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We’re All to Blame for What Has Become of the U.S. Dept. of Education
The trouble started decades ago with a flawed plan to improve America’s schools, writes a former New York superintendent.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire ...
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week, but remains at healthy levels
U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically ...
Trump Administration Immigration Policies Are Pushing International Students Away from the United States, Experts Say
The clip showed a Turkish graduate student at Tufts University on a street outside her apartment surrounded by plainclothes ...
State auditor accuses Department of Management of withholding records
A new state auditor’s report released Tuesday accuses executive branch officials of withholding records.State Auditor Rob ...
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued ...
Trump’s Education Department discontinues $1 billion grants to schools
US President Donald Trump-led Education Department under Linda McMahon will not renew grants worth $1 billion, a Department ...
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Federal judges pause U.S. Education Department enforcement of DEI ban
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Trump administration Thursday to pause enforcement of a new U.S. Education Department ...
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Deporting international students risks making the US a less attractive destination, putting its economic engine at risk
Their contributions don’t end following graduation, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Many go on to launch successful startups at a rate that is eight to nine times higher than ...
Education Department announces reforms to college accreditation process
The Education Department announced Thursday it would be changing how universities change college accreditors while attempting ...
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Those touched by asbestos share a cautionary tale about worker safety — and their fears of backsliding
Worker advocates said they fear the past is prologue as they discussed the history of corporate malfeasance in hiding the ...
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U.S. Education Department cancels school mental health grants
The Trump administration will cancel $1 billion in grants to help schools hire mental health workers, The Associated Press and other media reported, saying they conflict with its priorities and that ...