Even after years of repayment, many student borrowers still face lingering debt, tax consequences, and financial hardship—thanks in large part to administrative glitches, servicer mishaps, and growing backlogs in forgiveness and repayment processing.What We Know:Forgiveness Delays Amid Legal and Sys
The first Black dean of Louisiana State University’s law school has stepped down, saying she was subjected to racial discrimination and targeted by a hostile work environment.What We Know:Dean Alena Allen, who became the first Black dean of LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2022, announced her resi
A Justice Department memo issued July 29, 2025, warns that scholarship programs and initiatives favoring specific races or sexes violate anti-discrimination laws and risk federal funding loss.In an example to support one of its recommendations, the memo said that “a scholarship program must not targ
A growing movement led by Republican state leaders aims to reshape higher education by rejecting traditional accreditation and replacing it with conservative-led alternatives—reviving deep questions about truth, control, and history in American classrooms.What We Know:States like Florida, Texas, and
The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled on whether public schools must accommodate religious objections to LGBTQ+-inclusive curricula. In a 6–3 decision on June 27, 2025, the Court held in Mahmoud v. Taylor that Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) violated the Free Exercise Clause by denying religi
President Trump has selected Nicholas Kent—a longtime advocate for for‑profit colleges—as his pick for Education Department Under Secretary, a move that has sparked concern over regulatory capture and federal oversight.What We Know:Nicholas Kent, previously Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Education,
Cursive writing is making a surprising return to classrooms across Georgia, signaling a shift in how schools are approaching foundational literacy and communication skills.What We Know:Georgia schools are reintroducing cursive writing into the curriculum, emphasizing its importance for student devel
What We KnowTrump’s executive order (EO) calls for the dismantling of the Department of Education (DOE)…but it’s a “concept of a planFederal oversight would be eliminatedThere could be severe consequences for Black and marginalized studentsThis is a longstanding goal of conservativesLegal and congre
Sahli Negassi, a senior at West Orange High School in New Jersey, has achieved a perfect score of 1600 on the SAT, a widely used college entrance exam.This is the news we should be elevating, especially in a time when half of the country and an entire political party is onboard with dismantling syst
In a recent development in Virginia, the school board has voted to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school. This action overturns a decision made four years prior where the Confederate names had been removed. The schools in question, Mountain View
Birmingham-Southern College, a private Christian institution, will close in May after failing to secure a tailored state loan program despite years of financial struggles. This decision marks the end of the college’s fight for survival, highlighting deep financial issues and legislative challenges.W
Tennessee Lawmakers Move to Allow Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a proposal in the Senate allowing trained teachers and faculty, not previously in law enforcement, to carry handguns on school premises. This decision marks a significant expansion of gu
Nashville—A significant political move was made as the state’s only publicly funded historically Black university, Tennessee State University (TSU), had its board of trustees replaced. This decision, executed under a new law signed by Governor Bill Lee, has sparked controversy and debate.What We Kno
Atlanta’s Spelman College, ranked the No. 1 Historically Black College & University (HBCU) for 14 years, has cleared all outstanding balances for the school year 2020-2021. Spelman joins Clark Atlanta University and South Carolina State University, both of whom also recently cleared outstanding stu
Months after refusing to grant Pulitzer-prize winning author Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure, the trustee board for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted Wednesday afternoon to grant the 1619 Project developer.UNC’s board chairman, Richard Stevens stated after the special three-hour trust
Editorial Note: From time to time members of our editorial team find it necessary to respond to sensitive community issues. This reporting is a reflection of a racial incident that occurred this week in Carrollton, Georgia. Most opinion pieces are found in the Opinion section.Being completely hone
Some more details have been released regarding the generous student loan repayment offered to the 2019 Morehouse graduating class.What We Know:May 19, at Morehouse College’s graduation, tech billionaire Robert F. Smith announced he would be paying back all of the 2019 graduating class’ student loans
