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 ...
Sweeping Dept. of Education layoffs lead to uncertainty for future of students with disabilities
Many families, educators and activists in East Tennessee specifically said they were worried about how students with ...
Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
Trump guts the Department of Education, making discrimination complaints ‘virtually impossible’ to resolve
With a mass email sharing what it called “difficult news,” the U.S. Department of Education has eroded one of its own key ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, ...
Mass DOE layoffs raise concerns over impact on vulnerable groups' access to equitable education
The Department of Education cut roughly 1,300 workers, raising concerns about its ability to operate normally.
The Department of Education just laid off half its staff. How will that affect local schools?
The U.S. DOE just laid off over 1,000 people — nearly half of its workforce. Schools and education experts worry about the ...
'Upsetting': Civil servants across the US part of Department of Education's mass layoffs
The Department of Education's mass layoffs on Tuesday affected some 1,315 employees -- including civil servants around the country.
Coloradans assess how Department of Education job cuts will impact the state
The change is designed to shift policy oversight to the states, but some question the impact on the enforcement of civil rights laws.
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After monthlong pause, Trump admin resumes investigating disability complaints at schools
She said the Biden administration's Education Department took even longer to lift a pause on disability-related investigations. Biden took office in January 2021, and she said cases resumed on ...