#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

The Department of Education released a list of higher education and K-12 institutions that are under investigation for alleged shared ancestry violations Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s effort to address reports of rising discrimination in schools. “Hate has no place in our schools, period. When students are targeted because they are–or are perceived…

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#Don’t look to the Palestinian Authority for good governance

#Don’t look to the Palestinian Authority for good governance

The Oct. 7 terrorist massacre in southern Israel made it all too clear that Hamas must go. But after it is gone, who will take the helm in Gaza?  Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented that Gaza’s administration “must include Palestinian-led governance and Gaza unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.” Secretary Blinken and the…

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#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

George Washington (GW) University has temporarily suspended a pro-Palestine group over its anti-Israel messaging on campus. The suspension comes after the group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) last month projected anti-Israel messages on a campus library amid the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a Tuesday statement emailed to…

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#Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami

#Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami

The war between Israel and Hamas has divided college campuses like no other issue in recent memory. Student walk-outs, vigils and protests, along with sharp increases in antisemitism and Islamophobia, have left many students feeling unsafe, have outraged parents and have prompted harsh public criticism of what many see as tepid responses from university leaders….

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#DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech

#DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) denied that his attempts to remove pro-Palestinian groups from Florida university campuses violate free speech in Saturday comments. “We’re not throttling free speech at all,” DeSantis, a 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, told Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade. “I mean, these groups, Students for Justice [in] Palestine, they have said…

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