The Latest Breaking News from Department of Education

What happens to the school building in Uvalde, Texas?

Public officials and residents of Uvalde, Texas, will have to grapple with a difficult question as the community continues recovering from last week’s shooting at Robb Elementary School: What should be done with the building where 19 children and two teachers were massacred?

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

‘Last in, first out’ policy causes havoc for Ireland’s special needs assistants, says rep

Linda O’ Sullivan, a working SNA and representative for trade union Forsa, believes that SNAs have not received adequate recognition for their work in the past

Irish Mirror · May 27, 2022

Bungendore divided over high school as NSW govt takes ownership of land

Bungendore High School is a step closer to reality, but residents are split on the location the NSW government has selected.

The Canberra Times · May 23, 2022

GOP's move to stop debt relief backfires

The GOP's attack is a tacit acknowledgment that Biden appears to have the power to finally make good on his promise

Salon · Apr 30, 2022

A closer look at Florida’s rejected math textbooks

It’s been two weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that nearly half the state’s proposed new math books weren’t fit for Florida classrooms. He offered few details about his claims of “indoctrination” then, and the Department of Education hasn’t provided specifics since, beyond posting four passages without explanation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Liberty faces probe over rape claims

The school dismissed reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for running afoul of its moral code

Salon · Apr 29, 2022

Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Feds to forgive $238 million in loans for students of failed Marinello beauty schools

Former students of the shuttered Marinello Schools of Beauty will have their loans forgiven, totaling $238 million for approximately 28,000 students, the federal government announced Thursday.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 28, 2022

Teacher escapes losing job for discussing student’s gender identity

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida high school teacher who almost lost her job for discussing a student’s gender identity in class should be able to stay in the classroom, a state judge ruled this week.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Department of Education lost nearly 17,000 days to sick leave among staff over two years

Stress and work stress were among the most common reasons cited

Irish Mirror · Apr 27, 2022