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Superintendent Baesler’s nomination to U.S. Department of Education advances to Senate
North Dakota State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler is one step closer to joining the U.S. Department of ...
Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education
A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling Education Department
The order issued by a federal judge in Boston also directs officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.
Judge blocks dismantling of Education Department, reinstates hundreds of workers
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday temporarily reinstated hundreds of Education Department workers laid off by the ...
Judge blocks Trump’s orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the ...
Trump Administration Boosts Charter School Grant Program
The Charter Schools Program (CSP) is a long-running federal grant program aimed at helping the charter school industry with ...
McMahon spars with Democrats over request to cut Education Department funding
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday defended to House members the Trump administration’s request to cut 15 percent ...
Can Linda McMahon help fulfill the promise of charter schools?
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took a useful step to revamp the federal Charter School Program’s Model Development and Dissemination Grants.
Education secretary wants talks with Harvard to resume, without giving ground
Linda McMahon, the country's top education official, wants to reopen talks with Harvard University but offered little indication that the Trump administration would consider changing its aggressive ...