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Social media companies to pay $27M to settle Kentucky school district lawsuit
A Kentucky school district secured roughly $27 million in settlements from Meta Platforms and other social media companies over claims they fueled a student mental‑health crisis.
Meta settles first US case over school costs tied to youth mental health
Meta reached a settlement in the first case set for trial seeking to make social media companies cover the costs that school districts say they have incurred to combat a mental health crisis.
MD among states suing over Trump administration’s student loan restrictions
Maryland is challenging a new rule the Trump administration issued that could limit access to federal student loans for people pursuing advanced healthcare-related degrees.
YouTube, Snap, TikTok settle school district’s social media addiction claims
Alphabet's YouTube, Snap and TikTok have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation involving social media addiction claims.
HBCUs in MD join group teaming up to pursue top research status
Two historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland are among 15 that have united to pursue the nation’s highest research status in partnership with leading research universities.
MD House, Senate approve bills to restrict cellphone use in schools
Cellphone use by students in Maryland’s public schools could be restricted from the beginning until the end of the school day, under bills moving through the General Assembly.
MD co-leads states opposing federal rule limiting health student loans
Maryland is part of a coalition opposing a proposed rule that would limit federal student loan access for some graduate health programs.
4th Circuit upholds Montgomery County policy on trans students’ pronouns
The 4th Circuit upheld a Montgomery County Public Schools policy requiring teachers to use transgender students’ pronouns in the classroom,
Supreme Court conservatives lean toward allowing transgender sports bans
The Trump administration defended laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams during Supreme Court arguments.
Trump administration pledges to speed some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit
The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers after a lawsuit.
With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing Trump agreement
The White House has faced several rejections after inviting nine universities to become initial signers of a “compact” for higher education.
Big Tech paying millions to train teachers on AI, in push to bring chatbots into classrooms
The country’s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in AI.
