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Education Secretary Linda McMahon stands behind Donald Trump

Experts fear Trump will transform student loan forgiveness to be a ‘tool for political punishment’: ‘I could see entire cities being targeted’

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

FILE – Jaelene, 9, works on a computer during a third grade English language arts class at Mount Vernon Community School, in Alexandria, Va., May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump administration withholds $6 billion for school programs to ensure money is ‘spent in accordance with the President’s priorities’

By Collin Binkley, Bianca Vázquez Toness, and others

FILE – Students walk through Harvard Yard, April 27, 2022, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump administration threatens to cut all Harvard funding after finding it violated Jewish students’ civil rights by tolerating antisemitism

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

FILE – Rowers paddle down the Charles River near the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Federal judge blocks Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students

By Collin Binkley, Albee Zhang, and others

FILE – A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump order that bans foreign students from entering U.S. to attend Harvard

By Chrissie Thompson, Collin Binkley, and others

FILE – People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump moves to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Marco Rubio says State Department will start to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of some Chinese students

By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, and others

Harvard University graduating senior Victor Flores claps while listening to a fellow student speak at a protest against President Donald Trump’s recent sanctions against Harvard in front of Science Center Plaza on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Trump administration asks federal agencies to cut $100 million in contracts with Harvard, adding to $2.6 billion in canceled grants

By Darlene Superville, Collin Binkley, and others

A shot of Harvard's Dunster House and the Charles River in Boston

Trump is forcing Harvard’s 6,800 foreign students to transfer right now or lose their legal status, dealing a potentially irreversible hit to U.S. attractiveness as a higher education destination

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

FILE – People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Trump deals Harvard another blow in escalating $2.7 billion grant battle

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump can’t follow through on plans to cut public school funding over DEI programs, judge rules

By Holly Ramer, Collin Binkley, and others

President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order relating to school discipline policies as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs orders against ‘wokeness’ in education, including one to root out efforts to ensure equity in school punishments

By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker, and others

University of Michigan students walk on the UM campus next to signage displaying the University's "Core Values"

The Trump administration’s DEI rollbacks slashes stress-free zones for college students. ‘It feels like we’re going back’

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

FILE – Students walk on the Stanford University campus, March 14, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Foreign college students are now losing their visas and being ordered to leave over misdemeanor crimes or traffic infractions

By Collin Binkley, Annie Ma, and others

United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visits "Fox & Friends" at Fox News Channel Studios on March 07, 2025 in New York City.

Trump task force will probe $8.7 billion in funding for Harvard after Columbia bowed to federal demands

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press