Education Oct 19 How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert, Laine Immell
Education Oct 15 McMahon says shutdown shows Education Department isn’t needed Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the federal shutdown offers evidence that her agency is “unnecessary.”… By Associated Press
Politics Oct 01 How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department Investigations into civil rights complaints will stop, the department will not issue new federal grants and about 87% of its workforce will be furloughed, according to a department contingency plan. By Annie Ma, Associated Press
Politics Jul 30 Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints, restore federal funding Brown University on Wednesday said it reached a deal with the federal government to regain access to federal research funding and end investigations into alleged discrimination. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics May 21 WATCH: Education Secretary McMahon testifies on 2026 budget request in House hearing Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify Wednesday on the White House’s budget request for the agency that President Donald Trump has ordered to be dismantled. By News Desk
Apr 24 Judge blocks Trump push to cut public school funding over diversity programs By Holly Ramer, Collin Binkley, Associated Press The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republican administration of giving “unconstitutionally vague” guidance and violating teachers’ First Amendment rights. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 3:39 What’s next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan, Murrey Jacobson President Trump made good on a pledge by signing an order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has been a target since it was created more than four decades ago. But President Trump and other Republicans want to… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:38 Advocates share differing perspectives on push to dismantle Education Department By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Accalia Rositani To help understand the implications of President Trump’s order to dismantle the Education Department, Geoff Bennett has perspectives from Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Catherine Lhamon, a former assistant secretary for… Continue watching
Mar 11 1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. Continue reading
Mar 06 What does the Education Department do? A guide to the agency Trump wants to gut By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. Already, the Trump administration has started overhauling much of the department’s work. Continue reading