Multiple reports warn that President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to impose severe cutbacks on the U.S. Department of Education and eventually shut the agency down.
Gender identity and sexual orientation will no longer be protected under Title IX. Instead, schools will return to enforcing protections on the basis of biological sex.
The AFGE, a union which represents federal officials, estimated that at least 55 Department of Education staffers received leave notices, but the group expects that number to climb.
The proposed regulation would require school districts to track the number of students who cannot verify their immigration status and report those figures to the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday it was investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of a high school into an all-gender restroom while leaving another bathroom exclusive to boys.
Students across the country expressed relief after the U.S. Department of Education confirmed direct student loans and Pell Grants won’t be stopped amid a broad federal funding pause ordered by President Donald Trump.
