What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
Gov. Pritzker, educators rally against Dept. of Ed cuts at Illinois Education Association assembly
Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the 12,000 delegates of the Representative Assembly of the Illinois Education Association Thursday in Rosemont."Are you ready for the fight? Let me hear you: Are you ready ...
‘The president is not a king’: Massachusetts, other states sue Trump for dismantling Ed Department
The lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Boston, argued Trump does not have the authority to shutter the agency, ...
What dismantling the Education Department means for kids with disabilities
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Ed Secretary Says Cutting Nearly Half of Staff First Step to Dismantling Dept.
Experts say the move will inflate class sizes and take away special education services for students with disabilities.
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As Education Department Slashes Nearly Half Its Staff, Special Ed Worries Mount
The U.S. Department of Education is firing almost 1,400 employees raising questions about how the federal government will ...
Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education is officially underway
The Department of Education announced it was firing over 1,300 workers, slashing staff in half as part of Trump's aim to ...
Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.
An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on Trump’s political priorities
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is best known for enforcing disability rights across America’s schools, ...
Democrats want to work with Trump's education secretary on one big thing for student-loan borrowers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren offered to work with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to hold MOHELA and other student-loan servicers ...
Randi Weingarten 'really angry' over Ed Dept elimination months after saying union members 'don't really care'
President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten got heated over the elimination of the Department of ...