What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, ...
Trump Cracks Down on Diversity Initiatives Celebrated in His First Term
Top Education Department officials during the president’s prior administration routinely hailed diversity efforts. Now ...
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Ed Department Mulls Replacing FAFSA Call Centers With AI
The Education Department is considering terminating its contracts for thousands of call center employees hired to answer families’ questions about federal student aid, and may replace them with an ...
‘It’s an appalling betrayal’: Is the MTA tracking thousands of New York City schoolchildren through their metro cards?
The student’s school notified the parent about suspicious OMNY card use activity, said S.T.O.P. Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn. This system would only be feasible, he added, if student locations ...
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
Trump and Tesla CEO Musk’s overhaul of the federal government appeared to be widening as Musk aides arrived for the first ...
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...
Musk staff propose bigger role for AI in Education Department
Allies of Elon Musk's stationed within the Education Department are considering replacing some contract workers who interact ...
The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary employees across multiple federal agencies
Thousands of federal workers across multiple US agencies, from the Small Business Administration to Forest Service, were ...
How Linda McMahon's mission to dismantle the Education Department could affect California
Linda McMahon, President Trump's education secretary nominee, wants to dismantle the department. What that means for ...
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
Washington — The Trump administration on Friday moved to fire more than 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security, the latest effort in a government-wide campaign to dramatically reduce the ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest ...
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Language Barriers and Instability Undermine Immigrant Learners in NYC Schools
Thousands of newly arrived immigrant students in NYC face language barriers, frequent school transfers, and the fear of ...