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Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody.
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Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their loans. That would change if the proposed settlement is approved.
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The majority of the fee increase would go toward repairs and maintenance of shared athletics facilities and student athlete well-being, according to San Diego State University.
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Community members launched the effort amid controversies surrounding policies and resolutions passed by the board’s conservative majority relating to libraries, religion in schools and immigration.
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One of the reasons for the expected shortfall is the chronic underfunding of special education, Superintendent Fabi Bagula said.
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Trump has cut funding to Medicaid, which pays for many services for students with disabilities. He also gutted the Office of Civil Rights, which helps enforce disability law.
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The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
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A university report found a sharp rise in first-year students lacking high school math proficiency. At UCSD, where more than half of undergraduate students are pursuing STEM degrees requiring math coursework, that's a problem.
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The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration’s legal argument is weak, according to top legal experts.
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