After the Department of Education cut almost half of its staff this week, the attorneys general of twenty Democratic states led by New York Attorney Letitia James, filed a suit against the Trump Administration. The lawsuit filed against President Donald Trump and Secretary Linda McMahon on Thursday claims that Trump does not have the authority to defund the Department of … [Read more...] about Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Education Department Layoffs
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Watchdog Says Ohio College’s Bathroom Policy Violates the Law by Forcing Coed Use
The conservative watchdog group urges both the Trump Administration and the State of Ohio to investigate Kenyon College. They claim that the college is violating the recently passed state bathroom law categorizing bathrooms by biological sex. America First Legal wrote to Craig Trainor, the Department of Education acting assistant secretary for civil rights, and Ohio … [Read more...] about Watchdog Says Ohio College’s Bathroom Policy Violates the Law by Forcing Coed Use
House GOP Proposal Seeks to Ban Chinese Nationals From Obtaining U.S. Student Visas
House Republicans have proposed legislation that would prohibit Chinese nationals from obtaining student visas to the U.S. Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) has raised the alarm over the past few weeks about what he believes is the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) abuse of the American Visa Program, which is meant to allow students to study in the U.S. On Friday, he is expected … [Read more...] about House GOP Proposal Seeks to Ban Chinese Nationals From Obtaining U.S. Student Visas
Nearly Half of Education Department Staff Set to Be Cut Soon
The Department of Education will be terminating nearly half of its staff by Tuesday. A memo sent earlier Tuesday informed all Education Department staff that the Department of Education's offices would be closed from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning due to "security concerns." The memo instructed employees to vacate the office by 6 pm. ET on Tuesday. President Donald … [Read more...] about Nearly Half of Education Department Staff Set to Be Cut Soon
DOGE Slashes $900M from Student Progress Tracking Office—What It Means for Education
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has cut almost $900,000,000 from a federal research office which tracks the progress of America’s students. Musk's team has slashed a number of contracts, but it's not clear to what extent the Institute of Education Sciences of the Education Department will survive. At least 169 contracts, which accounted for most of the … [Read more...] about DOGE Slashes $900M from Student Progress Tracking Office—What It Means for Education