Big cuts at Education Department's civil rights office will impact vulnerable students for years
The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...
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Trump Administration Slashes Over 1,300 Jobs at U.S. Department of Education, Sparking Outcry and Concern for Public Schooling
The Trump administration has laid off over 1,300 Department of Education employees, raising concerns about the department's ...
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Department of Education cuts could hurt disabled kids
Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced plans to halve the United State Department of Education by laying off more than 1,300 employees under new Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
Delaware AG, Democratic-led states sue to block Trump from gutting Education Department
Democratic state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration from dismantling the department, or laying off roughly half of its staff.
Protests across San Diego against job cuts to Departments of Education and Veterans Affairs
A couple rallies were held in San Diego Friday to protest federal job cuts to the Departments of Education and Veterans ...
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
The CRDC originated in the late 1960s as required by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The data questionnaire, which poses questions about civil rights concerns, is usually administered to U.S. public ...
Senate averts shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
A midnight Friday deadline is looming for the U.S. Senate to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
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FDA chief counsel Hilary Perkins hits the exit, resigning amid controversy two days into the job
Just two days after starting at the FDA, the agency’s Chief Counsel Hilary Perkins is signing off, effective immediately. | ...
He lost his job because of Donald Trump’s USAID funding freeze. Now he’s helping other laid-off federal workers find work
Vota anticipated a big shakeup at his firm, Humentum, which was predominantly funded by federal grants, and estimated that it ...
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State Education Association raises concerns over DOE cuts
The Trump administration is beginning efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. See how the Pennsylvania State ...
Brutal wind ravages Texas Panhandle, flipping big rigs, downing trees, blowing dust
Powerful winds tore through the New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle on Friday, with gusts approaching 100 mph in some places.