The Government Accountability Office said on Friday that the federal government is on an “unsustainable fiscal path,” and that it could not determine whether the federal government’s consolidated financial statements are reliable. 
Accounting problems with the Defense Department, Education Department, and other agencies have all contributed to the financial problems, according to the GAO. The office was unable to properly evaluate the financial reliability of the federal government as the national debt continues to balloon and deficit spending remains high. 
“Congress and the Administration need reliable and complete financial information, within each agency and across the government as a whole, to govern effectively and efficiently,” <a href="https://www.gao.gov/press-release/gao-unable-provide-opinion-u.s.-governments-financial-statements#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAlso%2C%20the%20federal%20government%20continues,any%20challenges%20that%20may%20occur.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Gene Dodaro, the comptroller general of the United States and head of the GAO.
“Also, the federal government continues to operate on an unsustainable fiscal path, jeopardizing the country’s long-term position to face domestic and international challenges. The creation of a long-term fiscal plan is needed to strengthen our readiness to confront any challenges that may occur,” Dodaro added. 
According to GAO, the Defense Department is partially at fault due to “financial management problems,” while the Education Department was plagued by data problems for estimating costs of its loan programs. Additionally, problems remain with the Small Business Administration’s COVID-era relief programs and several government agencies made over $236 billion in “improper payments.”
The Pentagon has repeatedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flagrant-disregard-for-taxpayer-funds-pentagon-fails-sixth-consecutive-audit" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> been criticized</a> over its handling of taxpayer money, failing to pass its annual financial audit for the sixth consecutive year in November. The Pentagon, which has $3.8 trillion in assets alongside $4 trillion in liabilities, <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2023/11/16/pentagon-fails-sixth-audit-with-number-of-passing-grades-stagnant/?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sailthr">only had</a> seven of 30 sub-audits rated clean by auditors.
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On Thursday, the GAO released a <a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106987" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> on the nation&#8217;s fiscal health that highlighted the federal government’s massive deficit spending. The report urged Congress to come up with a plan to address the spending and fiscal path of the United States. 
The report found that debt would reach 200% of the GDP by 2050 unless changes were made to revenue and spending policies. It also said that funding for Social Security and Medicare was expected to be depleted within ten years unless financing gaps were addressed. 
The United States’ debt now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greatest-threat-to-americas-national-security-national-debt-hits-34-trillion-for-first-time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exceeds $34 trillion</a>, a marker it crossed in January just months after hitting $33 trillion.

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A parental rights organization has filed a civil rights complaint against a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a> high school because the school has a student council exclusively for “Indigenous” students.
The complaint against the Minneapolis-area school, filed by Parents Defending Education with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, <a href="https://defendinged.org/complaints/ocr-complaint-burnsville-high-school/">alleges</a> that Burnsville High School is violating federal civil rights laws through a student council that is only open to American Indian/Alaska Native students.
“PDE makes this complaint as an interested third-party organization with members who are parents of school children throughout the country. PDE and its members oppose discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, and political indoctrination in America’s schools. Burnsville High School is offering programming to affinity groups that is not open to all students,” a copy of the complaint obtained by The Daily Wire <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/OCR-_Burnsville-High-School.pdf">says</a>.
The club is <a href="https://bhs.isd191.org/activities/affinity-groups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> on the school’s website alongside other clubs like the Black Student Union, the Muslim Student Association, and the Gender Sexuality Alliance.
“Unlike the other six affinity groups identified in the exhibits, the Indigenous Student Council (ISC) is the only group that explicitly states it is not open to the entire student body,” the complaint says. “Accordingly, we ask that the Department promptly investigate the allegations in this complaint, act swiftly to remedy unlawful policies and practices, and order appropriate relief.”
The complaint claims that the club violates the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which says federal funding cannot go toward racially discriminatory programming.
The Daily Wire reached out to the high school for further clarification on the nature of the council and response to the complaint.
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Caroline Moore, the vice president of Parents Defending Education, said the student council was “unabashedly unconstitutional.”
“Burnsville High School has two student councils,” Moore told The Daily Wire. “One that everyone can participate in, and another that only allows Native American students. If students cannot coexist in something as simple serving as leaders for their graduation class, where does this madness end?”
