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The U.S. Education Department has never withheld funds as a result of a civil rights investigation — yet.
Standing up for children with disabilities has been a primary role of the Education Department’s civil rights office
Trump’s Education Department threatened the federal funding of schools and colleges with diversity practices.
The Trump administration has said it’s cutting waste in education research. Families and schools have a different take.
Rufo popularized the idea that CRT had infiltrated American schools. Now his social media posts appear to be driving cuts at the Education Department.
After clearing the Senate education committee on a party-line vote, Linda McMahon will face a full Senate vote to become President Trump’s education secretary.
Practices such as essays that allow students to discuss their ethnic background and admissions policies that de-emphasize test scores could represent illegal discrimination, an Education Department letter said.
Democratic senators wanted details about Trump’s intentions toward K-12 schools. McMahon deflected many questions — including whether schools might risk their federal funding by teaching standalone African American history courses.
Trump’s education secretary pick likely earns hundreds of thousands from the bonds, which are popular among wealthy individuals.
Only Congress can officially shut down the agency. Yet cuts to research, low staff morale, and Linda McMahon could all play a role in the president’s push to reduce its footprint.
One canceled contract tasked researchers with finding ways to help students struggling in math due to pandemic learning disruptions.
‘The pandemic has not only driven test scores down, but that decline masks a pernicious inequality that has grown,’ one author of the new report said.
School funding, school choice, special education, and civil rights could all be affected by the Trump administration's approach to education policy.
The bills would block undocumented children from attending public schools, or require schools to collect data about students’ citizenship status.
At least two Head Start programs closed their doors temporarily in the wake of the White House memo and payment problems.
I want school leaders who are struggling with their mental health to know they are not alone.
A task force convened by the American Psychological Association found little evidence that zero tolerance policies have improved school climate or school safety and said they may create negative mental health outcomes for students.
The president has taken several actions related to DEI, teaching, immigration, and more. We want to hear from educators and parents about their impact.
To amplify his power over schools, Trump has turned to executive orders. They’ve pleased some and infuriated others. Will they accomplish his goals?
The Trump administration said it will enforce Title IX regulations adopted in 2020 in a way that matches an executive order signed by the president Jan. 20.