US EditionTeachers union, NAACP sue over Trump order to dismantle Education Department
- Darrell Turner, a teacher, expressed concern that President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education could hinder essential support for students, particularly for funding programs like Head Start, which benefits around 10,700 kids in Virginia.
- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against President Trump, arguing that his actions to dismantle the Department of Education lack constitutional authority and threaten educational funding.
- The lawsuit seeks to block Trump’s executive order, which calls for mass layoffs and the transfer of student loan management to other federal agencies, by asserting that these actions disrupt the core functions of a congressionally established agency.
- Virginia's Democratic leaders express concern over the potential disruption from the executive order, stating that students who are hungry cannot learn well.
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WGBHNPR 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.
EDITORIAL: Gird for change in education funding
As in nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s remaking of federal government operations, the announced dismantling of much of the U.S. Department of Education has thrown Hawaii’s own public schools system into a world of worry. What will be the effect on so many crucially needed federal assists to the children in its classrooms? Though the answer remains obscured by the fog swirling around executive orders and court challenges, it is not…
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Niagara Gazette'A lot remains to be seen' — school districts move cautiously on Department of Education cuts
With President Trump signing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, how Niagara County school districts receive funding for certain types of programming is now up in the air. The administration has said funding the department is responsible…
FEDERAL FALLOUT | 'There's a lot at stake': Area educators react to possible dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
While navigating the uncertain future of the U.S. Department of Education, Greater Johnstown School District Superintendent Amy Arcurio said she's "optimistically guarded" regarding President Donald Trump's order to dismantle the agency.
Ford says Trump lacks authority to dismantle Department of Education
Nevada AG Aaron Ford offered a defense of his latest legal attack against the Trump administration Friday, arguing that the president does not have the authority to dismantle the Department of Education.
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