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The Justice Department Ended a Decades-Old School Desegregation Order. Others are Expected to Fall

Trump’s Spending Plans Are Late—Raising Worries About K-12 Funds

Trump Ends $1 Billion in Mental Health Grants for Schools

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Publicly Funded Catholic Charter School in Oklahoma

How Trump Has Changed Schools in His First 100 Days: A Timeline

New York Lawmakers Agree on Plan for ‘Bell-to-Bell’ School Cellphone Ban

What States Can Learn from Tennessee’s Fight Over Undocumented Students

Trump Can’t Enforce Anti-DEI Directives in Schools, 3 Judges Say

Texas Lawmakers Approve $1B Private School Voucher Plan

North Dakota’s GOP Governor Vetoes Library Restrictions, School Voucher Program

Trump Signs Executive Actions on Education, Including Efforts to Rein in DEI

Supreme Court Weighs Who Should Decide Public School Curriculum: Judges or School Boards?

Fewer Subjects, Students, Data Points: Feds to Scale Back NAEP

Lawmakers Move to Mandate the Display of Ten Commandments and Ban Pride Flags in Alabama Schools

Tennessee’s GOP Leads the Fight to Deny Public Education to Children Without Documents

What Might Happen to State Testing Under the Trump Administration?

Schools Are Already Seeing Higher Prices Due to Trump’s Tariffs

Tennessee Senate OKs a Plan to Let Public Schools Turn Away Undocumented Students

Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know.

School DEI Programs’ Removal Deadline Extended: Department of Education

Ed Department Faces Questions About Future Of Special Education

NY Public Schools Tell Trump Administration They Won’t Comply with DEI Order

See Which Schools Trump’s Education Department Is Investigating and Why

Why Trump’s Move to Shift Special Ed. to HHS Is Rattling Educators

McMahon Says Schools With ‘Gender Plans’ Could Be Violating Federal Privacy Law

Things to Know About the White House Investigation into California’s Law on Students and Gender

States Get Antsy as Education Department Layoffs Delay Millions for Schools

Trump Asks Supreme Court for OK to Cut Teacher-Training Money as Part of Anti-DEI push

Trump Says RFK Jr. Will Oversee Special Education, Child Nutrition

Trump Admin. Cuts Library Funding. What It Means for Students

Trump Will Order a Plan to Shut Down the US Education Department

The Ed. Dept. Axed Its Office of Ed Tech. What That Means for Schools

Judge Orders Trump Admin. to Restore Teacher-Prep Grants It Slashed

Education Department Staff Cuts Could Limit Options for Families of Kids with Disabilities

Ed. Dept. Says SEL Can ‘Veil’ Discrimination. What Does This Mean for Schools?

Congressional Budget Cuts Threaten Free School Meals for Millions

Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts

Former Secretary Miguel Cardona Condemns Trump and McMahon’s Plan for Education Department

Education Department Cuts Half its Staff as Trump Vows to Wind the Agency Down

Trump Admin. Ordered to Temporarily Restore Teacher-Prep Grants in 8 States

Oklahoma Schools Chief Seeks Donations to Put Bibles in Classrooms

Federal Judge to Hear Arguments Over Whether to Block Immigration Arrests in US Schools

Trump Expected to Sign Order Calling for Education Department’s End

Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Sues Education Department Over DEI Threats

Georgia House Passes School Safety Bill after Apalachee High School Shooting

Senate Confirms McMahon to Lead Education Department as Trump Pushes to Shut It Down

Education Groups Demand Congress’ Help to Reverse Trump’s Grant Terminations

Education Department Launches ‘End DEI’ Website to Solicit Complaints About Schools

NAEP Chief Put on Leave by Trump Administration

Teachers Union Sues Over Trump Administration’s Deadline to End School Diversity Programs

Democrats to DOGE: Explain Education Spending Cuts

Linda McMahon’s Nomination as Trump’s Education Secretary Heads to Senate Floor

Illinois Governor to Back ‘Screen-Free Schools’ and Join National Trend to Ban Cellphones in Class

How Schools Are Feeling Trump’s Spending Cuts

Trump Administration Slashes Millions in Teacher-Training Grants

Trump Shakeup Stops Most Work at Education Department’s Civil Rights Office

Schools Around the US Confront Anxiety Over Trump’s Actions on Immigration

5 Key Takeaways From Linda McMahon’s Confirmation Hearing

Kentucky Governor Authorizes Funding to Fill Unintended Shortfall in State Education Funding

CT’s Linda McMahon, Trump Nominee for Education Secretary, Faces Confirmation Hearing Thursday

Teachers’ Union Sues Over Sensitive Data Accessed by Elon Musk’s DOGE

Trump Administration Targets Education Department Research Arm in Latest Cuts

America’s Kids are Still Behind in Reading and Math. These Schools are Defying the Trend

Utah Legislature Bans Collective Bargaining for Teachers Unions and Other Public Sector Jobs

More States Are Moving to Ban Cellphones at School. Should They?

Trump Threatens Funds to Schools That Let Trans Athletes Compete on Girls’ Teams

Sending Taxpayer Money to Private Schools Advances in Mississippi House

In Trump’s Quest to Close the Education Department, Congress and His Own Agenda May Get in The Way

Dozens of Education Department Workers are Put on Leave Over Trump’s Anti-DEI Order

Schools Poised to be Major Front Line in Trump Immigration Crackdown

Title IX, School Choice, ‘Indoctrination’—How Trump Took on Schools in Week 2

What’s in Trump’s New Executive Orders on Indoctrination and School Choice

Trump Threatens School Funding Cuts in Effort to End ‘Radical Indoctrination’

Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Was Blocked. But Confusion Among Schools Remains

Oklahoma Proposal Would Require Parents to Provide Proof of Citizenship When Enrolling Students

Supreme Court Will Weigh Approval for US’ 1st Publicly Funded Religious Charter School, in Oklahoma

Utah Republicans Take Aim at Teachers Unions amid Political Clash Over Education

How Schools Can Navigate Trump’s Immigration Policies

Trump Admin. Lifts Ban on Immigration Arrests at Schools

President Trump’s Early Actions Undo Biden Efforts to Protect LGBTQ+ Students

As Biden Leaves Office, What Will His Education Legacy Be?

