UC Davis professor says Department of Education funding cuts could hurt the most vulnerable
UC Davis education policy professor Kevin Gee says these federal dollars are used to help the most vulnerable.
Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming — and expensive ...
Wisconsin voters to elect education leader and decide on voter ID amendment
The high-stakes race for Wisconsin Supreme Court has gotten most of the attention leading up to the April 1 election. But it is not the only issue voters will decide when ...
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Colorado school districts and elected officials react to Department of Education cuts
Southern Colorado school districts this week were still trying to determine how large-scale Department of Education (DOE) ...
Trump can't erase the Education Department with an executive order. Here's why.
While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.
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Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, ...
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
About 4,000 people worked for the Department of Education previously; following the cuts, roughly 2,000 workers remain there. The DOE is run by the Secretary of Education in the p ...
Education Department to cut roughly half its staff
Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the ...