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Department of Education tells Harvard no new research grants unless it complies with White House demands

(WASHINGTON) -- Escalating an ongoing clash between President Donald Trump's administration and Harvard University, the Department of Education announced Harvard is ineligible for new research grants unless it agrees with compliance criteria."Harvard is not eligible for any new grants from the federal government until ...
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Education Department freezes Harvard’s research funding, seeking compliance

(WASHINGTON) -- Escalating an ongoing clash between President Donald Trump's administration and Harvard University, the Department of Education announced an immediate pause on Harvard's grant funding -- making the school ineligible for new research grants until it agrees with compliance criteria."Harvard is not eligible ...
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2 federal judges block Trumps effort to ban DEI from K-12 education

(WASHINGTON) -- A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from schools that participate in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.Hours after a New Hampshire judge issued a similar order on Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland appointed by Trump ...
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Judge partially blocks Trumps effort to ban DEI from K-12 education

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's attempt to make federal funding to schools conditional on them eliminating any DEI policies erodes the "foundational principles" that separates the United States from totalitarian regimes, a federal judge said on Thursday.In an 82-page order, U.S. District Judge Landya ...
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Eric Clapton, Elton John & more back letter urging UK prime minister to fund music education in schools

Eric Clapton, Elton John and Robert Plant are among the artists who have backed an open letter written by singer Ed Sheeran to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, asking him to fund music education in schools.The letter, which Sheeran shared ...
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School choice programs divide Republicans as Trump moves to eliminate Department of Education

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to reduce the Department of Education to its essential functions. The directive tells what's left of the agency to prioritize sending money to school choice programs across America.These programs -- which are also ...
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Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News.The "reduction in force" notices began to go out at about 6 p.m.Some 1,315 employees were affected by the RIFs, leaving 2,183 employed ...
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Trump wont sign executive order to dissolve Department of Education today: Sources

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Thursday pulled the expected signing of the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, multiple sources tell ABC News.A draft of the executive order called on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate a department closure by taking ...
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Department of Education dismisses book ban investigations, ends guidance

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books and will no longer employ a coordinator to investigate instances of unlawful book removals.The department also announced that ...
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WJLX Education Spotlight: Dr. Greg Benner – Whole Child Initiative

Dr. Greg Benner with the University of Alabama and the Whole Child Initiative talks about the program in our area schools