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FILE – Activists demonstrate as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Oct. 31, 2022. As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most Americans say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students’ race should play a significant role in decisions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Most Americans say colleges should be able to use affirmative action in admissions, but race should play a small role, new poll shows

By Collin Binkley, Emily Swanson, and others

Graduates during the Columbia University commencement convocation in New York

Biden administration plans to cut federal money for college programs that leave grads underemployed and over-indebted

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks inside the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023. House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Biden student loan relief plans would be ‘annihilated’ by House Republican debt ceiling bill

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 08: Rebekah Bruesehoff, a transgender student athlete, speaks at a press conference on LGBTQI+ rights, at the U.S. Capitol on March 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. Bruesehoff spoke out against the proposed national trans sports ban being considered by Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Schools would be unable to outright ban trans athletes under a new Biden plan aimed at keeping all students ‘free from discrimination’

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 21: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers and supporters rally on the first day of a three-day strike on March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)

‘People are so frustrated’: Striking Los Angeles school support staff earn a paltry $25,000 on average

By Jocelyn Gecker and Collin Binkley

Mia Woodard looks out of a window at her grandmother’s home on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 in Jackson, Tenn. Woodard is among hundreds of thousands of Americans who came of age during the pandemic but didn’t go to college. She hoped to be the first in her family to get a college degree, but in her senior year, she lost access to counselors and teachers who usually help students navigate college applications. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos)

The labor shortage is pushing American colleges into crisis, with the plunge in enrollment the worst ever recorded

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

US President Joe Biden speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters legislative conference in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Biden administration is nearing completion of an executive order that would restrict investments by US companies in parts of the Chinese economy people familiar with the matter said. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

SoFi Bank sues to block Joe Biden’s pause on student loan payments that it say is costing it millions

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

Joe Biden speaks about student debt relief

Biden officials roll out ‘student loan safety net’ that will prevent borrowers getting overloaded with debt

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press about the National Assessment of Education Process, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Nation’s report card’ shows American schoolchildren lost decades of academic progress during COVID-19 pandemic

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

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Personal Finance

Indiana man who was already going to get his student debt forgiven just sued Joe Biden for his plans to cancel yours

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

FILE – A sign asks those getting vaccinated to keep 6 feet apart during the vaccination event, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley, Calif. The CDC has again revised its COVID guidelines, further relaxing quarantine recommendations and dropping the recommendation that people stay at least 6 feet away from each other. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP, File)

CDC drops quarantine requirement for COVID exposure: ‘The current conditions of this pandemic are very different from those of the last two years’

By Mike Stobbe, Collin Binkley, and others

Harvard University campus

Harvard is investing $100 million in an effort to try and make amends for its role in slavery

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

College campus

College campuses are readjusting their approach to safety measures as Omicron cases rise

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press

The local office for the online school University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix Agrees to Pay $50M and Cancel $141M in Student Debt Over False Ad Claims

By Collin Binkley and Bloomberg

Banners of U.S. universities are displayed in a classroom as participants attend a counseling session given by the University of Southern California at the United States-India Education Foundation in Mumbai, India. Foreign student enrollment at U.S universities has declined, with India and South Korea representing the second largest drop behind China.

Foreign Students at U.S. Universities Dips for Third Year

By Collin Binkley and The Associated Press