While America argues over elite universities and diversity programs, a quieter crisis is unfolding—one that threatens the very foundation of educational equity in this country. The Trump ...

The source said "funds will be released to the states." The Trump administration has unfrozen more than $1 billion for critical after-school and summer education programming, a senior administration ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming ...

The National Science Foundation has slashed funding available for research into STEM instruction in K-12 schools. The move—which amounts to a roughly 50% cut for such research, experts calculate —also ...

Officials removed decade-old guidance outlining the rights of students who are still learning English, which could weaken support for immigrant children. By Dana Goldstein The Trump administration has ...

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order about dismantling the Education Department alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025.

It’s easy to forget how bleak January, 2021, felt for conservatives in Washington. Donald Trump had lost the election. The January 6th Capitol riot was seen as an irredeemable scandal. The pandemic ...