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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Department of Education Staff Layoffs

Daily News Lesson March 21 2025

What's next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it

Learn what the Department of Education does and what shutting it down would mean for the U.S.

FILE PHOTO: The Department of Education in Washington

Educator Voices March 21 2025

Educator Voice: How dismantling the Department of Education would affect teachers and students

"It will be like going back in time to the 1960s, when children with learning differences and challenging behavior were not entitled to an education at all," said a Nebraska teacher.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington

Daily News Lesson October 20 2021

Congress considers funding for student mental health and more

Hear from the secretary of education and discuss what can be done in your school to address student mental health

General view of Public School 111 in the Queens borough of New York City

Daily Video July 14 2020

Teachers in Florida push back against reopening mandate

Florida's governor and education commissioner are pushing for full classroom reopenings this fall, but some teachers and health authorities are pushing back.

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What's next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it

Educator Voice: How dismantling the Department of Education would affect teachers and students

Congress considers funding for student mental health and more

Teachers in Florida push back against reopening mandate