“If Minneapolis and its suburbs are any indication of where race relations in this country are going, I want no part of it. This is unabashedly unconstitutional and the DOE should conduct a thorough investigation of racial discrimination in this district immediately,” she added.
Schools across the country have faced backlash from parents who want teachers to focus on academic achievement as opposed to focusing on racial and sexual identity.

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A math and science school in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illinois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illinois</a> runs an annual race-based retreat open only to black and &#8220;Latinx&#8221; students, according to a civil rights complaint filed to the Department of Education on Wednesday by a parent&#8217;s rights group.
Parents Defending Education filed the complaint against the Illinois Math and Science Academy with the Education Department&#8217;s Office of Civil Rights over racially focused programs at the school centering around the Brotherhood Sister Circle (BHSC), a club that appears to only be open for black and Latino students. The so-called &#8220;affinity&#8221; club has an annual retreat only open for students who are black or “Latinx,” according to a complaint shared with The Daily Wire. 
“PDE and its members oppose discrimination on the basis of race and political indoctrination in America’s schools,” the complaint <a href="https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OCR_Illinois-Mathematics-and-Science-Academy_Redacted.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>. “Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is offering affinity group programming to some that is not offered to all. Admittance into the Brotherhood Sister Circle affinity group is solely based on individual’s race and sex. Specifically, the group is open only to ‘Black’ and ‘Latinx’ individuals and certain events are further divided based on the individual’s sex.”
The complaint comes as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-black-lives-matter-spirit-week-at-the-wokest-elementary-school-in-d-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schools across the country</a> have faced scrutiny over emphasizing racial and sexual identity as opposed to education. A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-than-30-illinois-public-schools-have-no-students-proficient-in-math-or-reading-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report last year</a> showed that there were 53 schools in Illinois where there were zero students proficient in math.
&#8220;The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy magnet school gives preferential treatment to students solely based on race and sex,” Caroline Moore, vice president of PDE, told The Daily Wire. “The Brotherhood and Sisterhood Circle affinity group has a hard and fast rule that specifically forbids white male students.&#8221;
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-than-30-illinois-public-schools-have-no-students-proficient-in-math-or-reading-report">More Than 30 Illinois Public Schools Have No Students Proficient In Math Or Reading</a>
The information on the affinity club and the retreat put on by the Illinois Math and Science Academy, an advanced public school in Aurora catering to about 650 students in grades 10-12, was obtained by PDE through public information requests. 
The school defended its program, saying it believes &#8220;in creating opportunities for students to celebrate their culture and discuss issues that reflect their identities.&#8221;
&#8220;We are happy to address any questions with the Office for Civil Rights should they wish to inquire further about our student club activities,&#8221; the school&#8217;s public affairs officer Tami Armstrong told The Daily Wire.
The complaint says that the school is violating the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which says federal funding cannot go toward racially discriminatory programming.
According to the school, the <a href="https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/dei_bhsc/4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">program</a> is intended to give “black and Latinx students an opportunity to celebrate and enhance their strengths, creativity, intelligence, promote networking, community involvement, financial literacy, resources, and academic success.”
The club has a retreat every year, put on with the help of the school&#8217;s Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is for “Black and Latinx students to engage in meaningful conversations, fun activities, and meet alumni,” according to a flier for the retreat referenced in the complaint. Alumni who are black and Latino are also encouraged to register for the retreat.
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In emails preparing for the retreat, school staff requested the contact information of black and Latino students while another requested that only a black or &#8220;Latinx&#8221; photographer be allowed to work the event. 
“I would ask for Black/Latinx photographers so that pictures can be taken throughout the day,” the school’s DEI director requested in an email in March 2022 before the retreat.  
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PDE&#8217;s Moore said the request reveals &#8220;deep-seated hate&#8221; from organizers.
&#8220;The group even prohibited a white male yearbook staff member from taking their annual affinity group photograph,&#8221; Moore said. &#8220;This shows deep-seated hate towards a specific demographic and cannot be tolerated.&#8221;
At the retreat one year, there were breakout sessions focused on “men of color” and “women of color.” Another session was on &#8220;Black and Latinx Emotional Social Well-being in a Radicalized Society.&#8221; 
“By intentionally separating students based on the basis of skin color and gender for educational programming, this unlawful practice perpetuates and condones discrimination in one of the state’s leading STEM institutions. This will have a long-term impact on the institution, as well as the individuals who inhabit it,” the complaint says.

