Anger, chaos, confusion as federal workers face mass layoffs
As layoff notices were sent out agency by agency, federal employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being told that their services were no longer needed.
Latest Trump news: bars funding for schools that require COVID vaccine; bans AP over Gulf of Mexico stance
Trump on Friday said that he was indefinitely banning the AP from the Oval Office and Air Force One over the news agency’s ...
Trump calls for withholding federal money from schools and colleges that require COVID vaccines
Schools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at risk of losing federal money under a White House order signed by President Donald Trump.
Trump’s pick for Department of Education chief meets with lawmakers
What does the Department of Education do? To be clear, the federal department does not dictate what educators teach in the ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans ...
Thousands of Probationary Staff Fired at 9 Agencies Including VA, Education in Federal Layoffs
President Donald Trump's administration has fired around 200,000 federal employees across at least seven agencies. Newsweek's ...
Musk Staff Propose Bigger Role for A.I. in Education Department
A new chatbot would answer questions from student borrowers. The idea comes from staffers with ties to the tech industry as ...
Trump’s pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the department
Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President ...
Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive ...
DOGE Cuts $900 Million From Agency That Tracks Academic Progress
WASHINGTON — A federal research agency that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million ...
With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...