With enrollment declining and absenteeism rising, districts face growing challenges in maintaining engagement and improving academic outcomes.

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.

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.

Education programs across the country have plunged into uncertainty and chaos after the Trump administration announced a federal spending freeze and government officials tried to soften the blow of a directive that started paralyzing agency functions.