Politics & Policy
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
The former and current school board members are disputing a school ethics complaint filed by Newark School of Global Studies principal Nelson Ruiz.
Some questioned why the chancellor’s letter did not directly address attacks on transgender students by the Trump administration — and why it took weeks to arrive.
Most eligible families will receive the Summer EBT funds automatically. But last year among NY families required to apply, few submitted applications, according to state data.
‘We most heartily agree with President Trump,’ says a resolution urging teachers to fall in line.
Rufo popularized the idea that CRT had infiltrated American schools. Now his social media posts appear to be driving cuts at the Education Department.
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.
Observers raised fears that Adams may face additional pressure to crack down on immigrants and reverberate across the nation’s largest school system.
Several of the city’s borough presidents are trying to expand the representation of young people on community boards. The move comes as New York is expanding civics education.
Dozens of Colorado parents, library leaders, and others spoke in support of the bill.
School funding, school choice, special education, and civil rights could all be affected by the Trump administration's approach to education policy.
The Jan. 13 memo allows city workers to let federal agents into public buildings without a warrant signed from a judge if they feel “reasonably threatened” for their own safety or that of others.
Trump’s executive order threatens to withhold federal funding from schools that support students in gender transitions or that teach about the prevalence of racism in American life.
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.
El crédito fiscal de accesibilidad familiar de Colorado es para familias de bajos ingresos con hijos menores a 17 años. Está disponible por primera vez este año.
The executive order directs the U.S. Department of Education to prioritize private school choice programs in its own grants and issue guidance on how states can tap other federal money for vouchers.
Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is concerned about the governor’s school funding plan. She also asked Albany for more money to help implement a statewide student cellphone ban.
A federal memo freezing grants sparked widespread confusion and fear among schools and nonprofits.
The freeze has sparked widespread confusion about the extent to which various programs will be affected.