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The powerful board of Penn&#8217;s Wharton business school is calling on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Pennsylvania</a> President Liz Magill to resign over disturbing remarks that she made this week while testifying before Congress.
Magill did not <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-top-university-presidents-balk-when-asked-if-genocidal-chants-against-jews-violate-codes-of-conduct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">say</a> during her testimony before the Committee on Education &amp; the Workforce that calling for the genocide of Jews would violate the school&#8217;s code of conduct on bullying and harassment unless &#8220;the speech turns into conduct.&#8221;
&#8220;&#8216;Conduct’ meaning committing the act of genocide?&#8221; Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) fired back. &#8220;The speech is not harassment? This is unacceptable.&#8221;
University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees held an “emergency meeting” on Thursday to address the continued fallout from Magill&#8217;s disastrous remarks.
The Wharton Board of Advisors &#8220;has been, and remains, deeply concerned about the dangerous and toxic culture on our campus that has been led by a select group of students and faculty and has been permitted by University leadership,&#8221; the Board said in a letter to Magill. &#8220;As confirmed in your congressional testimony yesterday, the leadership of the University does not share the values of our Board. Nor does it appear to understand the urgency to address the safety of our students on campus and the ongoing reputational damage to the University by the University’s policies and actions.&#8221;
&#8220;As a result of the University leadership&#8217;s stated beliefs and collective failure to act, our Board respectfully suggests to you and the Board of Trustees that the University requires new leadership with immediate effect,&#8221; the letter later added.
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Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/penn-board-holds-emergency-meeting-after-gov-shapiro-blasts-penn-prezs-absolutely-shameful-comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> this week, &#8220;Leaders have a responsibility to speak and act with moral clarity, and Liz Magill failed to meet that simple test.&#8221;
&#8220;That was an unacceptable statement from the president of Penn,&#8221; Shapiro continued. &#8220;Frankly, I thought her comments were absolutely shameful. It should not be hard to condemn genocide.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/penn-loses-100-million-donation-over-anti-semitism-congressional-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Penn Loses $100 Million Donation Over Anti-Semitism Congressional Testimony</a>

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In a move that could pit women’s advocates and transgender activists against each other, the Education Department has opened an investigation into an alleged incident involving a trans-identifying student exposing his male genitalia to freshman girls.
The Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which investigates schools for potential violations of the anti-sex discrimination statute Title IX, said Wednesday that it would look into the incident, which occurred in March. The investigation comes as a response to a complaint filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty (WILL).
In <a href="https://will-law.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/OCR-Opening-Investigation-SPASD66.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its response</a> to WILL’s complaint OCR says that it will investigate “Whether the [Sun Prairie Area School] District responded to a report of sexual harassment consistent with the requirements of Title IX.”
An investigation does not mean that OCR will determine the school district acted inappropriately when a student reported that a biologically male student identifying as a female entered the girls’ locker room and showered naked next to four freshman girls and exposed his male genitalia to them.
While Title IX in recent years has been used to adjudicate allegations of sexual assault and harassment, the Biden administration has signaled it would use the statute to punish schools for not adhering to the administration&#8217;s transgender ideology.
The incident occurred on March 3, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/18-year-old-male-identifying-as-female-enters-high-school-girls-locker-showers-naked-next-to-14-year-old-students-conservative-org-alleges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, at Sun Prairie East High School in Wisconsin. When the four freshman girls entered the lockers, they found a senior male student, believed to be 18 years old at the time, in the room that contained the lockers and benches. The girls said the student wasn’t in the class with them, but proceeded to the shower area even though they were uncomfortable. They were aware that the student identified as transgender and had used girls’ bathrooms previously.
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The girls showered with their bathing suits on, which was common practice. Just when they started to shower, the transgender student fully undressed and entered the shower next to one of the girls. The student was initially facing the wall but then turned toward the four girls, exposing his male genitalia to all four freshmen.
The girls didn’t know what to do and didn’t immediately report the incident, but after one girl told another student what happened, that student said they should report it. Three days after the incident in the shower, the uninvolved student reported it to student services. The incident should have been reported under Title IX, but Associate Principal Heidi Walter didn’t report the incident to the Title IX coordinator, and instead asked for the names of the students involved, according to WILL.
