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US student report card proves we must abolish the Department of Education
The National Center for Educational Statistics has released the "Nation's Report Card," which shows that American children are sliding in their reading skills and barely improving in mathematics. ...The Hill - 4h -
Dems, GOP spar on schools as Education Department hangs in the balance
The House Education and the Workforce Committee's first hearing of the year saw Democrats take on the “elephant in the room” as President Trump and Republicans seek to move toward abolishing the ...The Hill - 5h -
Watch live: House holds hearing on state of education as Trump weighs department cuts
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is holding a hearing Wednesday morning to examine the state of education in the U.S., weeks after President Trump was sworn into the Oval Office ...The Hill - 10h -
Musk Team Scrutinizes Education Department Operations
The engagement is the latest sign of the billionaire’s expanding influence across the government, which already stretches into more than half a dozen agencies.The New York Times - 1d -
Department of Education could be next on Trump's chopping block
President Trump is eyeing an executive order to dismantle the Education Department, which has placed dozens of staffers on leave in what their union says is a move to encourage resignations. ...The Hill - 1d -
What to know about student loans as Trump considers ways to dismantle the Education Dept.
With the Trump administration looking for ways to close parts or all of the U.S.NBC News - 1d -
Trump order to dismantle the education department in the works, sources say
President Trump could soon sign an executive order directing the secretary of education to dismantle the federal Department of Education, sources told ABC News.ABC News - 1d -
As Trump considers ways to dismantle the Education Dept., here's what to know about your student loans
The Trump administration is looking to shut down the Education Department. Here's what it could mean for the 42 million Americans with federal student loans.CNBC - 1d -
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department
The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Education Department, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.NBC News - 1d -
Can an executive order eliminate the Department of Education?
Two sources told NBC News that the White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports on how Congress is the only body with the ...NBC News - 1d -
Musk: Trump 'will succeed' in dismantling Education Department
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire whom President Trump has tapped as the head of his new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), boasted on his social platform X on Monday night that Trump "will ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump considering action to dismantle Education Department, sources say
President Trump is considering executive action that would dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, but sources familiar with the plans said such a move was not imminent.CBS News - 2d -
Trump advisers weigh actions to dismantle education department – report
Officials are discussing executive order as part of efforts by Musk’s Doge team to seize control of federal spending. The Trump administration is weighing executive actions to dismantle the US ...The Guardian - 2d -
Dozens of Education Department staffers on leave amid Trump's DEI purge
Dozens of employees with the Department of Education were placed on administrative leave Friday, allegedly after attending a diversity training course encouraged by then-Secretary Betsy DeVos ...The Hill - 2d -
Education Department workers put on leave after taking diversity training during Trump's 1st term, union says
Dozens of employees who attended a diversity training course encouraged by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during President Donald Trump’s first term have been placed on paid leave, a union ...NBC News - 3d -
Democrats slam Trump over reports he'll merge USAID with State Department
Democrats on Friday slammed President Trump over recent news reports that he is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the State Department. “It is ...The Hill - 4d -
Department of Education undoes Biden's Title IX rules on gender
The Department of Education announced Friday it is scrapping former President Biden's 2024 Title IX changes, getting rid of discrimination protection based on gender identity and sexual orientation ...The Hill - 5d -
‘We are done with corruption’: how the students of Serbia rose up against the system
In a country grappling with weak rule of law, many seek freedom from a government long seen as authoritarian. Sitting on the balustrade of a viaduct in Belgrade, Uroš Pantović wasn’t in the mood to ...The Guardian - 6d -
Why we must choose vaccines and reject RFK's skepticism
As more than 15,000 doctors have pointed out, Kennedy’s agenda threatens the health of children and the generations to come.The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Oklahoma schools leader Ryan Walters moves to require students to prove citizenship
Families enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will have to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship under new rules approved Tuesday by the state’s education board.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
White House freeze on federal aid will not affect student loans, Education Department says
The Education Department said Trump's freeze on federal aid will not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.CNBC - Jan. 28 -
White House freeze on federal aid will not affect student loans, Education Department says
The Department of Education said Tuesday that the pause on federal grants and loans will not affect student loans or financial aid for college.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
'Never fully belonged': The black students taking on elite education in Boarders
Boarders sees five black teenagers swap their inner-city education for an elite boarding school.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
Extreme violence is impossible to understand but we must try
The Axel Rudakubana case shows the importance of the government looking beyond ideologyFinancial Times - Jan. 28 -
Florida educators, students speak out on curriculum changes
Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system are speaking out against the recent removal of hundreds of general education courses.ABC News - Jan. 27 -
To short-circuit the higher education AI apocalypse, we must embrace generative AI
The capability of AI to generate text (and images) will keep advancing — we must evolve with it.The Hill - Jan. 26 -
Trump Department of Education rescinds past guidance on book bans
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books.ABC News - Jan. 25 -
'We are going to prove ourselves': With Simone Biles' coach, Georgia aims to be back on top
The Georgia gymnastics team won 10 NCAA titles -- then struggled for more than a decade. Now they've hired Simone Biles' coach, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi.ESPN - Jan. 25 -
Reports of Immigration Agents at Chicago School Set Off Fear, but Are Proved False
The agents turned out to be unrelated to immigration, officials said hours later. They were from the Secret Service, investigating a threat.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Department of Education dismisses book ban complaints
The Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints regarding “book bans” the federal agency received during the Biden administration, it announced Friday. The department said it ended former ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Cuellar supports military at border, but must be used 'the right way'
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), whose district borders Mexico, said he supports President Trump’s decision to send 1,500 troops to the southern border. He added, however, that the move is expensive ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
How do you prove a credit card debt is uncollectible?
Proving that your old credit card debt is uncollectible could save you a lot of hassle — and a lot of money.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
We cannot hide from climate change — we must stop producing oil and gas now
We should have listened in the past. We will deserve what we get if we don't listen now.The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Explaining what Department of Education's startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
The incoming Trump administration could quickly strike Thursday's 11th-hour guidanceCBS Sports - Jan. 17 -
American accused of assaulting a Pa. student being extradited to US, prosecutors say
French Appeal Court prosecutors say an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 is being extradited to the United StatesABC News - Jan. 16 -
Breakfast and financial education: help us deliver this foundation
The FT’s homegrown charity FLIC and Magic Breakfast are making a real difference for young peopleFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
We must move fast to avert a national electricity crisis
The Inflation Reduction Act's renewables subsidies have caused a shortfall in electricity capacity, leading to higher prices and potential blackouts, and Congress must act quickly to avert the ...The Hill - Jan. 12 -
To resist the climate crisis, we must resist the billionaire class | Peter Kalmus
To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class. When I feel uncertain, I find it’s helpful to write down things I know to be true. Fossil fuels are causing ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Justice department to release part of Trump election interference report, leaving out documents case – US politics live
Department of Justice to release details on Jack Smith’s investigation into attempts to overturn 2020 result but withhold Mar-a-Lago documents portion . Outgoing secretary of state Antony Blinken ...The Guardian - Jan. 8