The U.S. Department of Education’s staff recommended withdrawing federal recognition of the American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, alleging it failed to meet more than two dozen accreditation criteria. The council disputed the findings through a spokesperson, framing the move as part of a broader political campaign against the ABA by the Trump administration.
In separate education policy shifts, Broward College agreed to a $430,000 severance for former President Torey Alston after he secured a court order blocking his firing. The Florida public institution named its chief operating officer as acting president following the mediation.
The Education Department also filed appeals in two high-profile cases: one challenging regulations that restrict which organizations can qualify for public service student loan forgiveness, and another opposing a judge’s refusal to reinstate student magazines at the University of Alabama that were shut down amid the administration’s push against diversity initiatives.