On March 10, the student who reported the incident had gained permission to provide the students’ names and was ready to do so, but Walter said that the girls could approach her if they wanted. She later admitted, according to WILL, that she should have “dug deeper” into the issue.
The four girls should have been provided supportive measures under Title IX, but instead, the school focused on the transgender student, WILL said. EHS’ principal did, however, apologize to a parent in an email by saying the incident “should not have happened” and vowing to “continue to work to ensure no one has a similar experience,” though she didn’t outline any steps the school would take.
WILL said that the Sun Prairie Area School District dismissed the rights and concerns of the freshmen girls while assuring parents that the issue had been resolved. The district also pointed to its “Restroom and Locker Room Accessibility Guidance,” which may not have even been in effect. The guidance, according to WILL, suggests that if a transgender student “makes any request regarding the use of locker rooms,” the school will evaluate the request. The policy says nothing about students who don’t make requests, if permission is required, or who makes the determination on the student’s request.
The school district’s policy says that a “student who is transgender, nonbinary, or gender expansive will be permitted to access the men’s/women’s segregated restrooms in accordance with the student’s gender identity that the student regularly asserts at school and in other social environments.”
It further states that any “Student who has a need or desire for increased privacy, regardless of the underlying reason, may be provided with access to a single-access restroom where such a facility is reasonably available, but no student shall be required to use such a restroom because of the student’s transgender, nonbinary, or gender expansive status.”
The school district has also released a statement saying it stands by “LGBTQIA+ students and staff,” taking “seriously our responsibility to provide safe, nondiscriminatory, and inclusive environments for people of all orientations and identities as they reflect our diverse community around us.”
The statement also says that “all children will be safe and loved in our schools,” which WILL argued has not been upheld in this case.

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Columbia University, Cornell University, and University of Pennsylvania are among seven schools being investigated for alleged incidents of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim harassment, the Education Department announced on Thursday.
Other schools facing the probe are Lafayette College, Wellesley College, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and a public school district in Kansas, the Maize Unified School District.
The investigation <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/16/politics/department-of-education-antisemitism-islamophobia-investigations?cid=ios_app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> involves five allegations of anti-Semitic harassment and two complaints of anti-Muslim harassment. The Education Department did not disclose which schools are facing which allegations.
However, the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley were accused of anti-Semitism in federal complaints filed last week by a Jewish legal advocacy group.
The group cited an email from Wellesley dorm advisors that allegedly stated that “there should be no space, no consideration, and no support for Zionism” at Wellesley.
Wellesley reportedly <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/penn-lafayette-other-colleges-under-investigation-for-alleged-antisemitism-and-islamophobia/3698937/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> that the Education Department&#8217;s investigation is in response to the complaint from the advocacy group. The school also <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/penn-lafayette-other-colleges-under-investigation-for-alleged-antisemitism-and-islamophobia/3698937/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement that Wellesley “responded quickly and decisively” to the dorm email incident.
The Jewish advocacy group also claimed University of Pennsylvania professors have made anti-Semitic comments in the classroom and on social media and that the university has not done enough to support Jewish students while pro-Palestinian rallies are held on campus.
Also this month, the University of Pennsylvania <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/business/upenn-fbi-antisemitic-threats/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alerted</a> the FBI to a series of threatening anti-Semitic emails sent to university staff.
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/penn-lafayette-other-colleges-under-investigation-for-alleged-antisemitism-and-islamophobia/3698937/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the school &#8220;has made clear antisemitism is vile and pernicious and has no place at Penn,&#8221; adding that the university will &#8220;continue to vigilantly combat antisemitism and all forms of hate.&#8221;
Earlier this month, a Cornell University student was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/us/cornell-university-antisemitic-threat-suspect-wednesday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> and federally charged for allegedly posting threats to kill Cornell’s Jewish students. Cornell canceled all classes on November 3 amid “extraordinary stress” over the situation.
The schools being scrutinized by the probe risk losing federal funding if they do not comply with recommendations the Department of Education gives them at the end of the investigations.
