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Department of Education yanks back $5.6M from JD Vance's hometown school district
This story has been updated with statements from the U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education and ...
Judge blocks dismantling of Education Department, reinstates hundreds of workers
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday temporarily reinstated hundreds of Education Department workers laid off by the ...
Federal education department begins Title IX probe of Cromwell Public Schools over gender policy
In April, the federal department issued letters that called for an end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in K-12 ...
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Trump cuts to Education Department grants will cost students opportunities, educators and former employees say
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to eliminate the federal Department of Education. Now, employees who served ...
Education Department must reinstate nearly 1,400 fired workers
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, blocking Trump’s mass firing of agency staff. Ruling stalls Trump’s plan to ...
Judge blocks Trump’s orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the ...
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The Gutting of the Department of Education Is Worse Than You Think
Four experts on public education in the US spoke to The Nation about how the dismantling of the Department of Education will ...
Eliminating the Department of Education won’t harm children
Progressives should stress adequate funding, smartly spent, not reflexive support for a bureaucracy and department that some ...
Colleges report widespread problems with financial aid since Education Department layoffs
Hundreds of colleges said they'd encountered disruptions in the financial aid process since the Education Department ...
Judge blocks Trump layoffs, order to close Education Department
A district judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s executive order calling for the closure of the Department of Education ...
Education Department Targets Pregnant, LGBTQ Staff Protections
The US Department of Education is pushing to strip workplace protections for pregnant or LGBTQ staff, telling its employee ...