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Department of Education Rocked by Layoffs

What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon. Experts say they raise concerns about what the future will look like for civil rights enforcement as the Trump administration continues chipping away at federal oversight.

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Ford joins 20 attorneys general to sue Trump over U.S. Education Department layoffs

The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”

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Democratic states sue Trump over major cuts to the Department of Education

A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department.

Education Department, diversity and Yale University

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MIT faces Department of Education investigation for alleged ‘race-exclusionary’ discrimination

MIT is one of 45 schools facing a Department of Education investigation for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their grad programs.

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Education Department to investigate Arizona State University over diversity initiative

Arizona State University is among 45 total schools the federal agency claims is not complying with civil rights' obligations.

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‘Illegal discrimination.’ Education Department launches more than 50 investigations over university diversity programs

The Department of Education said Friday it has opened investigations into more than 50 colleges and universities over what it describes as illegal, discriminatory diversity programs that generally benefit Black,

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Class-action suit filed against Education Department for alleged self-obstruction

The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States ...

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America's post-Department of Education landscape: What would it look like?

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak?

Education Department cuts: Loss of money could affect 100,000 Palm Beach County students

The Education Department has announced that half of its workforce will be fired. Here's what kinds of federal money Palm Beach County schools get.

All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education

After Congress established the Department of Education, the department's seven objectives in law are: Helping ensure access to equal educational opportunity for everyone. Support states, localities ...

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Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday

Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, ...