The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Education

IN FOCUS: Employees tell reporter Eric Garcia that they fear that students with disabilities will go without vital services after Trump’s recent layoffs in the federal government

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs as part of a broader campaign to end what it calls “wokeness” in American education.

As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students.

Most Americans assume that schools are legally required to protect students from sexual harassment and assault under Title IX – the federal law enacted in 1972 that bans sexual discrimination in education.

In a classic work on the modern presidency originally published in 1960, political scientist Richard Neustadt wrote that the American public “expects the man in the White House to do something about everything.”

For many, student loans are the beast lurking in the financial shadows, always there, always looming. But what happens when ignoring that beast leads to even bigger consequences down the road? You may be cruising through life thinking, “Hey, I’m doing fine,” but the truth is, your student loan debt…

Case in which parents were not told centre was in the ‘very high risk’ cohort illustrates a glaring safety gap, critics argue

The proposed legislation is expected to see teachers able to be fined for refusing to co-operate with inspections.

In his second term, President Donald Trump has made some profound changes to the U.S. education system. In an executive order issued in March, he indicated his intention to dismantle parts of the Department of Education. Another executive order from January expanded school choice initiatives, which would impact how public…