“With less than three weeks before the November election, the Biden-Harris administration is reminding voters how it has delivered a historic amount of student debt relief even as Republicans have challenged several of its efforts in court and balked at the costs,” CNN reports.

“Another round of forgiveness was announced Thursday, bringing the total amount of student loan cancellation to more than $175 billion for nearly 5 million people since President Joe Biden took office. That’s roughly equal to 11% of all outstanding federal student loan debt.”

CNBC: Biden administration forgives $4.5 billion in student debt for over 60,000 public service workers.

“President Joe Biden is planning a pair of economic announcements — including new student loan debt relief — before departing for a trip to Germany and Angola as the White House seeks to harness momentum from recent positive economic data,” Bloomberg reports.

“Biden is set to announce next week that he’s expanding student debt relief for public workers… He’s also expected to reveal federal actions as part of his administration’s efforts to replace the nation’s lead pipes within a decade.”

The Oklahoman: “Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material.”

“A salesperson at Mardel Christian & Education searched, and though they carry 2,900 Bibles, none fit the parameters.”

“But one Bible fits perfectly: Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, endorsed by former President Donald Trump and commonly referred to as the Trump Bible. They cost $60 each online, with Trump receiving fees for his endorsement.”

“The Biden administration’s new sweeping student loan forgiveness plan is temporarily blocked again, a day after a federal judge said he would let a restraining order against the relief expire,” CNBC reports.

“As a result, the U.S. Department of Education is now barred from forgiving people’s student loans until Judge Matthew Schelp, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, rules on the case.”

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is teaching a course on running for office at Yale University this semester.

In newly-uncovered audio, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) said that teachers who do not have biological children “brainwash the minds of our children” and that “disorients and really disturb” him.

He added: “She should have some of her own.”

“Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempt to elect conservative-leaning school board members across Florida hit a snag Tuesday, as candidates backed by the Republican governor fell in several key races,” Politico reports.

“DeSantis, who has made reshaping Florida’s education system a top priority, endorsed 23 candidates ahead of Tuesday’s election. And as of late Tuesday night, at least 11 appear to have lost. That is a notable downturn from 2022, when DeSantis saw a runaway success: Of the 30 he endorsed two years ago, just five lost.”

“Hundreds of New College of Florida library books, including many on LGBTQ+ topics and religious studies, are headed to a landfill,” Sarasota Herald Tribune reports.

“A dumpster in the parking lot of Jane Bancroft Cook Library on the campus of New College overflowed with books and collections from the now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center on Tuesday afternoon. Video captured in the afternoon showed a vehicle driving away with the books before students were notified. In the past, students were given an opportunity to purchase books that were leaving the college’s library collection.”

“The president of Columbia University announced her resignation Wednesday after a little more than a year on the job, following months of criticism over protests on the Manhattan campus over the war in Gaza,” NBC News reports.

“In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies,” The Alligator reports.

“Sasse ballooned spending under the president’s office to $17.3 million in his first year in office — up from $5.6 million in former UF President Kent Fuchs’ last year.”

“A majority of the spending surge was driven by lucrative contracts with big-name consulting firms and high-salaried, remote positions for Sasse’s former U.S. Senate staff and Republican officials.”

“A New Jersey elementary school will remove Sen. Bob Menendez’s name from its building after his conviction on federal bribery charges,” the AP reports.

“The Biden administration will forgive $1.2 billion in student debt for another 35,000 public service workers,” Axios reports.

“The Biden administration’s latest round of debt relief brings the total loan forgiveness it has approved to $168.5 billion for 4.76 million borrowers.”

“In 2022, Arizona pioneered the largest school voucher program in the history of education. Under a new law, any parent in the state, no matter how affluent, could get a taxpayer-funded voucher worth up to tens of thousands of dollars to spend on private school tuition, extracurricular programs or homeschooling supplies,” ProPublica reports.

“In just the past two years, nearly a dozen states have enacted sweeping voucher programs similar to Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account system, with many using it as a model.”

“Yet in a lesson for these other states, Arizona’s voucher experiment has since precipitated a budget meltdown. The state this year faced a $1.4 billion budget shortfall, much of which was a result of the new voucher spending.”