The Economist15h
The education department is halved overnight
The Department of Education was created in 1979 by Jimmy Carter. Mr Trump says abolishing it will send education back to the ...
Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department
President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...
Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s ...
How Education Department layoffs hit student loans, testing, civil rights
The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...
Democratic states sue Trump over major cuts to the Department of Education
A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at ...
Royal Oak superintendent Fitzpatrick to retire after 40 years in education
After almost four decades in education, including eight as the head of Royal Oak's school system, Mary Beth Fitzpatrick is ...
State Attorney General Files Suit Challenging Mass Firings at U.S. Department of Education
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration over the firing of nearly half of all workers at the ...
Seattle Weekly11h
Major boost to special education funding gets Washington Senate approval
Educators with such certification receive an extra $6,324 a year plus another $5,000 if they work in a high-poverty school. In Washington, there are about 8,650 teachers who are national board ...