Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over ‘race-based’ programs
The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s ...
Boise State University under investigation amid DEI crackdown
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced investigations into 45 universities after allegations ...
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Linda McMahon became ed secretary without discussing schools’ scariest issue: guns
It’s unclear how the WWE co-founder will approach gun violence. During her confirmation hearing, no senator on either side of ...
Former Super Bowl Champion moves up the ranks at the NHC Sheriff’s Office
A former Super Bowl champion from Wilmington has a new title. Jay Ross played for the Green Bay Packers when they won the ...
Gov. Pritzker, educators rally against Dept. of Ed cuts at Illinois Education Association assembly
Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the 12,000 delegates of the Representative Assembly of the Illinois Education Association Thursday in Rosemont."Are you ready for the fight? Let me hear you: Are you ready ...
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Wisconsin, 20 other states sue Trump administration over cuts to Education Department
Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of 20 other state attorneys general to sue the Trump administration. The ...
‘The president is not a king’: Massachusetts, other states sue Trump for dismantling Ed Department
The lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Boston, argued Trump does not have the authority to shutter the agency, ...
What the Department of Education layoffs could mean for student loan borrowers: 'This will only make things worse,' activist says
The U.S. Department of Education is cutting around 1,300 staffers from its workforce, the agency announced Tuesday.The ...
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Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts
An analysis of the Trump administration's cuts to the agency shows its civil rights enforcement and research arms are hit particularly hard.
US Dept. of Ed cuts could impact special education, low-income students in Chicago
Besides college loans, the department distributes funding for special education and students with disabilities.
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Federal Layoffs Cut 50 Percent of Department of Education Staff
ED laid off nearly half of its employees this week. Sources say the cuts have dismantled the Office of Educational Technology, which produced the National Education Technology Plan, among other ...