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June 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Warren urges Department of Education IG to probe DOGE access to student loan data

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges Department of Education inspector general to probe DOGE's access to student loan data ahead of first meeting with Secretary Linda McMahon.
June 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren conducts a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, on May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
June 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM

Top US universities raced to become global campuses, now it's becoming a liability

Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body
June 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
FILE - Students sit on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
June 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM

Judge blocks Trump's move to stop international Harvard students from entering US

Harvard University is calling President Donald Trump's proclamation to block foreign students from attending university another "illegal retaliatory step."
June 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A graduating student wears their hat, decorated with a statement of support for international students, during the 374th Commencement exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., May 29, 2025.
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Secretary McMahon wants Harvard to 'come back to the table' to negotiate with admin

Amid the Trump administration's feud with Harvard University, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said she wants the school to come to negotiate with the White House.
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with ABC News after testifying before a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing, June 4, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Department of Education threatens Columbia University’s accreditation

The Department of Education sent a warning to the accreditor of Columbia University, saying that the Ivy League institution had violated federal anti-discrimination laws.
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
VIDEO: Department of Education threatens Columbia University’s accreditation
June 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM

Trump admin threatens Columbia's accreditation, invoking anti-discrimination laws

The Department of Education sent a warning to the accreditor for Columbia University on Wednesday, saying the Ivy League violated federal anti-discrimination laws.
June 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Members of Columbia University's faculty hold a protest in support of Palestine and for free speech on the Columbia University campus on November 15, 2023 in New York City. The university suspended two student organizations, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voices for Peace, for violating university policies. The tense atmosphere at many college campuses has increased as student groups, activists and others have protested both in support of Israel and Palestine (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
June 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Education secretary wants Harvard to negotiate with the White House

"I’d love to have Harvard come back to the table to negotiate with us,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News on Wednesday amid the Trump administration's ongoing feud with the university.
June 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"I’d love to have Harvard come back to the table to negotiate with us,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News on Wednesday amid the Trump administration's ongoing feud with the university.
June 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM

Democrats accuse McMahon of stonewalling Department of Education IG

Congressional Democrats are demanding that Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon cooperate with the agency’s Office of Inspector General review.
June 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a Senate Appropriations hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Education, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 3, 2025.
June 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on proposed 2026 Department of Education budget

The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Capitol Hill for a review of President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Department of Education.
June 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Capitol Hill for a review of President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Education.
June 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from a predatory teacher

Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago
June 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Attorneys Billy Murphy, left, and Janai Woodhouse look on as Collette Lee speaks about how a Baltimore special education teacher sexually abused her decades ago during a news conference Monday, June 2, 2025 at the offices of Murphy, Falcon Murphy in downtown Baltimore. (AP Photo/Lea Skene)
May 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM

Judge to block Trump administration’s Harvard foreign students ban

ABC News’ Selina Wang reports on the latest in the legal battle between the Trump administration and Harvard University.
May 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
VIDEO: Judge to block Trump administration’s Harvard foreign students ban
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM

Timeline: Trump administration's actions against Harvard University

As the legal battle between the Trump administration and Harvard heats up, here's a look at what Harvard calls Trump's "campaign of retaliation" against the school.
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Harvard's Lowell House tower on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 27, 2025.
May 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Chinese student at Harvard ‘in panic mode’ due to Trump administration

Fangzhou Jiang is studying under a student visa and has one semester left before graduating from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
May 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: Chinese student at Harvard ‘in panic mode’ due to Trump administration
May 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM

‘Parents must embrace’ AI in the classroom: Policy adviser

Garyn Angel is CEO of Farm-Ed, a program that integrates artificial intelligence into schools.
May 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
‘Parents must embrace’ AI in the classroom: Policy adviser
May 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM

After 15-year battle, Harvard agrees in settlement to relinquish early slave photos

Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people
May 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
FILE - Tamara Lanier attends a news conference near the Harvard Club, on March 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
May 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM

George Stephanopoulos celebrates daughter's college graduation

Stephanopoulos and his wife Ali Wentworth are the parents of two daughters.
May 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Good Morning America" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos shared photos on Instagram from his daughter Elliott's graduation from Brown University.
May 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM

White House directing federal agencies to review contracts with Harvard University

The White House is expected to send a letter to federal agencies, asking them to “identify any contracts with Harvard and determine whether they can be canceled,” a senior official told ABC News.
May 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
VIDEO: White House directing federal agencies to review contracts with Harvard University
May 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Trump to push for end to all federal agencies' Harvard contracts

The White House will send a letter to federal agencies asking them to identify any contracts with Harvard and cancel them, according to a senior administration official.
May 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23, 2025.
May 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM

Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard amid his administration's standoff with the university.
May 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students
May 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students

Trump is doubling down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard amid his administration's standoff with the university.
May 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, May 23, 2025 in Washington.
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Trump praises West Point graduates, touts 'golden age' of US military

President Donald Trump spoke before this year's West Point graduates amid the administration's crackdown on DEI initiatives and touted his support for the military.
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
President Donald Trump addresses graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point in Michie Stadium, on May 24, 2025, in West Point, NY.
May 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM

Harvard prof. speaks out on administration’s attempt to ban international students

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with Harvard professor of history Maya Jasanoff about the Trump administration’s attempt to ban international students from attending the university.
May 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
VIDEO: Harvard Prof. speaks out on Trump’s Harvard foreign student ban
May 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM

Federal judge temporarily blocks Harvard foreign student ban

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to ban Harvard University from enrolling thousands of international students.
May 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Federal judge temporarily blocks Harvard foreign student ban
May 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Attorney on Trump's move to ban Harvard from enrolling international students

