A person walks past the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Sweeping layoffs announced Friday by the Trump administration landed another body blow to the U.S. Department of Education, this time gutting the office responsible for overseeing special education, according to multiple sources within the department. The reduction-in-force, or …
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CDC, Education, and Health Departments Hit by Mass Firings
Sam Stein takes on the shocking Friday night purge inside the federal government—with mass firings at the CDC, Education Department, and more—explaining what really happened, why it breaks every precedent, and why insiders need to speak up now. Secure Tip Line: https://thebulwark.com/tips Sam Stein’s Signal Handle: asteinindc.09 Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes …
Read More »MIT president raises objections to Trump’s higher education compact
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the …
Read More »Federal workers sue Education Department over partisan shutdown emails : NPR
A person walks past the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. A lawsuit from a federal workers union argues changes to employees’ out-of-office messages to include partisan language violate the First Amendment. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal workers union is suing the Trump administration for inserting language into Department of Education employees’ …
Read More »Response to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’
Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often …
Read More »Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails – The New York Times
Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails The New York Times Furloughed SBA staffers unleash on Democrats for shutdown in searing auto-replies Fox News Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent CNN ‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees Federal News Network Education Department employees’ emails …
Read More »‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees – Federal News Network
‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees Federal News Network Education Department employees’ emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown NBC News Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown WIRED Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails The New York Times Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation …
Read More »U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX – HHS.gov
U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX HHS.gov Trump admin finds Minnesota violated Title IX by letting males in girls’ sports, citing trans softball pitcher Fox News Federal judge denies injunction in lawsuit over Minnesota’s transgender athlete policy The Spokesman-Review Minnesota Softball Players Are Furious After Judge Rules in Transgender Pitcher Case Sports …
Read More »Bob Iger, Hollywood’s Statesman, Gets a Political Education – The Wall Street Journal
Bob Iger, Hollywood’s Statesman, Gets a Political Education The Wall Street Journal How consumer pushback beat Trump’s pressure campaign on Kimmel CNN Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken The Atlantic Sinclair and Nexstar End Jimmy Kimmel Boycott on Local ABC Stations The New York Times Sinclair Statement on the Return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Sinclair, Inc Source link
Read More »Poll from education non-profit shows Sherrill leading by 7 – New Jersey Globe
Poll from education non-profit shows Sherrill leading by 7 New Jersey Globe New Jersey 2025 Poll: Race for Governor in Dead Heat between Sherrill and Ciattarelli – Emerson Polling Sherrill, Ciattarelli tied in New Jersey governor’s race: Poll The Hill Republican aiming to flip blue state rips Dem rival for blaming ‘everything on Trump’ Fox News NJ governor election: New poll puts Mikie Sherrill, …
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