“Hate has no place in our schools, period. When students are targeted because they are — or are perceived to be — Jewish, Muslim, Arab, Sikh or any other ethnicity or shared ancestry, schools must act to ensure safe and inclusive educational environments where everyone is free to learn,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/16/politics/department-of-education-antisemitism-islamophobia-investigations?cid=ios_app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement on Thursday.
The investigations come in the wake of October 7, when Palestinian terror group Hamas launched deadly terrorist attacks on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people, including women and children. Israel has responded with airstrikes and a ground offensive.
Since Hamas&#8217; attack, college campuses have been rocked by pro-Palestinian protests and allegations of anti-Semitic incidents on campus.
At New York University (NYU) this week, a group of Jewish students <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jewish-students-sue-nyu-alleging-egregious-anti-semitism-on-campus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a lawsuit against the school alleging the school has allowed a climate of anti-Semitism to fester on campus, leaving Jewish students feeling “under siege.” Before that, a law firm <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/us/nyu-law-harvard-hamas-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rescinded</a> its job offer to an NYU law student who made what the firms said were “inflammatory comments” about Hamas’ attack.
At Harvard University, the student Palestine Solidarity Committee and 30 other student groups signed a statement that said Israel’s “apartheid regime is the only one to blame” for Hamas’ attacks. At least 10 CEOs and other executives <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-ceos-back-call-not-to-hire-pro-hamas-harvard-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed</a> a call last month not to hire the students who signed onto that letter.
Earlier this month, the Department of Education also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-anti-semitism-probe-launched-into-oberlin-college-over-professor-of-peace-who-called-for-israels-elimination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> a federal anti-Semitism probe into Oberlin College over a professor of peace studies who called for the elimination of Israel.

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The Department of Education has launched a federal anti-semitism probe into Oberlin College over a professor of peace studies who called for the elimination of Israel.
The probe by the Education Department&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights was launched on September 29, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/02/news/oberlin-faces-federal-probe-over-antisemitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The investigation is examining whether Oberlin violated Title VI, which protects students from discrimination based on race or national origin.
The probe could result in Oberlin losing some of the millions in federal funding it receives every year — last year the school received $5 million in federal grants.
The private Ohio liberal arts college just outside of Cleveland employs tenured professor Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, who <a href="https://www.oberlin.edu/mohammad-jafar-mahallati" target="_blank" rel="noopener">teaches</a> religion as well as Middle East and North Africa studies. Mahallati has previously called himself “professor of peace.”
The probe was spurred by a 2019 complaint from Oberlin College graduate Melissa Landa, who sent the Education Department a dossier of allegedly antisemitic incidents from between 2014 and 2017. The dossier focuses on Mahallati.
Mahallati is accused of supporting the Palestinian terror group Hamas and giving students credit for writing anti-Israel blogs as well as telling his classes in 2016 that “Israel is a colonialist state” and “Israel is an apartheid state.”
Mahallati, 71, was previously Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. During that period, he is also accused of defending the Supreme Leader of Iran&#8217;s fatwa calling for the assassination of the novelist Salman Rushdie over Rushdie&#8217;s novel, &#8220;The Satanic Verses.&#8221;
Rushdie was <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/12/nj-man-matar-hadi-with-sympathies-toward-iran-arrested-in-stabbing-of-salman-rushdie/?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_campaign=conservnewsd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stabbed</a> in 2022 by a supporter of the Iranian regime while speaking at an event in upstate New York.
Also while Iran&#8217;s ambassador, Mahallati <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/oberlin-professor-of-peace-iranian-ambassador-destruction-of-israel-1989-speech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the United Nations in 1989 that Palestinian-controlled land&#8217;s &#8220;occupation by Zionist usurpers is a transgression against all Muslims of the world and its liberation is therefore a great religious obligation and commitment.&#8221;
Mahallati has also taught at Columbia, Georgetown, and Princeton.
Mahallati&#8217;s classes at Oberlin were canceled in the spring. Previously, students boycotted and protested the professor&#8217;s classes, <a href="https://oberlinreview.org/26171/news/continued-college-inaction-provokes-second-protest-against-mahallati/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleging</a> that he covered up crimes against humanity in Iran in the 1980s.
An Oberlin spokeswoman <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/02/news/oberlin-faces-federal-probe-over-antisemitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Post that Mahallati was on “sabbatical” this semester.
