12th Grade Reading Skills Hit a New Low

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well.

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In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees.

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Trump Wants Admissions Data on Grades and Race, but Who Will Collect It?

The Trump administration has fired nearly everyone who worked at the federal statistics agency that would collect the data the government is seeking.

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What a Smaller Education Department Is Doing Under Trump

Cuts have hit most of the department’s main functions, which include investigating civil rights complaints, providing financial aid, researching what works in education, testing students and dispersing federal funding.

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