Teachers union, NAACP sue over Trump order to dismantle Education Department

NPR 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.

Freddie deBoer is right about one thing, not everything

I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m a little bit obsessed with Freddie deBoer. I know it doesn’t make any sense, given that he is an avowed communist and, as far as I know, might not be having any actual impact on the education policy debate. But he’s obviously a brilliant guy, whose Substack clearly has a lot of readers on the center and left, and in his book and in many of his writings, he makes one really important point about the ed reform mo…

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…

'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.