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Trump’s ‘big ugly bill’ strips Nursing of professional status

By Stacy M. BrownContributing Writer (Black Press USA) — The Trump administration has declared that nursing is not a professional degree, striking directly at the

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Southern U. moves to replace its president

By Greg LaRoseContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Southern University System intends to move on from its current leadership, according to the agenda for the next

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District officials unsure how to fix Leah Chase School finances
By Safura SyedContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The Orleans Parish School Board district might not have the funds to keep the Leah Chase School, the city’s only district-run public school, open for ...
Higher ed task force recommends La. join conservative college accreditor
By Piper HutchisonContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A task force Gov. Jeff Landry assembled is recommending that Louisiana’s colleges and universities join six other university systems from Southern states in a new ...
Xavier receives largest private donation ever
By Daelyn HouseContributing Writer When Xavier University of Louisiana announced a $38 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, it wasn’t just a record-breaking donation; it was part of an uptick ...
Federal oversight of special education in New Orleans could soon end
By Safura SyedContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A decade of court oversight of special education services in New Orleans public schools, the result of a legal settlement, will most likely cease by ...
Pell grant cuts helped lower Black College enrollment, report says
By Alvin BuyinzaWordInBlack Years of inconsistent funding for the Pell Grant and state budget cuts played a role in a nearly half-million drop in the number of Black students enrolled in ...
Trump administration says it will cancel certain student loan debt for millions
By Mitti HicksContributing Writer (Special from Black Enterprise) — The Trump administration says it will agree to canceling student loan debt for eligible borrowers under certain plans, following a legal agreement ...
After billions in failed big bets, funders and schools are turning to this small education nonprofit
By Tamara StrausContributing Writer (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) — Education is the civil rights issue of our time. That’s what Leslie Cornfeld decided after a decade advising New York City Mayor ...
Trump administration mulls transfer of Special Ed from Education Department according to report
By Shauneen MirandaContributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Education Department is looking to move the $15 billion Individuals with Disabilities Education Act program outside of the agency, the Washington Post ...

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