The Education Department waiting game
KILL ORDER — Millions in federal grants have been cut. Scores of probationary agency employees are being fired, while others are being put on leave. House Democrats are banging on the agency’s doors to get in without an appointment.
Explainer-Why Trump Wants the US Department of Education Shut Down
FILE PHOTO: An American flag and a tattered U.S. Department of Education flag fly outside the federal office building, amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will take steps to defund the federal Education Department, in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
The Department of Education’s History Shows It is Essential
President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet level position, it aimed to collect educational data an
What Happens to My Student Loans if the Department of Education Is Eliminated?
Borrowers should prepare for a rocky road ahead if the agency closes. But experts say it won't happen overnight.
How Michigan would be affected by closing the U.S. Education Department
Closing the agency could cause confusion and headaches for states and schools in the short term, even if their federal funding streams remain intact.
‘Acting’ like leaders at the Department of Education
The Department of Education may only have "acting" officials in place, but those leaders are shaking up an agency in desperate need of reform.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong: Abolish Department of Education, return money to states
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong wants to abolish the Department of Education and send the money funding the agency back to the states. ...
New York Pulls Funds for 2 Yeshivas That Fail to Offer Secular Education
The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not ...
Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son's ...
Wrestling mogul and Trump education pick McMahon clears Senate committee in heavyweight decision
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Linda McMahon for ...
What will education look like under the Trump administration? Probably a lot like Florida
Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Manny Diaz Jr., blamed the Biden administration’s methodology for Florida’s poor results ...
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Mercy Health partners with Lorain County Community College to offer prepaid tuition program for healthcare education
Mercy Health and Lorain County Community College have announced an expanded partnership designed to eliminate financial ...
Senate committee advances Linda McMahon as Trump's nominee for education secretary
Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, ...
St. Louis Board of Education names Millicent Borishade permanent superintendent
Borishade was brought to SLPS in July 2023 by former superintendent Keisha Scarlett, who was fired in September for unapproved spending.