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Department of Education Rocked by Layoffs

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 secretary, Linda McMahon. Experts say they raise concerns about what the future will look like for civil rights enforcement as the Trump administration continues chipping away at federal oversight.

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California, other states sue to halt massive layoffs at US Department of Education

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

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America's post-Department of Education landscape: What will it look like?

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak?

US Dept. of Education investigating Duke

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US Dept. of Education investigating Duke as part of sweeping anti-DEI changes under Trump

The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Duke University for allegedly violating federal nondiscrimination law, the result of a sweeping expansion of anti-affirmative action policy that the department’s Office of Civil Rights issued last month.

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

More Than 50 Universities Face Federal Investigations as Part of Trump's Anti-DEI Campaign

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity and equity programs that his officials say exclude whit

Denver Gazette · 3h

More than 50 universities face federal racial discrimination probe as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign

WASHINGTON • More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end "diversity, equity and inclusion" programs that his

Education Department, diversity and Yale University

USA TODAY · 3h

Education Department to investigate Arizona State University over diversity initiative

Arizona State University is among 45 total schools the federal agency claims is not complying with civil rights' obligations.

POLITICO on MSN · 3h

Education Department launches investigation into dozens of colleges

It’s part of the Trump administration’s mission to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the country using the federal purse as leverage.

The Boston Globe · 1h

‘Illegal discrimination.’ Education Department launches more than 50 investigations over university diversity programs

The Department of Education said Friday it has opened investigations into more than 50 colleges and universities over what it describes as illegal, discriminatory diversity programs that generally benefit Black,

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Class-action suit filed against Education Department for alleged self-obstruction

The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States ...

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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 ...

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Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.

The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...

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Trump’s Cuts to The Department of Education Are Part of a Long Fight by Conservative Christians

Trump's cuts to the Department of Education are part of a nearly long crusade by conservative Christian groups.

Protester to President Trump on education department cuts: “We will stand in your way.”

Around 200 protesters chanted and held signs to protest President Donald Trumps cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, as ...

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Nearly half of Department of Education staff will be eliminated imminently

Department of Education staff will receive “reduction in force" notices Tuesday, and nearly half of the staff will be ...

US education department investigates OU-Tulsa medical school for 'race-based scholarships'

The federal office is investigating the Oklahoma school for for alleged "race-based scholarships and race-based segregation." ...

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LA schools superintendent says closing of DOE would bring 'catastrophic harm'

The superintendent for the nation's second largest public school system says the closure of the Department of Education would ...

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