Trump plans to release billions in frozen school funding
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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.
The Department of Education released billions in already approved federal education funding after a weeks-long funding freeze prompted uncertainty.
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.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and State Superintendent Mo Green held a joint press conference Monday to announce the lawsuit.
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to shift key functions from the Education Department to other corners of the federal government, moving quickly to implement changes just one day after the Supreme Court cleared the way for mass layoffs.
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Raw Story on MSNSupreme Court hands Trump a major win in bid to dismantle Education DepartmentThe United States Supreme Court has approved President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education with its nearly 1,400 layoffs. According to The Associated Press, the move came after a federal judge blocked the cuts from a New York lawsuit claiming such cuts would take necessary services and funding from students.