Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs

The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.

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Union Leaders Get Tough With Democrats as Members Drift Toward Trump

Doubtful that President Trump has their best interests in mind, top union officials are redoubling efforts to push the Democratic Party to appeal more to their rank and file.

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Trump Administration Asks Justices to Clear the Way for Cuts to Education Department

Lawyers for the administration asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order directing officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling Education Department

The order issued by a federal judge in Boston also directs officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

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Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers.

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The Fight Between Trump and Public Schools Over DEI Escalates

Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programs may force the courts to decide.

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Funding Cuts at Columbia Create ‘Chilling Effect,’ Faculty Lawsuit Says

The Trump administration’s cancellation of $400 million in aid violates the Constitution, a teachers’ union and a faculty group allege.

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Would Schools Close in a Future Pandemic?

Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was devastating for children. Here is what leaders say they may do next time.

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Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.

Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a federal department.

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A Union Takes on Musk via Tesla’s Stock

The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring some of the carmaker’s biggest shareholders as the tech mogul's cost-cutting influence in Washington sets off alarm bells.

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