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Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage

Nov. 15, 2024 10:10 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “ wokeness ” and “left-wing indoctrination.” The president-elect wants to forbid classroom lessons on gender identity and structural racism. He wants...

Trump won more young voters, but many don't agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast

Nov. 15, 2024 08:32 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to his coalition with sharply different views and interests than older conservatives or most top Republican leaders. Trump won nearly half of voters in the...

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

Nov. 15, 2024 05:24 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president's legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. “Let’s make every...

North Carolina offers schools $1 million to help take students on field trips

Nov. 13, 2024 17:15 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public schools can seek financial assistance from the state to take students on field trips to state museums, aquariums and historic sites through a $1 million pilot project unveiled on Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper's administration. The...

Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

Nov. 08, 2024 23:43 PM EST

Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. Her payments are currently on hold while courts untangle challenges to the loan...

Here's why Argentina's public universities are paralyzed by protests

Oct. 31, 2024 00:37 AM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After 11 months in office, Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country's monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing subsidies and suppressing already low wages of state workers. ...

Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

Oct. 28, 2024 08:59 AM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris said Sunday that “no one can sit on the sidelines” in this year's presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. “We are focused on the future and we are focused...

Harris stays quiet on student loans as cancellation loses its political luster

Oct. 27, 2024 08:34 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a campaign rally in April, President Joe Biden told a Wisconsin crowd about his latest “life-changing” plan for student loan cancellation, promising financial relief for more than 30 million Americans. But Kamala Harris has steered clear of the issue at her...

Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships

Oct. 25, 2024 09:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving ahead with a new path to student loan cancellation for Americans who face steep medical bills, child care costs and other types of financial hardship that prevent them from repaying their loans. Announced Friday, the proposed...

Florida teachers unions head to trial over anti-union law

Oct. 23, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s teachers unions are heading back to court Thursday in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new requirements for certain unions. A trial is scheduled to begin at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee in the case brought by the...