Government
DOE investigates Oregon school district and athletic association over trans athletes in girls’ sportsThe federal government is taking action against Oregon’s largest public school district and the state’s primary high school athletic governing body for likely Title IX violations. The U.S. Department… Read More
Government
Hillsdale president celebrates end of ‘Soviet’ US Dept. of Education, champions local school controlThe U.S. Department of Education is a “bureaucracy-ridden system” with “more employees in public education today who are not teachers than the teachers; and that means it’s sort of like… Read More
Government
‘Tremendous change’: Trump says ‘won’t be long’ until states run Department of Education(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump said it “won’t be long” until states are “really running” the Department of Education. The Daily Signal asked Trump at his March… Read More
Public Education
Trump’s Department of Education cuts won’t affect school credit yet, S&P says(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the federal Department of Education won’t lead to widespread financial problems for public schools across the country, according to a… Read More
Government
Trump: SBA and HHS to get these Department of Ed. programsA day after signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, President Donald Trump announced his plan for how student loans and other services would be handled… Read More
Government
‘Back to the states’: Trump signs executive order dismantling Department of EducationPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, in a move that he said was “45 years in the making.” The executive… Read More
Government
‘Spitting mad’: Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten fumes over Trump education department cutsTeachers’ union head Randi Weingarten is spouting fury over the Trump administration’s recent Education Department workforce slashes, calling them “evisceration by a thousand cuts.” “I’m so mad, I’m spitting mad… Read More
Government
Department of Education makes major cuts to staff(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education has eliminated nearly half of its employees, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. Of the 4,133 department employees, 1,315 employees… Read More
Politics
Energy Sec slams Biden admin climate obsession, lays out Trump admin’s pivot in keynote speech(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Energy Secretary Chris Wright sharply criticized the Biden administration’s restrictive energy policies during a keynote speech to energy industry leaders Monday, explaining how the Trump… Read More
Government
Linda McMahon says Education Dept launching federal crackdown on antisemitism at elite schools like Harvard, Columbia(Daily Caller News Foundation) – U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared on Fox Business Friday to share how the U.S. Department of Education is combating antisemitism at elite universities. Read More
Public Education
UC Berkeley faces scrutiny over failure to report anti-Jewish hate crimes(The Daily Signal) – Hannah Schlacter, a 2024 University of California at Berkeley graduate with an MBA, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, alleging that the… Read More
Public Education
New guidance seeks to end use of ‘race preferences, stereotypes’ in school admissions(The Center Square) – Though there has been talk of President Donald Trump abolishing the U.S. Department of Education through an executive order, for now, he’s chosen to act through… Read More
Government
Trump’s ed secretary nominee, dubbed ‘change agent,’ promises to tackle federal bureaucracy during hearingPresident Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, Linda McMahon, promised she is ready to take on a “system in decline” and make American education “the best in the world.” Facing… Read More
Government
School choice optimism grows as Republicans back Trump’s pick for ed secretary ahead of confirmation hearingExpand school choice, send education back to the states, and eventually, put herself out of a job. Those are the hopes Republicans have for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead… Read More
Government
President Trump expected to drastically scale back Department of Education by executive orderThe Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order that would make good on the president’s campaign promise to eliminate the federal Department of Education (DOE). Read More
Public Education
Education groups say Linda McMahon’s confirmation essential to overhaul ‘years of incompetence’ at Dept.(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parent advocacy groups are urging the Senate to swiftly confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education in order to repair the damages done… Read More
Public Education
Department of Education investigates school for turning girls’ restroom ‘all-gender’The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has announced it will investigate Denver Public Schools in response to reports East High School converted an all-female restroom into… Read More
Government
Trump Dept of Ed affirms 2020 Title IX rules, rejects Biden expansion(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s Office of Civil Rights said in a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday that it would enforce the 2020 Title IX rules, not the Biden… Read More
Government
Trump’s education department strikes a swift blow against entrenched DEI policies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump’s Department of Education said Thursday that it has begun dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies within its halls. The department removed… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: At least one liberal commentator sees benefits to abolishing U.S. Department of EducationAmid outcries from the left about President Trump’s intent to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education, at least one courageous analyst is pointing out the positives – from increased local… Read More