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 […]
The trouble with T-levels and the academic/vocational divide | Vocational education
I appreciate her rigorous analysis of Susanna Rustin not addressing post-16 academic/professional disparities (T-level is a disaster, and young people suffer because the pastors don't acknowledge it). I agree that there is little evidence that T levels marks the end of the “second class status” of vocational education, but the question is part of the […]
Live updates: Trump faces backlash over deportations, Education Department
President Trump is dealing with rebellion against Democrats, activists and judges in Congress to strengthen the deportation of US immigrants US District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a temporary order to halt deportation under the 18th century wartime law of alien enemy law. Boasberg claimed at a hearing Thursday that the government “avoided” the deadline […]
Linda McMahon reveals game plan to unwind US Department of Education
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday argued that programs, including special education and student loans, would not be cut, even if they are managed by other departments. Laying out a game plan to rewind her agency as much as possible, McMahon explained that the Trump administration has at least a loose idea for offices […]
TRUMP’S TWIST: Battlelines Drawn as Deportation Critics Unite to Take on Education Cuts in Sunday’s High-Stakes Showdown
As President Trump increases deportations of US immigrants, he faces backlash from Congressional Democrats, ground activists, and judges in court. US District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a temporary halt on deportation under the 18th-century wartime law of Alien Enemy Law. He ordered the government to prove it didn’t ignore his order to return a […]
Trump delivers on education, but activist judges stand in the way
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at abolishing the Department of Education and returning most of its resources to the state level, providing one of his biggest campaign promises. The order is a step in the right direction, but Trump alone cannot dismantle the department. Jimmy Carter first created the agency, […]