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Monday, Oct 20

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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for 'first

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education

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Trump administration tries to gut special education department amid government shutdown

www.eastbaytimes.com

The layoffs wiped out the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which ensures children with disabilities receive a free, quality education under federal law and oversees around $16 billion in special education funding.

Trump administration tries to gut special education department amid government shutdown

www.mercurynews.com

The layoffs wiped out the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which ensures children with disabilities receive a free, quality education under federal law and oversees around $16 billion in special education funding.

Sunday, Oct 19

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Trump Moves Closer to Ending Education Department

The prolonged government shutdown is helping the Trump administration advance its goal of closing the Education Department - a longtime conservative aim that congressional Republicans have failed to act on.

Saturday, Oct 18

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Advocates worry about lack of special education oversight after federal firings

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Advocates and former education officials are concerned about the future of special education in Texas following a Trump administration decision to cut staff in the special education office of the Department of Education…

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CM allows recruitment of up to 2,000 assistant professors to colleges under Departments of Collegiate, Technical Education, says M. C. Sudhakar

www.thehindu.com

Teachers will be appointed against the vacancies based on the need in colleges, says Higher Education Minister

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Advocates worry about lack of special education oversight after federal firings

www.kxan.com

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Advocates and former education officials are concerned about the future of special education in Texas following a Trump administration decision to cut staff in the special education office of the Department of Education…

Friday, Oct 17

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Gujarat Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: CM Bhupendra Patel Retains General Administration, Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi Gets Home, Law, Transport; Rivaba Jadeja Gets Education

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The Gujarat government has announced its Cabinet portfolio allocation. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has retained crucial departments including General Administration, Administrative Reforms and Training, among others. Deputy Chief…

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Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

theconversation.com

All children have the right to an adequate education. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services helps parents navigate their children’s educational needs.

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Parents of children with disabilities worry as Education Department shrinks

thehill.com

Parents of children with disabilities are growing increasingly worried as the Education Department shrinks and mechanisms for accountability seem harder to find. The department laid off nearly half of its workforce earlier this year, is…

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NYC schools sue US department over cuts to promised funding

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New York City schools sued federal education officials Thursday over a decision to discontinue $47 million in promised grants because of the schools' guidelines supporting transgender students.

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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for 'first

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education

NYC schools sue Education Department over nearly $50M in grant cuts due to transgender policies

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New York City Public Schools filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over its move to cut $47 million in promised grants due to transgender bathroom policies.

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

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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.