Author: JEREMIAH POFF Washington Examiner

A pro-Palestinian student organization with chapters all over the country is under increased scrutiny over political activism seen as favorable to Hamas, and several universities have taken steps to suspend the group. Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace have repeatedly made national headlines in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas…

EXCLUSIVE — Two Republican members of the House Oversight and Education and Workforce committees are demanding Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reveal the extent to which outside groups influenced the drafting of the Department of Education’s Title IX regulations. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services,…

The Democratic-controlled Senate rejected a resolution Wednesday that sought to overturn the Biden administration’s regulation on income-driven repayment for student loans. The upper chamber shot down the Congressional Review Act resolution on a near party-line 50-49 vote, with centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) joining with Republicans to support the measure. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) did…

Teachers unions across the United States are joining calls from far-left groups for a ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel launched a military response following a series of terrorist attacks by Hamas. Calls for a ceasefire, primarily from the far Left, have grown since Israel began its military response to the attacks. Several pro-Palestinian groups have…

A group of 101 faculty members at Harvard have signed on to a public letter that defended a phrase associated with the genocide of Israelis and criticized university President Claudine Gay for issuing statements condemning antisemitism. The letter, billed as a response to Gay’s Nov. 9 letter, “Combating Antisemitism,” accuses the institution’s president of undermining…

A Democrat-invited witness to a congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses told lawmakers that diversity, equity, and inclusion departments on college campuses weren’t set up to help white students. Stacy Burdett, an independent consultant in antisemitism prevention and response, was one of four witnesses who testified at a Tuesday hearing of the House Subcommittee…

EXCLUSIVE — Conservative firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced legislation Tuesday that would strengthen parental access to student health records under family privacy laws. If passed into law, the “Parent’s Right to Know Act” would amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to ensure that parents have access to a student’s medical and counseling…

House Republicans are making antisemitism on college campuses a new oversight priority amid a reported increase of antisemitic activity on college campuses that has included at least one terrorist threat. This week alone, two separate House committees will hold hearings on the issue of campus antisemitism, a week after House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH)…

Students in Portland, Oregon, could be entering a third week of canceled classes next week as a teachers strike that began more than a week ago shows little signs of relenting. The Portland Association of Teachers has kept schools in the city closed as they negotiate with Portland Public Schools over a new collective bargaining…

Columbia University‘s administration announced Friday that it was suspending two pro-Palestinian student groups, accusing the groups of violating university rules for hosting on-campus events. In a Friday statement, Gerald Rosberg, the senior executive vice president of the university and the chairman of the special committee on campus safety, announced that the Columbia chapters of Students…