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News Articles: education department

Sarah Inama is a teacher in Idaho who had a poster in her classroom that read, "Everyone is welcome here," along with an image of hands with varying skin tones. The poster had never drawn any attention, until recently.

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  • Education

'What did I say in class today?': Teachers feel watched under Trump's anti-DEI push

An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is Welcome Here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

April 10, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • and 2 more
Last week, President Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

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  • National

NPR speaks to a former education secretary about dismantling the department, arrests

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars.

March 30, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Kwong,
  • Matthew Cloutier,
  • and 1 more
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

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  • Education

Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns

The Trump administration plans to gut the Education Department office that measures student success. An education expert says this could hurt American competitiveness in the long run.

March 21, 2025
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Obed Manuel
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leaves the House chamber after President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

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  • Education

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
President Trump says he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education. Some Republicans appear torn about the department's fate.

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  • Education

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York.

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  • Education

Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy

The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton,
  • Obed Manuel,
  • and 1 more
Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia began a recent hearing of the House education committee by addressing the "elephant in the room" — President Trump's efforts to diminish, and eventually dissolve, the U.S. Education Department.

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  • Education

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

February 08, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
President Trump has said repeatedly that he will try to close the U.S. Department of Education, seen here in Washington, D.C.

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  • Education

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department

While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.

February 04, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Linda McMahon speaks during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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  • Education

Trump picks business executive Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department

McMahon is a professional wrestling business magnate and co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. She has limited experience working with K-12 public schools.

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Jonaki Mehta
Since the new FAFSA launched on Dec. 30, 2023, the form has only been available for short periods of time. That changed this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department said applicants will now have 24-hour access.

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  • Education

The rollout for the updated FAFSA application has been delayed — again

The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.

August 08, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Department of Education, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Education

Education Department opens school probes over alleged antisemitism, Islamophobia

In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment on campuses across the country.

November 17, 2023
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By:
  • Kevin Drew
Students wait outside Everest College in Industry, Calif., in April, 2015, hoping to get their transcriptions and information on loan forgiveness and transferring credits to other schools.

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  • Education

U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students

Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Cory Turner

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  • Education

How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Will Be Remembered

DeVos has been a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.

November 20, 2020
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By:
  • Cory Turner

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