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Closure of federal office for English learning leaves non-native, U.S.-based English speakers in limbo

The Trump administration's closed the Department of Education's (DE) Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) on May 14, 2026. The OELA was tasked with ensuring that the children of immigrants and others with typically lower English proficiency learned the language to a high academic and professional standard.

Latin Times · Jul 4

Almost half of California teachers plan to quit while nationwide morale reaches ‘lowest point in recent memory’

California classrooms are some of the largest in the nation, with an average of 29 students per class versus the national average of 25, according to the study

The Independent UK · Mar 10

How many school shootings have there been in the US in 2025?

Depending on the database used, there were between 8 and 146 incidents of gun violence at schools across the US in 2025.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025

27 school shootings have taken place so far this year

A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.

WEKU · May 24, 2022