Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
The U.S. Department of Education is telling impacted districts that the Biden administration, in awarding the grants, violated “the letter or purpose of Federal civil…
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Why judges blocked the Trump admin’s school DEI crackdown
President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, have said repeatedly that they want to send education “back to the states.” But in recent lawsuits,…
With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order
Students walk to their buses at the end of the school day in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin are among the states pushing back…
Education Dept. warns schools: Eliminate DEI programs or lose funding
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks to reporters at the White House. The Education Department sent a letter to state leaders warning of the potential…
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…
How Alabama students went from last place to rising stars in math
Math teacher Diane Laney hard at work in her third-grade classroom at Ider High school, which serves grades K-12. Students use counters to help model…
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…
U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff
A man walks past the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7. Gent Shkullaku/Zuma Press Wire via Alamy hide caption toggle…
Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.
For nearly two decades, children in Sleetmute, Alaska, have been going to school in a building with a leaking roof. The state repeatedly ignored funding…
Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump’s secretary of education
Linda McMahon, pictured here at her Senate confirmation hearing in February, previously led the U.S. Small Business Administration and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Saul Loeb/AFP…