A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the U.S. Education Department’s efforts last week to cut more than 1,300 employees.
The U.S. Education Department faces yet another lawsuit over its sweeping Dear Colleague letter threatening to rescind federal funds for schools that use race-conscious practices across aspects of student life.
With a commitment to close the U.S. Department of Education and “return power to states and communities,” the Trump Administration this week announced its first steps in that evolution, by immediately terminating nearly 50 percent of the Education Department workforce, including shuttering several regional offices.
In her first hours as the new Education secretary, Linda McMahon wasted no time informing U.S. Education Department employees in an email titled “Our Department’s Final Mission” of her plans to “overhaul” the federal agency.
As President Donald Trump continues to talk about dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, Ohio educators worry what that could mean for federal funding that school districts across the state rely on.
Three former secretaries of the U.S. Department of Education took to a Brookings Institution panel on Tuesday to offer more perspective on President Donald Trump’s calls to dismantle the federal agency, among other education-related priorities of the new administration.
The Biden-Harris Administration this week announced the approval of a $4.5 billion group discharge for 261,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University, a largely online institution, from March 1, 2009, through April 30, 2020.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has secured a resolution agreement from the University of Cincinnati to ensure its compliance with Title VI of the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) when responding to allegations of discrimination or harassment, including based on shared Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian and Arab ancestry.
Congressional Democrats largely reserved judgment Wednesday on President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Linda McMahon as his nominee for Education secretary, even as they raised concerns about Trump’s plans to eliminate the department.
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night he plans to nominate Linda McMahon, the co-chair of his transition team, to lead the Education Department in his second administration.
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently announced $46 million in new grants to establish dedicated technical assistance centers through the Comprehensive Centers program to support state and local educational agencies (LEAs) in advancing resource equity in schools, accelerating academic recovery, strengthening the educator workforce, promoting early school success and supporting English and multilingual learners.
