Education Dept. softens controversial guidance on race and schools
The new directive adheres more closely to traditional court doctrines and interpretation of civil rights law, experts said ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Social Security says it plans to cut 7,000 jobs
The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut 7,000 jobs and reduce the number of its regional offices.
After Friday deadline for schools to get rid of DEI — Will the Trump administration enforce it?
Public schools across the country, from pre-K to higher education, may now be at risk of losing federal funding if they ...
With student test scores flailing, DOGE cuts to Nation’s Report Card raise red flags
Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting the highly valued Nation’s Report Card even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 12th grade National Assessment of Educational ...
With Trump at the wheel, what are CT Democrats to do?
Activists and critics want Democrats to do more to resist Trump and congressional Republicans. Some say Sen. Chris Murphy is ...
Farmers call on DOGE to investigate billion dollar commodity checkoff fund
Former Missouri Democratic Lieutenant Governor Joe Maxwell, who has been a farmer since the 1980s, is calling on the ...
Vivek Ramaswamy’s push for Ohio teacher merit pay echoes Trump’s public-worker criticism
The Columbus-area Republican’s tactic of singling out teachers comes as President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have moved to fire thousands of federal workers.
Trump and Reagan both promised to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy. Only one had a plan.
More than four decades apart, the two Republicans campaigned on similar anti-big government themes. Once in office, they ...
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Child care providers fear proposed cuts to state stipend would set back hard-won stability
Directors of day care facilities in Maine have struggled for years with a combination of high demand and challenges with ...
SNL dragged for ‘classless’ skit on Trump-Zelensky clash — with appearance by Mike Myers as Musk
In the NBC show’s rendition, James Austin Johnson’s Trump and Bowen Yang’s Vice President JD Vance can be seen talking over ...
N.J. university makes big changes to DEI programs following Trump directive
U.S. schools and colleges were given until Friday by the Trump administration to end their DEI programs or risk losing ...
As birthing units close, where do midwives fit in?
As hospitals close their birthing units, independent midwives are reluctant to provide care in areas without a safety net.