Government
Trump administration re-establishes Title IX’s no discrimination on basis of sex, ending Biden-era gender ideologyAfter a nearly two-year battle, the Department of Education officially restored the original wording of Title IX to forbid discrimination based on sex – not gender identity, as redefined… Read More
Public Education
Department of Education: Massachusetts district’s explicit survey violated federal privacy lawStudents as young as 11 had their privacy violated through an explicit survey administered by a suburban Boston school district, the U.S. Department of Education has concluded. Read More
Public Education
Trump admin cracking down on Maryland, Michigan school districts for secretly transitioning childrenThe Trump administration is taking action against two public school systems it says helped children adopt new gender identities at school while keeping their parents in the dark. Read More
Public Education
Education Department strikes regulations requiring racial quotas in school discipline(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Education is rescinding several regulations that justified racial quotas in school discipline, the Daily Signal can first report. Disparate-impact is an… Read More
Government
Trump admin loaning $17.5 billion to clear one of American nuclear energy’s biggest hurdlesThe Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday it will loan up to $17.5 billion to strengthen the American nuclear supply chain and accelerate the deployment of 10 new large-scale reactors that could together power about 10 million American households. Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district refuses to change transgender policies after federal violationsTwo of the four Kansas school districts found in violation of federal laws regarding transgenderism by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) last month have announced whether they… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: A century-old argument for abolishing the Department of EducationIn March 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education [DOE] and return authority… Read More
Public Education
Colorado school district’s transgender policies violated Title IX, federal investigators sayThe U.S. Department of Education has determined a large Colorado school district violated federal civil rights law by letting students access sports teams and facilities based on… Read More
Government
Education Department announces new student loan payment plan, promising lower costs, simpler systemRepaying higher education debt could become easier under a new federal student loan system proposed Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education. “With consensus reached in… Read More
Government
Trump admin pursuing action against Minnesota over trans athletes in girls’ sportsMinnesota is one step closer to losing federal education funding after the Trump administration referred investigations into civil rights violations to the Justice Department over allowing transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports. Read More
Government
Iowa first state granted Education Department waiver for use of federal fundsIn another cut to the federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Iowa the first Returning Education to the States waiver, allowing the state to use certain federal funds… Read More
Government
Education Department poised to hand more control to states in 2026The U.S. Department of Education will continue its departmental reduction and return education to the states in 2026, according to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. The department cut half of its… Read More
Opinion
Department of Education cracks down on foreign influence(The Daily Signal) – On Jan. 2, the Department of Education officially launched its new and improved portal for universities to report foreign funding. In an… Read More
Government
Education Secretary warns Minnesota of ‘impending enforcement action’ over transgender policies allowing boys in girls’ sports, spacesEducation Secretary Linda McMahon is keeping the pressure on Minnesota, issuing a letter Monday of “impending enforcement action” for ongoing civil rights violations related to the state’s transgender policies. Read More
Public Education
Brown University under fed’s microscope following fatal shooting(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education (ED) on Monday opened a review into Brown University following the Dec. 13 fatal shooting on campus. Brown is… Read More
Government
Presidential 1776 Award to honor nation’s top high school American history buffsThree U.S. students who demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the American founding will receive the newly established Presidential 1776 Award, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday. “As… Read More
World
China exploiting US-funded research to boost nuclear tech, report reveals(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Beijing has tapped into U.S.-funded scientific research to advance its military and strategic capabilities, including nuclear technology, according to a congressional report released Wednesday. Read More
Public Education
Americans strongly support school choice, back closing Education Department, poll findsSchool choice continues growing in popularity with Americans, and support for closing the Department of Education rises significantly once people have all the facts, a new poll finds. Research conducted for the nonprofit “yes. every kid. foundation.” found more… Read More
Government
Blue states push back on Education Department transfer, closure plans; Trump, McMahon steadfastA coalition of attorneys general from 20 blue states is suing the U.S. Department of Education in an attempt to block its plan to transfer responsibility for many of… Read More
Opinion
45 years of failure: A bureaucracy built for unions, not studentsSince the first days of this administration, outrage has been building in the fake news media and their teacher union financial backers at Education Secretary Linda McMahon and President… Read More