On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed in New York suggesting that K12 schools were stripped of their previously promised pandemic relief funds "with no advance notice or warning."
U.S. Department of Education is on the verge of defunding Maine's schools over what the agency says are Title IX violations involving transgender athletes.
The Department of Education's request potentially violates required procedural steps, is unnecessarily redundant and appears designed to intimidate school districts by threatening to withhold critical education funding, says State Superintendent Jill Underly.
Mike Dominguez takes the helm at Missouri's Francis Howell School District while Jami Jo Thompson is named the next superintendent of Rapid City Area Schools.
California education officials have signaled they could defy a Trump administration order intended to end all diversity, equity and inclusion programs — even as federal officials threaten to cut off billions of dollars per year in federal education funding.
Vermont Education Secretary Zoie Saunders initially asked school districts to certify compliance with a federal directive targeting DEI programs but reversed course days later after public backlash. The state will now submit a single certification while reaffirming support for DEI in schools.
The same skills that prepare students for future careers—problem-solving, collaboration,and technology fluency—are the skills that hands-on STEM education fosters.
Launch of the "Title IX Special Investigations Team" comes one day after the Trump administration threatened to withhold Title I funding over DEI programs.
State officials say they are reviewing a new letter from the Trump administration threatening to pull federal education funding if all schools have not eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
As of this week, K12 school districts must certify their adherence to Title VI or risk a loss of federal assistance, according to the Department of Education.
