The Department of Education is on Trump’s chopping block
The money to enter the education system may have increased, but the test scores were seriously underwhelmed. So President Donald Trump is not set to reform the Department of Education, but to disband it completely. “This is another promise and the promise is maintained.” Sarah Gonzalez “Saragonzales is not filtered,” he added, “What a turning […]
Pizzas, iPads and praise stamps: pupils reap rewards for attending school | Education
According to a new report that sanctions alone are unlikely to work, pizza parties and iPads are being offered to students as incentives to improve attendance at school. Some UK schools use fines, detention and letters to crack down on their homes to crack down on them in their absence, while others prefer to draw […]
Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Block Order Forcing Payout Of Canceled DEI Education Grants
The Trump administration on Wednesday called on the Supreme Court to block a lower court order directing reinstatement of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)-related education grants. Biden-appointed US District Judge Myung-Goo Joo-un issued an order on March 10th closing the Department of Education (DOE) efforts. “The administration has decided to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion […]
Trump seeks to weaken US education, retirement security programs
President Trump's nightmare crusades are the realization of conservative activist Glovernoquist's dream of destroying key federal functions, gradually destroying government programs. Norquist famously said, “My goal is to cut the government in half in 25 years and keep it small so that it can be owned in the bathtub.” These days, Norquist must be jumping […]
Trump admin battles teachers’ unions in latest Education Department legal challenges
President Donald Trump's administration faces several legal challenges in his attempt to ultimately dismantle the Department of Education. On Monday, the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers' union, submitted it Litigation against an “illegal attempt” to end the administration's “illegal attempts.” The NEA is joined by parents of people of color, Maryland labor unions, […]
Washington AG joins coalition suing to block Trump’s order to dismantle Department of Education
The Washington state attorney general has joined 20 other Democrats in a lawsuit attempting to block President Donald Trump's executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education. State Attorney General Nick Brown announced Monday that he has joined 20 other Attorney Generals by filing a preliminary injunction motion against the Trump administration. […]
Schumer says push to shutter Education Department would be DOA in Senate
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., declared that if Republicans pushed measures through the Senate to close the Department of Education, it was “dead on arrival.” President Donald Trump recently called on “To the fullest extent appropriate and permitted by law, take all necessary steps to promote the Department of Education closure, and ensure education […]
Rand Paul schools Margaret Brennan on Education Department’s utility — or lack thereof
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to begin elimination of the education sector, and then showed that some of the remaining functions of the department will soon be offloaded to the Small Business Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services. These decisions have infuriated a variety of radical groups, including […]
‘Hurting All Students’: Education Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Department Abolition
Several education groups announced lawsuits against the Trump administration on Monday over the decision to begin a breakdown in the Department of Education. The National Association of Education (NEA) and the National Association of Colored People (NAACP) are some of the organizations that accused them of eliminating faculties and criticizing students for overcoming “constitutional authority […]
Kentucky’s Second-in-Command Sounds the Alarm: Education Department on the Brink of Chaos
Kentucky Lt. Gov. & Jacqueline Coleman (D) expresses concern about the future of the Department of Education, following President Trump’s executive order to dismantle it. “I’m worried about the message I’m sending on a macro level, and that message is that the United States doesn’t care about investing in children and families who need it […]