Kentucky Students Challenging Whether the State is Meeting its Constitutional Duty on Education

Teachers and Administrators at Odds Over Extra Job Duties

Georgia’s Governor Proposes a One-Time $50 Million Boost for School Security

Some US Lawmakers Want More Christianity in the Classroom. Trump Could Embolden Their Plans

Judge Scraps Biden’s Title IX Rules, Reversing Expansion of Protections for LGBTQ+ Students

Ohio Gov Signs Bill Requiring Schools to Tell Parents About Health Care Changes, ‘Sexuality Content’

How Trump’s Cabinet Picks Could Affect K-12 Schools

Schools Around the US are Weighing Responses to Possible Immigration Raids

Thousands of Teachers Will Get a Retirement Boost. Here’s How It Works

President Signs Social Security Fairness Act

Rural Schools Are Set to Lose Key Federal Funds—Unless Congress Acts Fast

School Shootings in 2024: More Than Last Year, But Fewer Deaths

Districts Are Already Bracing for Federal Funding Cuts Under Trump

Principals Polled: Where School Leaders Stand on 10 Big Issues

Will Trump Cut Climate Funds for Schools? Here’s What Could Happen

3 Ways Trump Can Weaken the Education Department Without Eliminating It

How Trump Can Hobble the Education Department Without Abolishing It

Supreme Court Rejects Wisconsin Parents’ Challenge to School Guidance for Transgender Students

Literacy Materials Dropped by Many Schools Face New Pressure from Struggling Readers’ Parents

‘Sharp, Steep Declines’: U.S. Students Are Falling Behind in Math and Science

Republicans Preview Their Education Priorities in a Second Trump Term

Ed. Dept. Recommends These 3 Principles to Develop School Cellphone Policies

Unions Score a Major Win in Wisconsin with a Court Ruling Restoring Collective Bargaining Rights

Trump’s Plans Would Disrupt Funding for Schools. What Would It Look Like?

Schools are Bracing for Upheaval Over Fear of Mass Deportations

Remaining Massachusetts Communities Reach Deals with Striking Teachers

How Trump Could Roll Back Access to Free School Lunches

One of 3 Massachusetts Communities Reach a Deal With Their Striking Teachers

Texas Education Board Approves Optional Bible-Infused Curriculum for Elementary Schools

Texas is Taking a Final Vote on Allowing Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools

The Uncertainty Ahead for Title IX and Transgender Students in Trump’s New Term

How Trump’s Policies Could Affect Special Education

Court Ruling Stops Louisiana from Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms for Now

Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Is Linda McMahon, Former WWE CEO

Oklahoma Superintendent Prays for Trump in Video He’s Requiring for Students

Texas Proposal Would Give Schools the Option to Use Bible Teachings in Lessons

What Could RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary Mean for School Vaccine Requirements?

Can Trump Force Schools to Change Their Curricula?

Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law that Requires Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments

What Elon Musk’s New Role in the Trump Administration Could Mean for Schools

Bill on School Bathroom Use by Transgender Students Clears Ohio Legislature and Heads to Governor

Trump’s Potential Picks for Education Secretary: What to Know

Florida Education Officials Report Hundreds of Books Pulled from School Libraries

Teachers in 3 Massachusetts Communities Continue Strike Over Pay, Paid Parental Leave

Can Trump Really Dismantle the Department of Education?

How Trump’s Second Term Will Affect Education: 4 Things to Know

Trump’s Push to Expand Choice, Nix the Ed. Dept. Takes on New Momentum

In This Florida School District, Some Parents are Pushing Back Against a Cellphone Ban

What’s at Stake for Schools as Trump Returns to the White House

Nebraska Voters Reject State Funding for Students Attending Private K-12 Schools

Why We Still Haven’t Solved Teacher Shortages (Despite Decades of Trying)

Schools Take a $3 Billion Hit From the Culture Wars. Here’s How It Breaks Down

A Florida School Board Candidate Lost His Race. DeSantis Appointed Him to the Board Anyway

Trump’s K-12 Record in His First Term Offers a Blueprint for What Could Be Next

Florida Teachers Unions Head to Trial Over Anti-Union Law

Parents Sue After School Disciplined Student for AI Use: Takeaways for Educators

How the Culture Wars Are Costing Schools Billions

How Educators Say They’ll Vote in the 2024 Election

Judge Will Hear Arguments to Block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Display Requirement in Schools

Oklahoma Parents and Teachers Sue to Stop Top Education Official’s Classroom Bible Mandate

Schools Have Fewer Teacher Vacancies This Year. But Hiring Is Still Not Easy

Who Could Be Donald Trump’s Next Education Secretary?

US Law Entitles Immigrant Children to an Education. Some Conservatives Say That Should Change

Mock Elections in Schools Evolve to Build Trust in Democracy

Oklahoma Amends Request for Bibles that Initially Appeared to Match Only Version Backed by Trump

Here’s How Many High Schoolers Are Transgender—and How They’re Faring in Schools

Kentucky’s Lieutenant Governor Leans on Her Teaching Roots in Fighting a School Choice Measure

Bibles that Oklahoma Wants for Schools Match Version Backed by Trump

What JD Vance and Tim Walz Said About School Safety in VP Debate