US EditionHow the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin closing the U.S. Department of Education, directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take necessary steps for this process while ensuring services continue for Americans.
- Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, expressed concern that the closure could harm students, saying, 'Kids go through kindergarten once.'
- The National Assessment of Educational Progress reported that American students' reading skills have continued to decline and their math skills have barely improved since the pandemic, indicating ongoing challenges in education.
- Experts warn that the loss of funding oversight from the National Center for Education Statistics will strain resources for rural schools, making it harder to support students in need.
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close Video AFT president Randi Weingarten appears to change tune on support of Department of Education President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten appeared to have a change of tune on her position regarding the Department of Education. Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten says she is concerned that shutting down the Department of Education could be as harmful to students as the school closures were during COVID. On T…
How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
President Trump’s efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education are in full swing.On Thursday, he signed an executive action instructing U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,” and to do so “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”Before that, the department had already announced it was shrinking its workforce by nearly half, with cuts…
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