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US Education Department accused of limiting mental health grants The United States Department of Education is facing renewed legal scrutiny after states alleged that it failed to fully comply with a court order requiring the reinstatement of previously cancelled school mental health grants.According to a court filing led by California on March 17, the department…
After the longest government shutdown in United States history, the Department of Education is set to reopen, but not return to business as usual. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to resume her controversial effort to reduce, and eventually dismantle, the federal agency she leads.The 43-day shutdown forced a pause on McMahon’s restructuring plans, which…
When America’s classrooms opened their doors this fall, few could have imagined that the very agency meant to safeguard them would soon grind to a halt. But as the government shutdown stretches into its third week, the US Department of Education stands eerily still, its offices dimmed, its staff reduced to a skeleton crew, and…
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release millions of dollars in school mental health grants that were halted after officials objected to diversity-related criteria used in their distribution, the Associated Press (AP) reported.The funding, created in the wake of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, was designed to help schools recruit and retain…
For decades, the United States Department of Education has played a central, if sometimes contentious, role in American schooling. It distributes billions in federal funding, oversees civil rights enforcement, and tracks student achievement. But the Trump administration has set its sights on a more radical transformation: dismantling the department entirely. Recent developments offer a glimpse…
