecticut State University to Cut Tuition $3,500 for Massachusetts and Rhode Island Undergraduates From Fall 2027, to $6,998 a Year
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Detroit Public Schools Reschedules State of the Schools Address; October 29 Event Canceled, New Date to Be Announced
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University at Buffalo Receives Additional $500,000 Federal Award to Expand Responsible Super Intelligence (SI) Guidance for Schools and Families
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Canton, Mississippi Charter School's Contract Revoked on October 26 in State First; Over 120 Students to Transition by Year-End
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