WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union ...

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement. By Sarah Mervosh Michael C.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is dividing education advocates with his calls to axe a gifted program in schools. Gifted programs have little standard regulation, but their ...

If closed, Cape View's approximately 270 students would be consolidated into Roosevelt Elementary School. The school board may receive a formal proposal in November, with a potential public hearing ...

In a small, rural corner of southeast Ohio, something transformational is happening. The area’s public schools are powering economic and community renewal deep in Appalachia. While much has been said ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became the first university to reject the Trump administration's "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," which would have given it ...

A new Kinsey Institute study has found gaps in sex education can have lasting impacts throughout adulthood, including relationship struggles, lack of confidence, and reduced quality of life. Surveying ...

PROVIDENCE — The Trump administration has canceled a grant being used to train special educators in Rhode Island, part of an ongoing effort to root out spending that may be in any way connected to ...

On March 25, 2025, in a sweeping and unprecedented Executive Order, President Trump attempted to usurp the power to regulate federal elections from Congress and the States. Among other things, the ...