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Thursday, Oct 16

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NYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies

www.independent.co.uk

New York City schools have sued federal education officials over the U.S. Education Department's decision to discontinue grants worth millions of dollars because of school policies supporting transgender students

USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right

www.latimes.com

USC interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a statement that he had sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education turning down the Trump offer.

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Secretary of Education points out that the government shutdown shows her department is unneeded

www.foxnews.com

Amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, Education Secretary Linda McMahon pointed out that the shutdown proves that her department is not needed.

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Trump guts Education Department and special needs students pay the price: ‘I’m more heartbroken for the students’

www.independent.co.uk

Employees tell reporter Eric Garcia that they fear that students with disabilities will go without vital services after Trump’s recent layoffs in the federal government

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Students in alleged Baling school gang-rape case will be expelled, says Kedah Education Dept

www.malaymail.com

ALOR SETAR, Oct 16 — The Kedah State Education Department has launched an internal investigation and vowed to take...

Brown rejects Trump offer linking education funds to compliance

www.upi.com

Brown University has rejected a Department of Education proposal offering priority access to federal funds in exchange for agreeing to terms that critics say target left-leaning ideology in higher education.

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The ABCs of what's on the chopping block at the Department of Education

America's schools are facing a shaky start to the school year amid uncertainty at the Department of Education.

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More layoffs proposed at the U.S. Department of Education. How could they affect NC schools?

www.wral.com

The Trump administration has already cut hundreds of other employees and hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher training and mental health grants.

Wednesday, Oct 15

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Union says Education Dept.'s civil rights office was hit hard by shutdown layoffs

www.npr.org

The Trump administration is cutting another 466 federal workers from the Department of Education, including staff who oversee funding that supports children with disabilities and low-income students.

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McMahon: Shutdown confirms 'Department of Education is unnecessary'

thehill.com

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Wednesday the federal shutdown is proof that her department should be eliminated, as the Trump administration is trying to do. “The Democrat government shutdown has forced agencies to evaluate what…

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How rightwing groups help Trump’s education department target school districts

www.theguardian.com

Conservative groups are aiding the administration’s crackdown on equity policies in schools across the US

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HC directs Education dept to review Hyderabad Public School mgmt

www.siasat.com

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, October 14, directed the Principal Secretary of the Education department to take an appropriate decision within three months on a representation filed by petitioner Durgam Ravinder regarding…

Tuesday, Oct 14

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Education Department layoffs threaten special ed system, advocates warn

triblive.com

WASHINGTON — Families and educators across the country were plunged into a state of uncertainty over the weekend after the federal Education Department laid off practically every staffer in the government’s special education division.

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Former Archdiocese of Detroit Superintendent of Schools Blasts MI Department of Education for Its Latest Ploy to Force Young Children to Learn Sick Sex Agenda Without Parental Consent

Last week, several groups focused on the well-being of Michigan’s youth sent an SOS to parents and grandparents of children attending public schools in the state about a radical proposed change in sex education for young students in the…

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Education agency sees staff shrink

www.arkansasonline.com

WASHINGTON -- A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration's previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation's students and schools in areas from…

Hearing in former Quitman coach’s lawsuit against education department focuses on advocates and board members

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HEBER SPRINGS -- A judge on Monday heard testimony and was presented with evidence from both sides in the lawsuit of Danny R. Marrs Jr. v. State Board of Education.

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Former student stabs 3 staff members at education center near L.A.

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A former student stabbed three staff members and tried to attack a fourth at an education center near Los Angeles on Monday morning before being taken into custody, according to police. The Torrance Police Department said the incident…

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Education Department Layoffs Hit Offices That Oversee Special Education And Civil Rights Enforcement

www.kurv.com

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the…