2 h. ago Oregon, Washington attorneys general challenge ‘illegal cuts’ to Education Department

Oregon, Washington attorneys general challenge ‘illegal cuts’ to Education Department  KOIN.com

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3 h. ago Top House Judiciary Democrat seeks IG probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Martin

Top House Judiciary Democrat seeks IG probe of D.C. U.S. attorney Martin  The Washington Post

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3 h. ago Washington state joins lawsuit against Trump's mass Department of Education cuts

Washington state joins lawsuit against Trump's mass Department of Education cuts  KUOW News and Information

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5 h. ago 21 state AGs sue to block Department of Education's dismantling

The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.

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5 h. ago Mass. teachers decry effects of local DOE closures and layoffs as AG Campbell files lawsuit

The suit accuses Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the U.S. Department of Education, and President Donald Trump of an “unlawful” attempt to dismantle the department.  The post Mass. teachers decry effects of local DOE closures and layoffs as AG Campbell files lawsuit appeared first on Boston.com.

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5 h. ago Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department

The Trump administration cut about half the work force of the agency, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the move “reckless and illegal.”

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11 h. ago Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

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12 h. ago How layoffs at the Education Department might affect the agency's core functions

How might layoffs at the Department of Education affect its core functions? NPR speaks with education scholar Beth Akers, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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15 h. ago How Department of Education staff cuts could impact students

How Department of Education staff cuts could impact students  NBC Washington

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16 h. ago United States: Trump administration sacks 1300 education department workers

United States: Trump administration sacks 1300 education department workers  Green Left

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18 h. ago Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance

Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.

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19 h. ago State House passes massive funding boost to Department of Education with no funding source

State House passes massive funding boost to Department of Education with no funding source  Must Read Alaska

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19 h. ago Walz: Axing Federal DOE Will Lead to Segregation, Dems Lack Plan to Fix DOE

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) responded to plans to eliminate the federal Department of Education by claiming that “Ruby Bridges needed to be escorted into those schools and the folks who went into The post Walz: Axing Federal DOE Will Lead to Segregation, Dems Lack Plan to Fix DOE appeared first on Breitbart.

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20 h. ago Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.'

Joe Murphy worked at the Education Department for almost 20 years.

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22 h. ago What to know about how cuts to the Department of Education will impact Bay Area schools

What to know about how cuts to the Department of Education will impact Bay Area schools  San Francisco Chronicle

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22 h. ago How the Trump administration's Education Department cuts are playing out

The Trump administration has announced it is laying off nearly half of all staff at the U.S. Department of Education, a bold step toward keeping President Trump's campaign promise to close it.

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23 h. ago ACTFL Statement Supporting the United States Department of Education

ACTFL Statement Supporting the United States Department of Education  PR Newswire

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24 h. ago Judge blocks Trump admin from targeting Democratic law firm after attorneys warn of firm's demise

U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that sought to strip law firm Perkins Coie's security clearances.

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24 h. ago What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

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24 h. ago 'Upsetting': Civil servants across the US part of Department of Education's layoffs

The Department of Education's mass layoffs on Tuesday affected some 1,315 employees -- including civil servants around the country.

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