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The Trump administration is launching a $14 million teacher training initiative in connection with the semiquincentennial. It aims to help teachers focus on the founding principles and documents and why they matter today.
The funding delay had schools scrambling to figure out how they might fill an unexpected budget gap, and some after-school programs abruptly closed.
Nearly three-quarters of superintendents in a recent survey said they have to make critical decisions about staff and programs by Aug. 15 or sooner.
I told my students about a digital library card. The fallout has put my career on hold and left me traumatized.
Nicolle Orozco Forero had a special gift for working with children with disabilities, an area of severe need nationwide.
Among the states suing are New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Colorado, and California.
After-school providers are relieved to get some $1.3 billion in overdue funds, but they’ve already experienced enormous disruptions.
It’s challenging to sell my students on the merits of democracy when the instruments of government are being used to attack their communities.
A recent Supreme Court ruling that supported parents’ religious right to opt their child out of LGBTQ-inclusive lessons could aid parents worried about a new curriculum that draws heavily on texts like the Book of Genesis and the Sermon on the Mount.
The Trump administration says the changes affecting Climate.gov are about ‘restoring gold standard science.’ But science educators worry about losing the free classroom resources it has provided.
The American Civil Liberties Union is representing several State Head Start associations and parent groups in the lawsuit.
In a dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the decision ‘indefensible.’ Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said the job cuts are a first step toward eliminating the department, although a legal challenge to the layoffs can continue in the lower courts.
A federal district court judge ordered the restoration of some AmeriCorps staff and funding on July 7. But the group’s work could still be significantly disrupted for some time due to the Trump administration’s attempts to cut its spending.
The withheld funds pay for after-school programming, teacher training, and support for English learners. Trump administration officials said the funds are under review due to suspicion they have been ‘grossly misused to subsidize a radical leftwing agenda.’
This major policy change treats Head Start as a welfare program rather than an educational one.
The training center based in New York City will provide free lessons and workshops for as many as 400,000 teachers nationwide. In turn, tech companies will learn about how teachers actually use AI.
The legislation includes big Medicaid cuts, a new voucher-like school choice program, stricter limits on food aid that has implications for free school meals, and more money for immigration enforcement.
Federal officials say California must delete mentions of gender identity and trans people from federally funded sex ed materials that reach about 13,000 students, or else lose $6 million.
The Trump administration is withholding nearly $7 billion for education that has been approved by Congress and was supposed to go out starting July 1.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious parents seeking the right to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ material. The decision will change how teachers approach inclusivity in their classrooms.