Immigration lawyer Francisco Symphorien-Saavedra reacts to the ruling temporarily blocking Trump's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.
May 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
VIDEO: Attorney on Trump's move to ban Harvard from enrolling international students
May 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students

Harvard is suing the Trump administration, claiming its decision to revoke the school's ability to enroll international students violates the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause.
May 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
VIDEO: Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students
May 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Kermit the Frog shares words of wisdom for Class of 2025

Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement address at the University of Maryland in College Park on May 22, 2025.
May 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Kermit the Frog delivered the commencement address to the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland in College Park on May 22, 2025.
May 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM

'It's an attack,' says Harvard Hillel Director on possible international student ban

Harvard Hillel Executive Director Rabbi Jason Rubenstein reacts to the Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.
May 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
VIDEO: 'It's an attack,' says Harvard Hillel Director on possible international student ban
May 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Judge blocks Trump's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs granted a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for Tuesday morning.
May 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
VIDEO: Judge temporarily blocks Trump's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students
May 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Kermit the Frog gives Maryland commencement speech

The beloved frog took the stage at Muppets creator Jim Henson’s alma mater, the University of Maryland, to deliver a special message to the class of 2025.
May 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
VIDEO: Kermit the Frog gives Maryland commencement speech
May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Baseball team's tradition for senior players will bring tears to any parent

Seniors at Legion Collegiate Academy got a send-off they won't soon forget.
May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The baseball team at Legion Collegiate Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina, offered an emotional send-off for its senior players on May 5, 2025.
May 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Trump admin sued by Harvard over ban on school enrolling international students

Harvard accused the administration of waging an "unprecedented and retaliatory attack" because the university supports policies the administration doesn't like.
May 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
VIDEO: Trump admin sued by Harvard over ban on school enrolling international students
May 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM

High school seniors in Tennessee answer questions they wrote to themselves in 2018

David Muir shares the story of a group of seniors from McCallie School, an all-boys school in Chattanooga, Tennessee that answered questions their younger selves asked when they were in 6th grade.
May 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
VIDEO: High school seniors in Tennessee answer questions they wrote to themselves in 2018
May 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM

SCOTUS blocks creation of taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 4-4 ruling, said Oklahoma cannot create the nation's first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars.
May 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, April 7, 2025 in Washington.
May 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university.
May 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university.
May 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Judge blocks Trump administration from trying to dismantle Department of Education

A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.
May 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Department of Education building in Washington, March 24, 2025.
May 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

The Trump administration has barred Harvard from allowing international students to enroll at the university.
May 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
People walk through Harvard Yard on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachussetts, April 15, 2025.
May 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Judge blocks Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration from firing half the Department of Education's workforce.
May 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
VIDEO: Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM

How trade schools are redefining the path to success

High school students are skipping college and learning trades instead, earning as much as  $70,000 after graduation.
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: How trade schools are redefining the path to success
May 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM

80-year-old Vietnam veteran graduates from university

An 80-year-old Vietnam veteran graduated from South Carolina State University to a roar of applause from his graduating class.
May 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
VIDEO: 80-year-old Vietnam veteran graduates from university
May 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Jennifer Coolidge gives 2025 commencement speech: 'Just friggin' go for it!'

In a hilarious and moving address to Emerson College graduates, actress Jennifer Coolidge recounted growing up as a paranoid child and later realizing her "insane expectations" could come true.
May 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In a hilarious and moving address to Emerson College graduates, actress Jennifer Coolidge recounted growing up as a paranoid child and later realizing her "insane expectations" could come true.
May 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Tips to help lessen summer learning loss

Parenting expert Ericka Souter shares easy ways to add academics to kids' summer routines to keep them on track for the new school year.
May 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
May 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Tips to help lessen summer learning loss

Parenting expert Ericka Souter shares easy ways to add academics to kids’ summer routines to keep them on track for the new school year.
May 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
VIDEO: Tips to help lessen summer learning loss
May 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM

Navigating student loan repayments amid legal challenges

ABC News’ Alex Presha reports on the changes borrowers face when repaying their student loans under the new Trump administration.
May 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
VIDEO: Navigating student loan repayments amid legal challenges
1 month ago

Students across America celebrate support staff as school year comes to an end

With the end of the school year around the corner in most parts of country, students are celebrating the school support members that help keep the days running.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Students across America celebrate support staff as school year comes to an end
1 month ago

An original Magna Carta discovered in plain sight at Harvard University

The document influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution and constitutions around the world.
1 month ago
An original Magna Carta discovered in plain sight at Harvard University
1 month ago

Schools warn about dangers of ‘Chromebook Challenge’ viral trend

Schools and fire officials across the country are sounding the alarm over the social media trend, where students put objects in the charging ports of their devices in an effort to spark a fire.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Schools warn about dangers of ‘Chromebook Challenge’ viral trend
1 month ago

Simone Biles gives commencement address: See her advice to graduates

Simone Biles delivered the commencement address to graduates of Washington University in St. Louis on Monday.
1 month ago
Simone Biles addresses the Washington University class of 2025 during their commencement, May 12, 2025.
1 month ago

Congress celebrates impactful teachers: 'We certainly do appreciate them'

Lawmakers are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week 2025 by paying tribute to the educators who helped them ascend to Congress.
1 month ago
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
1 month ago

On Teacher Appreciation Day, Trump cuts affecting profession in a 'huge way'

Trump has made cuts that some teachers say could impact their profession in a “huge way,” according to educators in terminated programs who spoke with ABC News.
1 month ago
President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office of the White House, April 23, 2025, in Washington, as Education Secretary Linda McMahon watches.
1 month ago

Lead contamination hits Milwaukee schools

"GMA" takes a look at the public health crisis in Milwaukee, where students at several public schools may have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Lead contamination hits Milwaukee schools