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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #211

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination

The Independent UK

Trump Is Gutting the Department of Education, and Critics Warn the Fallout Will Hit the Country’s Most Vulnerable Students First

The administration is shifting oversight of special education and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies.

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Goodbye, student loans: Some 30,000 borrowers have payments canceled

A lawsuit has won billions of dollars for former students

The Independent UK

AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can’t replicate the messy process that helps kids learn

A child at a playground tries to climb, jump or negotiate with a peer, and their attempt does not work. They fall, get left out of a game or reach another impasse. Then they try again.

The Conversation

These Women Crossed Party Lines and Defended Trump Publicly Through Epstein Scandal — He Has Now Replaced Them All With Men

Four senior women have left Trump's Cabinet, each replaced by a man, resulting in a significant reduction in female representation. The departures were due to various reasons, including scandal and personal circumstances.

International Business Times UK

Trump Energy Secretary's Wife Says Teachers' Unions Want to Keep Students 'Stupid' to 'Turn Them Into Democrats'

Liz Wright, wife of the US energy secretary, has claimed that teachers' unions keep students 'stupid' to control them politically, sparking widespread debate and backlash online.

International Business Times UK

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States sue Trump team over cap for nursing student loans and claim it will worsen nation’s healthcare worker shortage

The states argued that the Education Department’s new rule ‘will discourage potential healthcare workers from entering the field’

The Independent UK

Welcome to Y’all Street: bullish Dallas aims to steal New York’s financial crown

Texas city believes loose rules and low taxes will make the US’s biggest banks come running – can it pull it off?

The Guardian - US

Trump effort requiring colleges to show race isn’t considered in admissions halted by judge

Trump ordered the data collection in August, expressing concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which he views as illegal discrimination

The Independent UK

Janel Grant makes new allegations against Vince McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan in latest lawsuit filing

A new graphic and disturbing 40-page affidavit filed by Grant accuses McMahon of rape, coercion, and physical and mental abuse

The Independent UK

Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump's dismantling

The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday

The Independent UK

Melania Trump Introduces Humanoid Robot at White House Summit and Envisions AI Educators in Every Home

A humanoid robot escorted First Lady Melania Trump at the White House, marking a historic moment as she advocated for AI in education during the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit.

International Business Times UK

‘Frustration, anger, confusion’: Trump administration leaves millions without clear path to paying off student loans

Court’s decision to eliminate Save plan and internal shuffling on who handles what when it comes to student loans presents new challenges for borrowers

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Chaos erupts during California Title IX hearing when professor slams anti-trans lesbian group: ‘Shame on you!’

A meeting of California State University’s Board of Trustees descends into a war of words between trans activists and ‘save women’s sports’ advocates amid Trump administration lawsuit

The Conversation

Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead

In October 2025, the Trump administration made a controversial proposal to nine major colleges and universities, including Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia. The administration offered them a deal: If they agreed to adopt certain policy changes, such as revising admissions and hiring practices, they would receive advantages in…

The Independent UK

Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies

The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies

Reason

So Much for Abolishing the Department of Education

The Department of Education is getting a bigger budget, less than a year after President Donald Trump ordered the department's closure.

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The Independent UK

Loud ‘F*** ICE’ chants break out during main event of live primetime pro-wrestling broadcast

During the main event bout between Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Brody King on AEW Dynamite, the Las Vegas crowd made their displeasure with Immigration and Customs Enforcement known

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“Painfully Unaware Of How To Dress”: The Worst MAGA Outfits At The ‘Melania’ Premiere

“She looks like she is going to a funeral.”

The Independent UK

Trump team now working to save Native American mascots from schools that were told to remove them

Between 2022 and 2023, upwards of 16 schools altered their mascots, according to the National Congress of American Indians

International Business Times UK

Trump Admin Suspends Student Loan Wage Garnishments After Fierce Backlash — But 9 Million Borrowers Remain in Default Limbo

Education Secretary Linda McMahon paused wage seizures on 16 January, citing the need for 'major reforms'. Critics say the reversal came after months of pressure and horror stories from borrowers.

The Independent UK

Trump’s inner circle is filled with architects of Project 2025. Here are the policies they have implemented so far

About half of the policies in the ultra-conservative manifesto have been implemented by the Trump administration, writes Ariana Baio

Reason

Washington Post: "Trump's Attack on DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men"

Yet the facts in the article would equally have supported the headline, "Elite Private Colleges Apparently Hurt College-Bound Women, Trump May Stop That."

International Business Times UK

Trump Starts to Dismantle Education Department, Potentially Leaving Millions of Students at Risk

The Trump administration is dismantling the US Department of Education, redistributing its functions to multiple agencies, a move critics warn could create chaos for millions of students and increase bureaucracy.

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