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Trump's pick to oversee higher ed was a vice president for a company that paid $13 million to settle accusations it defrauded the student aid system.
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Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for educators around the country who rely on the money for English language instruction,
The Department of Education released billions in already approved federal education funding after a weeks-long funding freeze prompted uncertainty.
Leaders with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said they will receive all $12.5 million it lost after the Trump Administration announced Friday that it’s releasing billions in grant funds withheld for schools.
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KTVF on MSNTrump plans to release billions in frozen school funding after Alaska schools sue Department of Education
President Donald Trump plans to release billions in frozen education funding, according to The Washington Post, funding that the Anchorage, Fairbanks and Kuspuk school districts sued the Trump administration over.
Despite the lack of staffing, the Education Department's workload just grew. After President Trump signed his massive tax and spending bill into law, the agency was tasked with implementing two new loan repayment programs, as well as a complex system for holding colleges accountable.
Three Alaska school districts have joined a coalition from across the country — including school districts, teachers unions, parents and advocacy groups — suing the Trump administration for blocking $6.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and State Superintendent Mo Green held a joint press conference Monday to announce the lawsuit.
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Trump administration investigating Oregon education department over transgender athlete policy
The Trump administration said Friday it’s investigating the Oregon Department of Education after receiving a complaint from a conservative non-profit group alleging the state was violating civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.
The Department of Education is giving five northern Virginia school districts 10 days to revise transgender bathroom policies or face enforcement after an investigation.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.