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usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/05/2026 > professor-sues-texas-am-arguing-her-free-speech-rights-were-violated > 88514562007

Texas A&M professor sues over firing for gender identity lesson

Texas A&M professor sues over firing for gender identity lesson1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (580+ words) Months after Texas A&M fired a professor over a gender identity lesson, she is suing the university, alleging administrators knowingly violated her free speech and due process rights to appease political critics. In a'federal lawsuit'filed Tuesday, Feb 3, in Houston,…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > 02/05/2026 > florida-schools-closed-open-presidents-day-palm-beach > 88462962007

Are Florida schools closed for Presidents Day? One may surprise you

1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (350+ words) Whether you call it Presidents Day or Washington's birthday, the next federal holiday is coming up fast. Most, but not all, Florida schools will be closed for the holiday on Monday, Feb. 16. School will be in session in four Florida…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/05/2026 > florida-brevard-students-ice-immigration-protest-walkouts > 88506996007

Brevard students plan to walk out, protest ICE: What we know

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (608+ words) A day after Brevard's school board chair and superintendent warned that'students who participated in walkouts against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions would be punished, Florida's education commissioner sent out guidance on handling the issue. The walkouts planned for Feb. 6 come…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/05/2026 > organizing-ice-walkouts-meet-indianapolis-students-risking-writeups > 88365956007

How fear and empowerment are motivating thousands of Indy students to protest ICE

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (834+ words) As federal immigration officers swarmed Minneapolis, Westfield High School senior Lilly Koontz was hearing what was happening from her brother, who lives with his fiance'e nearby. "It scares me to know that that might be coming here to Indy," she…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/04/2026 > leon-county-schools-discourages-disruptions-amid-student-protests > 88512998007

Leon Schools sends email to parents, students amid ICE protests

18+ hour, 35+ min ago   (383+ words) A day after Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas discouraged school districts from allowing students to organize protests during the school day, the Leon County School District sent out a notice of its own. "Leon County Schools will continue to enforce…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > 02/04/2026 > time-best-500-universities-in-world-where-does-uab-auburn-alabama-rank > 88510144007

3 AL universities rank top 500 in world. Where UAB, Alabama, Auburn stand

22+ hour, 29+ min ago   (267+ words) Several Alabama universities earned global recognition in TIME magazine's 2026 ranking of the World's Top Universities. This list measures not just academic reputation but also how effectively colleges prepare students to innovate, lead and contribute to the global economy. TIME's ranking,…...

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usatoday.com > press-release > story > 25127 > berkeley-skydeck-and-uc-berkeley-announce-second-year-of-mayfield-ai-garage-expanding-opportunities-for-student-and-alumni-entrepreneurs

Berkeley SkyDeck and UC Berkeley Announce Second Year of Mayfield AI Garage, Expanding Opportunities for Student and Alumni Entrepreneurs

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (714+ words) Mayfield has a proven track record of helping transform breakthrough ideas into iconic companies by investing in people first and meeting founders at the inception stage," said Navin Chaddha, managing partner at Mayfield. We're excited to build on the Mayfield…...

Delaware News Journal
usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/04/2026 > ud-restores-collection-of-student-research-on-slavery-history-online > 88512129007

UD restores collection of research on slavery, history following report

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (602+ words) The University of Delaware has restored a collection of student research and academic materials on slavery and Newark history it had taken offline. Over the past year, the institution has been reacting under pressure from a second Trump administration, while…...

Cincinnati Enquirer
usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/04/2026 > some-300-to-400-walnut-hills-high-school-students-join-anti-ice-walkout > 88510660007

Walnut Hills High School anti-ICE walkout draws 300 to 400 students

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (471+ words) This story has been corrected to reference a more current statement from Cincinnati Public Schools. Hundreds of Walnut Hills High School students walked out of school Wednesday and, for over an hour, protested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Feb. 4. With…...

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usatoday.com > story > news > education > 02/04/2026 > 2-mississippi-universities-make-time-list-of-world-top-schools-what-to-know > 88511105007

Two Mississippi universities make Time list of world's top schools

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (205+ words) Two Mississippi universities have made Time's list of the best universities on the planet. The World's Top Universities'list includes the top 500 higher education institutions from around the globe. The analysis emphasized how much students achieve "extraordinary success." "U.S. and U.K. universities continue…...