Closing Education Department puts ‘American competitiveness’ at risk, expert warns
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington,…
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How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
Students hold signs and chant during a March 13 rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education to protest budget cuts. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images…
Trump signs order aiming to close the Education Department
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle…
Louisiana has a long history with French. This immersion school aims to keep it alive
Clotilde Poujade practices French pronunciations with students at École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish, La. Aubri Juhasz/WWNO hide caption toggle…
As enrollment in online college grows, students wonder: Why does it cost more?
According to an annual survey of college online-learning officers, 83% of online programs in higher education cost students as much as or more than in-person…
Turmoil rocks Columbia University as Trump administration demands changes — or else
Protesters rally in support of detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil outside Columbia University in New York on Friday, March 14, 2025. Jason DeCrow/AP hide caption…
Over 50 universities are under investigation as part of Trump’s anti-DEI crackdown
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon arrives to President Trump’s joint address to Congress on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images hide caption…
The Education Department is being cut in half. Here’s what’s being lost
A view through the doors of the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, the day after the agency said it would lay…
What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts
Chloe Kienzle of Arlington, Va., holds a sign as she stands outside the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday – the day…
Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance
Harvard University is one of more than a dozen institutions of higher learning nationwide that recently announced a hiring freeze, citing uncertainties around federal funding.…