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President Joe Biden speaks at the grand opening ceremony for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, Friday, June 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden extends losing streak as third judge blocks rule adding ‘gender identity’ to Title IX

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Jewish students gather at the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. An Indiana bill to address antisemitism on college campuses lost support from some members of the Jewish community after an amendment altered language surrounding criticism of Israel. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **

Jewish students, leaders demand tracking system for antisemitism incidents on college campuses

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Students make their way through the Sather Gate near Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley, campus March 29, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is available for the 2024-2025 school year, three months later than usual. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Republicans blame botched student aid rollout on Biden loan forgiveness scheme

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A student follows along with a bookmark as they read during an after-school literacy program in Atlanta on April 6, 2023. Georgia education officials are moving toward providing literacy coaches to help school districts train teachers to improve reading instruction, even as some prominent lawmakers say the state Department of Education isn't doing enough to implement a literacy law passed last year. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)

Georgia leaders propose $11.3M to improve reading as some lawmakers seek a more aggressive approach

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, photo students work in class at Meridien Public Charter School, in Washington. Several DC charter schools have been doing in-person teaching for small groups of students. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Charter schools face new political hurdles, longtime advocate Nina Rees says

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his economic agenda at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Biden administration official resigns in protest of president’s support for Israeli war in Gaza

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Collin Binkley - Associated Press

President Joe Biden listens at a informal dialogue and working lunch at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Biden student loan forgiveness ripe for fraud; 2 million claims were poised for automatic approval

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Jerry Colangelo Museum at Grand Canyon University is seen at at dusk in Phoenix, on Sept. 20, 2017. The nation’s largest Christian university says it’s fighting a $37.7 million fine brought by the federal government over allegations that it lied to students about the cost of its programs. Grand Canyon University, which enrolls more than 100,000 students, said it’s filing an appeal with the U.S. Education Department on Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Grand Canyon University appeals record $37.7 million fine from Biden administration

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Republican senators call for federally funded schools to protect Jewish students

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

FILE - Samuel Winkler wears a Hillel kippah during a visit by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to Towson University to discuss antisemitism on college campuses, Nov. 2, 2023, in Towson, Md. The Biden administration is warning U.S. schools and colleges that they must take immediate action to stop antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses, citing an “alarming rise” in threats and harassment. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Biden administration says colleges must fight ‘alarming rise’ in antisemitism and Islamophobia

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

The Jerry Colangelo Museum at Grand Canyon University is seen at dusk in Phoenix, on Sept. 20, 2017. Grand Canyon University, the country's largest Christian university, is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Fraud claims swamp colleges as Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, right, walks past Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Republican presidential hopefuls put federal agencies, departments on the chopping block

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., walks to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden plans to sign legislation reversing administration’s move to defund shooting sports in schools

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Lawmakers listen as parents speak about the prospect of their children competing against transgender girls in school sports at the Utah State Capitol on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz, File)

Politics blamed as Biden administration delays transgender-friendly Title IX rule

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Demise of the Department of Education Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Schools would be better off without a Department of Education

By Everett Piper

Bill Bennett Portrait by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Celebrating William Bennett at 80

By Samuel A. Brunelli

FILE - Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.Ramaswamy is slated to headline a GOP fundraiser in South Carolina as he returns to campaigning in the first-in-the-South primary state. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

GOP primary contender Ramaswamy says bureaucracy is beyond saving

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden smiles during a news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. On Friday, July 14, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Biden was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors in June 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden cancels $39 billion in student loans on heels of Supreme Court ruling

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to commemorate Pride Month, in the East Room of the White House, on June 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

White House announces steps to shield LGBT community ahead of Pride event

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Celina Chanthanouvong stands with her cat in her apartment in Emeryville, Calif., on June 2, 2023. After a payment pause that has lasted more than three years, more than 40 million student loan borrowers will be on the hook for payments starting in late August. The pause in repayment has been a lifeline keeping 25-year-old Chanthanouvong afloat. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press