Tag: Department of Education
ACLU and NEA file lawsuit against Department of Education claiming attacks...
The lawsuit argued that the Department of Education has no lawful right to "dictate" curriculum or educational programs and educational institutes are protected under federal law to create their own curriculum.
McMahon confirmation exposes Trump’s plan to dismantle public education
Educators, unions, and civil rights advocates warn that the Trump administration’s agenda would devastate public schools, privatize education, and gut federal oversight.
Elon Musk’s team decimates Education Department arm that tracks national school...
Schools and districts across the country rely on research from the IES and contractors such as the American Institutes for Research to guide best practices in classrooms.
‘Educational arson’: Trump moves to abolish Dept. of Education amid broader...
We speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an “extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity.”
Activists arrested in Capitol Hill protest urging Biden to cancel student...
The Debt Collective’s protest underscores the urgent need for student debt relief and a reevaluation of U.S. military spending.
Court bars Biden’s student debt relief program leaving program in legal...
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ruling came after six states claimed that the debt relief plan "threatens their future tax revenues and circumvents congressional authority."
4 in 5 parents wish teachers taught climate change – but...
"In terms of teaching climate change, we could adequately fund education. In terms of society, we have to pass radical legislation to force people to act in the best interests of the planet."
Making American schools less great again
The action, a precursor to a strike, is a direct response to the inadequate funding in the upcoming state budget and a referendum on the continuing divestment in public education.
3 questions that ‘created havoc’ in Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education
It’s actually been endemic in the education policy world for years, particularly in how the federal government continues to hide its agenda to further privatize the nation’s public school system by creating and expanding charter schools.
Federal judge rules against Education Department in student borrower protection cases
"This is such an important win for student borrowers and anyone who cares about a government that operates under the rule of law."