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In 2018, Dr Timberly Baker decided to home school her children after a local school in Arkansas failed to challenge her eldest child. Her daughter, Baker said, is gifted. But despite routinely testing off the charts during standardized exams, the school had no plan on how Baker’s daughter could take more advanced classes. Still new to home schooling, Baker decided …

The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in grant funding for schools — money typically used for after-school and summer programs, professional development for teachers, English language instruction for non-native speakers and more. The first portion of the funding is usually sent to schools by July 1. The Unit 5 school district is waiting on almost $1 million. …

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled to allow the Trump administration to resume its efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. What will that mean to schools, students and families? STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we report on the implications of a plan to lay off almost 1,400 staffers at the U.S. Department of Education. As we’ve been reporting, the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary …

Supreme Court gives Trump green light to fire Education Department workers  Axios Supreme Court Allows Trump to Gut Education Department With Mass Firings  The New York Times Supreme Court allows Trump’s mass layoffs at Education Department  NBC4 Washington Supreme Court lets Trump fire hundreds of Education Department workers and dismantle the agency  Yahoo News Trump: McMahon will begin process of dismantling Education Dept after …

Supreme Court allows deep layoffs at Education Department for now  The Washington Post Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department  CNN Supreme Court allows Trump’s mass layoffs at Education Department  NBC4 Washington Supreme Court says Trump’s efforts to close the Education Department can continue  NPR Trump: McMahon will begin process of dismantling Education Dept after Supreme Court win  The Hill …

States sue to force feds to release $7 billion in education funding  The Washington Post 24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education  The New York Times Fairfax County schools brace for impact of frozen federal grant money  NBC4 Washington Blue states sue Trump administration in bid to undo freeze on billions in public education funds  CNN States sue over ‘plainly against …

24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education  The New York Times Oregon, Washington among states suing Trump administration over education funding freeze  KATU A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools  New America Blue states sue Trump administration in bid to undo freeze on billions in public education funds  CNN Trump administration leaves …

Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department  The New York Times Live Updates: Trump Threatens Russia, States Sue Over Withheld Education Funds  The New York Times Supreme Court green-lights Trump administration’s Education Department layoffs  WLOS Supreme Court rules on Trump’s mass layoffs at Education Department  Fox News Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department  CNN …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary …