Office for Civil Rights nominee vows aggressive enforcement amid mass layoffs
Senate committee grills conservative lawyer Kimberly Richey, who led the Office for Civil Rights during COVID, on antisemitism, LGBTQ+ issues.
Tag: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Court order blocks Trump from dismantling the Education Department
The court blocked Trump from dismantling the Education Department and reinstated department workers.
Democrats on House spending panel grill Education Secretary McMahon over planned cuts
Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat from U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday over the drastic cuts and proposed changes at her federal agency in the months since President Donald Trump took office. Democrats on a panel within the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations expressed dissatisfaction…
Education Department to restart collections of defaulted student loans
The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it will resume collections May 5 for defaulted federal student loans.
Our children are not pawns in Trump’s authoritarian power grab
President Trump’s efforts threaten to roll back the U.S. education landscape to a Jim Crow-era, apartheid state.
Fox News shocked as Education Secretary admits she has no idea what happens after department shut down
Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, just had a jaw-dropping moment on Fox News, openly admitting she has no idea what she’s doing after cutting the Department of Education.
Linda McMahon alleged to have known 13-15-year-old boys sexually abused in WWE
Linda McMahon allegedly knew that a WWE ringside announcer was recruiting young boys to help him in order to sexually abuse them. The 13 to 15-year-old boys, named “John Does” in the lawsuit, say they suffered mental and emotional trauma from the sexual abuse they endured. A judge put the court case…
The “Keep Them Stupid” Agenda of Republicans and Billionaires Exposed
The education system in the United States isn’t broken. It’s working exactly the way billionaires want. “Keep them stupid and poor” is their goal. Uneducated people are easier to control and…
‘We’ve been essentially muzzled’: Education Department halts thousands of civil rights investigations under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.
Democratic AGs allege Trump administration is freezing federal funds despite court order
Democratic attorneys general from throughout the country on Friday asked a federal judge to enforce a temporary restraining order he issued late last month, alleging the Trump administration is not…
U.S. House members battle over eliminating Department of Education at hearing
Trump campaigned heavily on a pledge to get rid of the Department of Education, which, among many responsibilities, administers funding for key programs, including for low-income school districts and special education, and also administers federal student aid.
Former secretaries dissect Trump plans to abolish Department of Education
Three former secretaries of the U.S. Department of Education took to a Brookings Institution panel on Tuesday to offer more perspective on President Donald Trump’s calls to dismantle the federal…
As GOP AGs Target Title VI, 40+ Groups Rally to Defend Civil Rights
The attorneys general petition, referred to in the letter as the "Civil Rights Rollback," calls for eviscerating decades-old civil rights regulations.
War in Gaza and University of Michigan regent race dominate Dems state convention
As Michigan Dems nominated their picks for Supreme Court and education boards on the Nov. ballot, the University of Michigan Regents took center stage.
Thou shalt teach religion in schools? Activists, parents and pastors object
Forcing students to review the Ten Commandments and the Bible overall could expose them to sexism, racism and queerphobia, those suing over policies in Oklahoma and Louisiana say.
Republicans want to kill the Deptartment of Education and privatize education. Billionaires are helping them.
Calls by Donald Trump, the RNC and Project 2025 to “return education to the states” or expand private school vouchers could hurt queer, rural, disabled and BIPOC youth, according to a study released…
