Illinois, Department of Education and Pritzker

Pritzker discusses U.S. Department of Education cuts at Illinois Education Association meeting
The Trump administration has made it clear their goal is to dismantle the Department of Education entirely, and that is causing a lot of concern and fear among educators in Illinois.
Department of Education cuts leave uncertainty and fear in Illinois
Recent drastic cuts to the Department of Education could have far-reaching effects on local school funding and services for vulnerable students, officials say. Why it matters: The city and state are struggling with education budgets at current levels.
Trump’s education cuts put Illinois at risk of losing $3 billion in federal funding, Pritzker warns
Sweeping layoffs announced this week are part of a dramatic downsizing of the Department of Education. Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the cuts at an education conference.
Department of Education cuts expected to have 'huge impacts' on teachers
After the Department of Education gutted nearly 50% of its workforce, educators have expressed deep concern -- not only for students' futures but for their own as well.
‘We will not let you harm our children’: Illinois educators react to dismantling of Department of Education
Governor JB Pritzker addressed Illinois educators at the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly, urging them to fight against federal funding cuts that could harm students and
Gov. Pritzker Joins Illinois Education Leaders Amid Unprecedented Federal Attacks on Public Education
Governor JB Pritzker joined hundreds of representatives from the Illinois Education Association (IEA) including leadership, educators,
Pritzker and Illinois educators condemn Trump’s cuts at Department of Education
Gov. JB Pritzker warned at an Illinois Education Association convention Thursday that cuts to federal education funding could “damage the future of the people of Illinois,” shortly
Trump is right. The Department of Education must go
President Donald Trump and Secretary Linda McMahon are absolutely right to dismantle the Department of Education as we know it.
'DOGE bags in Washington': Gov. Pritzker addresses Illinois educators on federal education cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker addressed more than 1,200 educators at the IEA conference, discussing concerns over federal funding cuts to schools.
In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts
JB Pritzker on Thursday delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration over attempts to drastically downsize, and possibly eliminate, the U.S. Department of Education.
Pritzker sounds off on Trump, Republicans while vowing to fight for public education
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke Thursday about the layoffs at the Department of Education.
Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide
At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...
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How the Department of Education layoffs, proposed cuts affect Illinois
Attorneys general in 21 states, including Illinois' Kwame Raoul, have filed a lawsuit attempting to "stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education," according to a ...
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What Cuts to the Department of Education Could Mean for Illinois
The U.S. Department of Education will soon ... everybody's going to get him got a couple minutes left to the Illinois State Board of Education says that so far they've received no formal ...
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Illinois House Republican, Democrats spar over potential elimination of US Department of Education
The Trump administration's plan to dismantle the US Department of Education has caused intense arguments in the Illinois ...
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Education Department lays off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
At least 50 staffers are impacted in Chicago, including the entire Office of Civil Rights. The layoffs are part of a dramatic ...
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Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Education Department From Terminating DEI Teacher Grants
A Biden-appointed judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Department of Education’s (DOE) attempt to cancel hundreds of ...
Ed. Dept. sends letters to Northwestern, Illinois Wesleyan amid investigation into "antisemitic discrimination"
The Department of Education is warning 60 colleges and universities currently under federal scrutiny for "antisemitic ...
Illinois quick hits: Colleges investigated for Title IX violations; REAL ID 'supercenter' to open
Colleges investigated for Title IX violations The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is investigating 60 ...