The complaint against Oberlin also accuses the school of failing to protect Jewish students, saying that in 2014, members of Students for a Free Palestine at the school put over 2,000 black flags outside Rosh Hashanah services, allegedly implying that Jewish students were responsible for events in Israel.
The Department of Education&#8217;s probe comes after last month, when Hamas launched deadly terrorist attacks on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people, including children. Israel is now waging a massive counteroffensive, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-palestinians-death-toll-ground-offensive-expected/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launching</a> airstrikes in Hamas-controlled territory and preparing for a ground offensive.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> lawmakers are looking at rejecting federal dollars for public education and replacing them with state dollars in a move that would make Tennessee the first in the nation to turn down federal education funding.
Republican leadership in the state <a href="https://onthehill.tnjournal.net/speakers-announce-task-force-to-look-into-rejecting-federal-education-money/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the formation of a panel to look at the impact of federal education funding in Tennessee and the “strings” that can come attached with that funding.
“Any time the federal government sends money, there are always strings attached to those dollars, and there is always a possibility that it opens the state up to other regulations or restrictions,” said Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton. “This working group will help provide a clearer picture of how much autonomy Tennessee truly has in educating our students.”
Sexton announced on Monday the formation of a 10-member Joint Working Group to look at whether the state can fund education without utilizing federal funds. The panel, which will have members of both the state House and Senate, will have eight Republicans and two Democrats.
“The education of our youth is one of the essential responsibilities of our government,” said Lt. Gov. Randy McNally. “Federal dollars and the various mandates and restrictions that come with those dollars affect the way Tennessee’s children are educated. Due to our state’s excellent financial position, this is a worthy subject of examination and study.”
Sexton <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-bill-lee-tennessee-education-19c635555a8b766322c91b8a5680047a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously discussed</a> turning down $1.8 billion in federal education funding during the last regular legislative session, but the proposal never ended up advancing.
“We as a state can lead the nation once again in telling the federal government that they can keep their money and we’ll just do things the Tennessee way,” Sexton said earlier this year. “And that should start, first and foremost, with the Department of Education.”
Democrats in Tennessee oppose the move, with state Senator Raumesh Akbari claiming that there would be “harsh consequences” if Tennessee rejected federal funding.
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&#8220;Federal funds are crucial in supporting students with special needs, English language learners, and those from low-income families,&#8221; Akbari <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/nashville/2023/09/26/tennessee-group-consider-rejecting-federal-education-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Through this committee, I will advocate that Tennessee keep accepting these necessary funds.&#8221;
Tennessee has established itself as one of the more conservative states in the country, moving to ban sex change procedures on minors, moving to protect children from sexually explicit performances, and overwhelmingly rejecting proposed “red flag” legislation in the past year despite heavy pressure from Left-wing activist groups.

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Tech entrepreneur <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vivek-ramaswamy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vivek Ramaswamy</a> called for shutting down the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Education</a> and moving that funding &#8220;in the hands of parents&#8221; so they could have the opportunity to decide where to educate their children. 
Ramaswamy made the comments Wednesday during the first 2024 Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/2024-gop-presidential-debate-live-updates-as-eight-republicans-face-off-in-milwaukee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">presidential primary debate</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/milwaukee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milwaukee</a>, Wisconsin. More than $79 billion was allocated to the Department of Education in fiscal year 2023. Ramaswamy also advocated the end of local teachers unions, which have been a barrier to school choice and charter school initiatives. 
“We have a crisis of achievement. Let&#8217;s shut down the head of the snake, the Department of Education. Take that $80 billion and put it in the hands of parents across this country. This is the civil rights issue of our time,” he said. “Allow any parent to choose where they send their kids to school. End the teachers unions at the local level to allow public schools to compete, and then revive our national identity.”
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Additionally, Ramaswamy said that high school seniors should be required to take the same civics test that immigrants must pass to become citizens. He said that the crisis in American education, as kids have seen declining scores in key subjects like math and reading, is partly linked to fatherlessness. 
“Part of the problem is we also have a federal government that pays single women more not to have a man in the house than to have a man in the house, contributing to an epidemic of fatherlessness, and I think that goes hand in glove with the education crisis as well, because we have to remember: Education starts with the family; and, the nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to mankind,” Ramaswamy said. 
Other candidates had similar answers on the topic of education. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott also went after teachers unions. 
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“The only way we can change education in this country is to break the backs of the teachers&#8217; unions. They are standing in the door-house of our kids, locking them into failing schools, locking them out of the greatest future they can have,” Scott said. 
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that Left-leaning politics were hampering education nationwide. &#8220;We need education in this country, not indoctrination in this country,” he said. 
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The debate took place at the Fiserv Forum and featured eight Republican candidates. Notably absent was former President Donald Trump, who opted to do a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-tucker-interview-racks-up-massive-views-addresses-debate-skip-indictments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one-on-one interview</a> with Tucker Carlson that was released on X minutes before the debate began.

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The Biden administration released new guidance on Monday for higher education institutions to legally consider a student&#8217;s race during admission in the wake of the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-issues-landmark-ruling-on-affirmative-action-at-universities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Supreme Court ban on affirmative action</a>.
&#8220;This is a moment of great urgency in higher education,&#8221; Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/white-house-promotes-paths-to-college-diversity-after-gutting-of-affirmative-action/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters Monday morning.
Just before the nation&#8217;s highest court broke for recesses at the end of June, SCOTUS issued a landmark ruling that said race-based admissions programs at Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the University of North Carolina programs violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Students for Fair Admissions sued the elite schools, accusing them of unfairly factoring race into their admissions processes, pointing to the high test scores of rejected Asian-American and white applicants. The group argued that Harvard violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination by schools that receive federal funding. In the other case, the group accused the UNC of violating the 14th Amendment&#8217;s equal protection clause by considering race in its admissions process.
&#8220;We know what has happened at colleges when individual states have banned affirmative action in the past,&#8221; Cardona reportedly said during a press call on Monday. &#8220;Fewer students of color applied, and fewer students of color were admitted. We cannot afford that kind of backpedaling on a national scale.&#8221;
The decision now profoundly affects the admissions processes at universities across the country. But despite the nation&#8217;s highest court eliminating universities&#8217; ability to accept applicants based on race, some have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/universities-react-to-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling-harvard-vows-to-find-loophole" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that they would search for a loophole in the ruling.
&#8220;Although this decision changes the landscape for admissions in higher education, it should not be used as an excuse to turn away from long-standing efforts to make those institutions more inclusive,&#8221; associate attorney general Vanita Gupta <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2023/08/14/biden-administration-issues-guidance-affirmative-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said at a news conference. &#8220;Race can be relevant to a person&#8217;s life or a lived experience, and may impact one&#8217;s development motivations, academic interests or personal or professional aspirations. That impact can still be considered.&#8221;
The Department of Education and the Department of Justice published <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocr-questionsandanswers-tvi-20230814.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guidance</a> outlining available legal resources for colleges and universities to take other steps to achieve a diverse student body based on a range of factors, including race and ethnicity.
According to the question and answer portion of the document, federal officials said the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision &#8220;does not require institutions to ignore race when identifying prospective students for outreach and recruitment, provided that their outreach and recruitment programs do not provide targeted groups of prospective students preference in the admissions process.&#8221;
Some examples federal officials detailed include offering affinity clubs with race-related themes, considering how an applicant&#8217;s race has shaped personal experiences, and re-evaluating admissions preferences for students with legacy status or donor affiliation.
&#8220;With respect to admissions practices themselves, especially for the upcoming cycle, the Departments encourage colleges and universities to review their policies to ensure they identify and reward those attributes that they most value, such as hard work, achievement, intellectual curiosity, potential and determination,&#8221; the administration wrote in the &#8220;Dear Colleague&#8221; <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20230814.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>.
Attorney General Merrick Garland told the Associated Press in a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/affirmative-action-college-admissions-race-e8566608a1b9ce4efc7db6de41759ad1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, &#8220;Ensuring access to higher education for students from different backgrounds is one of the most powerful tools we have to prepare graduates to lead an increasingly diverse nation and make real our country&#8217;s promise of opportunity for all.&#8221;
Students for Fair Admissions has not responded to requests for comment.

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The latest version of President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s student debt bailout, scaled back after its defeat in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Supreme Court</a>, is again facing legal challenges.
