how to make minipage align perfectly at the top

I am completely new to Latex, and I am having issues aligning two components widthwise across the page on my resume. Here is a screenshot of my problem:

although it may or may not be obvious in this screenshot, the bar below education is just a slight bit lower than the bar below skills and it is driving me crazy. Here is my latex code

documentclass[]{resume-openfont}
%--------------------------------------------------------------
% Convenience command - make it easy to fill template

% Create job position command. Parameters: company, position, location, when
newcommand{resumeHeading}[4]{runsubsection{#1}descript{ | #2}hfilllocation{#3 | #4}fakeNewLineNoSpace}

% Create education heading. Parameters: Name, degree, location, when
newcommand{educationHeading}[4]{runsubsection{#1}  location{#3 | #4}
descript{#2}fakeNewLine}

% Parameters: courses
newcommand{courseWork}[1]{semiBold{Relevant Coursework:} #1}

% Parameters: courses
newcommand{teacherAssistant}[1]{semiBold{Teacher Assistant (TA):} #1}

% Command to create smaller heading: Parameters: title, when
newcommand{resumeSubheading}[2]{minorSection{#1}hfilllocation{#2}fakeNewLineNoSpace}

%--------------------------------------------------------------
begin{document}
noindent
begin{minipage}[t]{0.48linewidth}
section{Skills}
textcolor{ProcessBlue}{rule{8.5 cm}{1mm}} 
begin{resumeSkillList}
    small{item{
    doubleItem{Languages:}{Python, C, Java, Racket, HTML, CSS, Javascript}%
    {}{}
    
    doubleItem{Technologies:}{Git, ReactJS, Firebase}%
    {}{}
    }}
end{resumeSkillList}
end{minipage}%
hfill
noindent
begin{minipage}[t]{0.48linewidth}
section{Education}
textcolor{ProcessBlue}{rule{8cm}{1mm}} newline
educationHeading{University of Bananaland}{BSc. Banana , GPA: banana %}{}{2020-2025}
end{minipage}%
hfill
end{document}