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How the Education Department Could Change Under Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to several government departments, and the Department of Education (DOE) could be the site of some of the most radical changes to come.
Trump's Education Department dismantles DEI measures, suspends staff
The Education Department says it has placed diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave and canceled over $2.6 million in DEI-related contracts.
What Will Trump’s Orders for Federal Workers Do to the Education Department?
President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office, including some taking aim at career civil servants in the federal government.
Department of Education rolls back DEI initiatives
The U.S. Department of Education took initial steps to carry out President Trump's anti-DEI executive order Thursday, putting employees on paid administrative leave and tossing out resources. The big picture: The move comes after Trump instated a sweeping executive order revoking decades of federal diversity and affirmative action practices and gutting mechanisms historically used to root out discrimination and guarantee equal opportunity.
US Department of Education puts DEI employees on paid leave, slashes initiatives
The Education Department has begun dropping references to “harmful” DEI initiatives from its public-facing communication channels. Additionally, the department has placed employees
Trump Department of Education scrubs DEI from website, workforce
The Trump administration’s Department of Education is working on eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from its website and workforce. The agency said Thursday that staff leading DEI initiatives have been placed on administrative leave,
Trump’s Education Department sacks ‘book ban coordinator,’ tosses complaints over removal of ‘sexually explicit’ material
The 11 complaints from local school districts alleged that the deshelving of materials created a “hostile environment for ...
Trump Department of Education dismisses 'meritless' book ban complaints
Several "book ban" complaints issued during the Biden administration have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Education, ...
School officials warn Trump’s plan for U.S. education dept. would come with costs
Trump has pledged to close the Department of Education to push education oversight back to states, redoubling a GOP pledge ...
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President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s ‘Book Ban Hoax’
Image by ElasticComputeFarm from Pixabay January 26, 2025 - President Trump's Department of Education’s Office for Civil ...
Warning Over Donald Trump's 'Catastrophic' Plans To Cut School Funds
Schools in red states could be among the hardest hit if the president-elect drastically pulls federal funding to public ...
Trump puts higher education on notice for 'dangerous, demeaning, and immoral' DEI teachings
President Donald Trump is seeking to deter the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion in federally funded ...
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Trump Names Acting Education Secretary Ahead of Linda McMahon’s Confirmation
Denise Carter will fill the role until President Donald Trump's pick, Linda McMahon, is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites in Trump crackdown
Several federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President ...
USAID move to halt new funds could impact initiatives in India
US President Donald Trump issued the executive order on ‘Re-evaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid’ on0.