Biden’s new plan involves forgiving the federal student loans of 800,000 borrowers worth roughly $39 billion. Two think tanks challenged it in a lawsuit filed on Friday, according to <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/think-tanks-file-suit-block-biden-administrations-plan-cancel-39b-student-loans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox Business</a>.
New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the legal challenge last week in Michigan on behalf of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Cato Institute. The lawsuit argues that the Department of Education is overstepping its authority with the forgiveness plan and asks the judge to rule it illegal.
The lawsuit is “a desperate attempt from right wing special interests to keep hundreds of thousands of borrowers in debt,” the Education Department said in a statement, according to the <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/08/06/groups-sue-to-block-bidens-second-try-on-student-loans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. “We are not going to back down or give an inch when it comes to defending working families.”
Biden’s original student debt forgiveness plan called for relieving up to $20,000 worth of federal debt for an estimated 43 million borrowers. The administration faced a couple of legal challenges, and it was ultimately <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thwarted</a> after several states argued it would illegally relieve loans that they had agreed to service, costing the states up to tens of millions of dollars every year.
The Supreme Court ruled the plan unconstitutional on June 30, knocking down Biden’s attempt at fulfilling a campaign promise that had always appeared to be in doubt.
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Roughly two weeks later, on July 14, the administration rolled out its next, scaled-back version.
“For far too long, borrowers fell through the cracks of a broken system that failed to keep accurate track of their progress towards forgiveness,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a <a href="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-provide-804000-borrowers-39-billion-automatic-loan-forgiveness-result-fixes-income-driven-repayment-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> at the time. “Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking another historic step to right these wrongs and announcing $39 billion in debt relief for another 804,000 borrowers. By fixing past administrative failures, we are ensuring everyone gets the forgiveness they deserve, just as we have done for public servants, students who were cheated by their colleges, and borrowers with permanent disabilities, including veterans. This Administration will not stop fighting to level the playing field in higher education.”

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> is blocking funding for school hunting and archery programs approved under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Education Department</a> has cut off funding for school hunting and archery programs because of its interpretation of a provision in legislation passed last year, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). The law included an amendment to the ESEA that bans taxpayer funds from being used on “training in the use of a dangerous weapon,” according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-withholding-key-funding-schools-hunting-archery-programs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
Earlier this month, GOP Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina wrote to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona concerned with the Department of Education’s interpretation of the amendment. Cornyn and Tillis <a href="https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2022/6/tillis-statement-on-senate-passage-of-the-bipartisan-safer-communities-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> the BSCA last year alongside Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).
“We were alarmed to learn recently that the Department of Education has misinterpreted the BCSA to require the defending of certain longstanding educational and enrichment programs — specifically, archery and hunter education classes — for thousands of children, who rely on these programs to develop life skills, learn firearm safety and build self-esteem,” Cornyn and Tillis wrote, according to Fox News.
“The Department mistakenly believes that the BSCA precludes funding these enrichment programs,” the senators said. “Such an interpretation contradicts congressional intent and the text of the BSCA.”
The Education Department’s decision to cut funding for school hunting and archery programs has sparked pushback from shooting clubs, hunting industry groups, and others.
“It is ironic that the U.S. Department of Education is actively denying young Americans the chance to educate themselves on basic firearm and hunting safety so that they can go afield knowing how to keep themselves, their friends, and family safe,” <a href="https://twitter.com/SafariClubIntl/status/1684962225981726732" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Ben Cassidy, executive vice president at Safari Club International.
The National Rifle Association <a href="https://twitter.com/NRA/status/1684956532687925248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “No surprise! This is another example of an anti-gun, anti-hunting administration abusing an ambiguous law filled with undefined and overly broad provisions to push their radical agenda.”
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The controversy over the BSCA follows a move last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Administration to ban the use of lead ammunition and tackle from eight national wildlife refuges. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, <a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=413510" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the regulation would depress hunting and fishing on public lands.
“As this proposed rule brings an increase in cost for sportsmen and women, we can inevitably expect a decrease in the number of individuals who can afford to enjoy the outdoors,” Westerman said in a statement. “Hunters and anglers are without question the Americans with the greatest interest in conservation and they contribute millions of dollars to conservation efforts each year.”

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