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Kellen Hedler prepares to start his school day at Frontier Elementary School in Edmond, Okla. Katrina Ward for NPRhide caption

Harvard University has refused to make changes in hiring, admissions and DEI programs. Brian Snyder/Reutershide caption

Logan, 17 and a junior at Newton South High School, stands in his room in Newton, Mass. Logan was part of a program called Charting My Path, which helps students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. The Trump administration cancelled the program in February.
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Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference at Morse High School on Oct. 20, 2022, in Bath, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/APhide caption

Miguel Muniz (left) and Martin Bertao are the incoming and outgoing presidents of the University of California Berkeley College Republicans. Mia Akins is a member of Students For Life, an anti-abortion rights group, at Florida International University in Miami. Sanay Parikh and Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPRhide caption

Sarah Inama is a teacher in Idaho who had a poster in her classroom that said "Everyone is welcome here," along with an image of hands with varying skin tones. The poster had not drawn attention until recently. Kyle Green for NPRhide caption

After 100 years,The Great Gatsbyis still a staple of high school reading lists. Andrew Limbong/NPRhide caption

A new Lumina Foundation and Gallup poll surveyed nearly 14,000 people between the ages of 18 and 59 who don't have degrees. The majority of respondents said at least one degree, associate or bachelor's, is valuable. Brandon Bell/Getty Imageshide caption

A woman walks by a Cornell University sign on the Ivy League school's campus in Ithaca, New York, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Ted Shaffrey/APhide caption

Women students stand outside Kabul University in Afghanistan. As of December 2022, the Taliban has banned women from higher education. But for some, a USAID grant provided online options as well as a chance to study abroad. That scholarship program has now been terminated. Ebrahim Noroozi/APhide caption

The Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Imageshide caption

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks to reporters at the White House. The Education Department sent a letter to state leaders warning of the potential loss of funds for K-12 schools that don't follow its interpretation of civil rights laws. Ben Curtis/APhide caption

Kellen Hedler leads his fellow classmates at Frontier Elementary School near Oklahoma City. Kellen has Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of physical and developmental challenges. Katrina Ward for NPRhide caption

Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr. is seen on a cruise with his family in 2023. He died July 12, 2024, after his first football practice at Bucknell University. Calvin and Nicole Dickeyhide caption

People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Scott Eisen/Getty Imageshide caption

Alexander Walk at Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., on April 7, 2024. Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Imageshide caption

Eight million federal student loan borrowers are waiting for the courts to decide if their repayment plan is legal, while another 9 million are late on their payments and may be plunging toward default. Illustration by Annelise Capossela for NPRhide caption

Last week, President Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Imageshide caption

The campus of Yale University seen in New Haven, Conn. Yale is one of 45 colleges that are under investigation for allegedly engaging in "race-exclusionary practices." Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Imageshide caption