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• Education experts warn Mamdani plan could gut NYC gifted programs, hurt low-income students - Education experts warn NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani's plans to overhaul the city's gifted program could harm high-achieving students from low-income families.
• Harvard slashes A grades by nearly 7 percentage points after faculty crackdown on grade inflation - Harvard cuts A grades by nearly 7 percentage points as university tackles widespread grade inflation crisis affecting student evaluations and academic standards.
• Florida school board votes to keep 'graphic' animal sex book on library shelves after backlash - Orange County school board votes 6-2 to keep controversial children's book "Do Animals Fall In Love?" with animal mating illustrations in libraries.
• Girls at elite prep school threatened in 'revenge porn blast' as parents shell out $63k a year to attend - Two teens sue elite Brooklyn private school Saint Ann's, alleging former teacher threatened "revenge porn" after coercing nude photos when they were 13.
• Texas A&M moves to end Women’s and Gender Studies degree program - Texas A&M eliminates Women's and Gender Studies degree program, citing "limited student interest" and policy compliance after comprehensive course review.
• Chicago Teachers Union sparks backlash with video harassing Target employees over ICE as test scores plummet - Chicago Teachers Union members filmed themselves protesting at Target over ICE enforcement, sparking widespread criticism from experts and users questioning the priorities.
• VMI cadets fight back as Virginia Democrats threaten to close historic military college - VMI cadets defend their military college as Virginia Democrats introduce legislation that could revoke state funding and potentially close the historic school.
• Trump admin finds California ban on notifying parents of gender transitions violated federal law - The U.S. Department of Education said a California policy allowing school districts to keep students' gender transition from their parents violates federal law.
• Lawmakers demand answers after Dem mayor allegedly declined police support to university amid Israel protests - Education Committee Chairman Tim Walberg requested briefing with Mayor Daniel Biss over alleged failure to provide police support during Northwestern antisemitic protests.
• Conservative icon rips teachers' unions as schools turn into 'propaganda agencies' - Economist Thomas Sowell criticizes public schools as insulated from accountability, citing teachers' unions and taxpayer funding as barriers to improvement in new podcast interview.