Aug 24, 2024 · Calls to abolish the U.S. Department of Education have been around nearly as long as the department itself. Now the 2024 campaign is breathing new life into an old idea.

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Nov 4, 2024 · The state Education Department plans to spend about $11.5 million for staff and other support within the department over the next five years to develop and roll out the new graduation measures.

5 days ago · Education bills in the Indiana Senate. Senate lawmakers had until Jan. 9 to file bills and until Feb. 20 to pass bills in the Senate. SB 1: Property tax relief. Description: The heavily amended SB ...

Feb 12, 2025 · DOGE, Elon Musk's cost-cutting initiative, has axed contracts at the U.S. Department of Education worth $881 million. Several were for education research and data-gathering initiatives.

Dec 19, 2024 · Post-pandemic, advocates and others have been rethinking efforts to help “opportunity youth,” adolescents who have disconnected from school and work. A resurgent Detroit offers a case study.

Jan 5, 2025 · The studies differ in their approach to how to spend the billions in K-12 investment. Currently, Colorado funds students at a base level and then adds money into district budgets based on student ...

Nov 15, 2024 · Trump has called for abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. How that affects students with disabilities would depend a lot on what happens next.

Jan 21, 2025 · As President Donald Trump returns to office, executive orders rolling back transgender protections and immigrant rights are likely to reverberate in American schools.

Nov 15, 2024 · In 2019, immigration officials arrested nearly 700 undocumented workers in central Mississippi. The raid took a psychological, emotional, and academic toll on the 1,000 children whose parents were ...