Public colleges, K12 schools, local governments and other public institutions will have an extra year to make their digital materials fully accessible for people with disabilities, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

A federal investigation is making it harder for colleges to track and improve student voting efforts on campus. College leaders say the warning is creating funding fears ahead of a major election year.

More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing or merging amid declining enrollment and financial strain. The trend is already disrupting students and communities nationwide.

A Trump administration investigation has frozen key campus voting data that colleges use to track and improve student turnout. The loss of updated reports is leaving schools with less guidance as they plan voter engagement efforts in a midterm election year.

Two blind graduate students say inaccessible digital materials at West Virginia University kept them from fully accessing their education. A new ADA rule will soon require public colleges to meet clearer digital accessibility standards.

Federal judge said the federal government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out to universities in a "rushed and chaotic" manner.

As generative AI spreads across college campuses, students and professors are still debating how it should be used. Some see it as a helpful tool, while others worry it may undermine critical thinking.

Among the biggest recipients, the data show, are Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Qatar was the largest foreign source of funds to schools, making up more than 20%.