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 ...
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
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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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20 states, including Illinois, suing over Trump's Department of Education layoffs
Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Department of Education.
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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 ...
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Feds Warn Northwestern, Dozens of Other Universities of Possible Funding Cuts if They Fail to Protect Jewish Students
Northwestern and Illinois Wesleyan universities were among those that received notice from the department of potential Title ...