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Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days ...
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with Department of Education layoffs—what it means for student loan borrowers
The Department of Education laid off roughly 1,400 employees in March and a federal judge paused the move. The Supreme Court ...
Fired Education Department workers say the 'fight isn't over'
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go ...
Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s ...
Trump's education funding freeze may lead to CA state worker layoffs, agency warns
If California's legal challenge can't stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said ...
Trump has the US government in retreat from education
The Supreme Court decision this week giving President Donald Trump the go-ahead to largely dismantle the Department of ...
Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters
Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this ...
Betsy DeVos calls for Education Department to be 'shut down'
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision paving the way for ...