Harvard, Yale latest U.S. universities investigated for not reporting foreign cash

Harvard, Yale latest U.S. universities investigated for not reporting foreign cash

by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2020 Harvard and Yale over the past four years have failed to disclose some $375 million in gifts and contracts from China and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday. According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. universities have failed to report they brought in $6.5 billion […]

President Trump’s order begins Fed’s withdrawal from K-12 education

President Trump’s order begins Fed’s withdrawal from K-12 education

by WorldTribune Staff, December 26, 2019 Among the many campaign promises President Donald Trump has followed through on in 2019 is returning control of schools to the state and local level. Trump signed an executive order — the “Education Federalism Executive Order” — which called for a review of Obama-era regulations and guidance for school […]

Trump revokes Obama school discipline policy blamed in Parkland shooting

Trump revokes Obama school discipline policy blamed in Parkland shooting

by WorldTribune Staff, December 23, 2018 The Trump administration has ended an Obama-era policy on school discipline which, the Wall Street Journal reported, may have been a contributing factor in the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Florida. The 2014 policy aimed to address racial disparities in student punishment as where “black students are […]