Methodist Church swimsuit in opposition to SMU reaches Texas Supreme Courtroom

A contentious, six-year authorized battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist College is coming earlier than the Texas Supreme Courtroom right this moment. The controversy facilities round who maintains management over the college—its Board of Trustees or the church—after the college tried to distance itself in 2019. The transfer got here at a…

Supreme Courtroom choice weakens Schooling Division

Over the past 16 years, presidential administrations of each events have wielded the facility of the Schooling Division to not simply perform congressional legislative directives but additionally to make their very own insurance policies—reshaping the federal authorities’s position in increased training. They’ve retooled the guidelines for accreditors, added new accountability measures for for-profit packages, overhauled…