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Education Department cuts about $1B in federal school mental health grants

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

The department’s decision centers on funding meant to help train mental health professionals who could work in local schools. Law enforcement work the scene after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.
Supreme Court appears ready to bless the country’s first public religious charter school

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr. |Josh Gerstein

The justices heard arguments on an Oklahoma court decision last year that rejected a state contract to open St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has recused herself from the case.
Trump administration offers colleges a ‘handshake’ on foreign funding probes

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

With help from Mackenzie Wilkes President Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions, alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon in the Oval Office of the White House on April 23, 2025. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images GOOD COP, BAD COP — One of President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders says federal grants for universities could be revoked if schools do not comply with his administration’s demands to disclose their sources of foreign funding.
Federal judges temporarily block Education Department from enforcing DEI orders

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

The rulings on Thursday dealt three separate blows to the Education Department’s plans to enforce sweeping bans on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the nation’s K-12 schools. Annette Albright, a former teacher, speaks behind President Donald Trump after he signed executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington.
Trump issues array of executive orders for K-12 schools and colleges

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr. |Rebecca Carballo

Taken together, Trump’s suite of orders represent significant maneuvers to squeeze the finances of higher education institutions and expand his already sweeping federal intervention into the country’s education industry. President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Education Secretary Linda McMahon watch.
Trump planning executive order on college foreign funding

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

Certain federal grants for universities could be revoked if they do not comply with new administration funding disclosure requirements. President Donald Trump holds an executive order after signing it alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White house in Washington, March 20, 2025.
Democrats sense an opportunity to rally opposition to Trump education agenda

1 month ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr. |Mackenzie Wilkes

“That is where the politics are: ‘We made a mistake during Covid, and we’re going to fix it,’” former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said of Democrats on education policy. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20.
The big deal facing charter schools

1 month ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

Demonstrators, members of the media and bystanders gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on July 1, 2024. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A BIG DEAL — The Supreme Court this month will hear arguments over a religious charter school that has blurred the lines between church and state. Charter leaders believe damaging consequences are in store if justices determine the schools operate like private campuses.
Maryland, New Jersey and other states scramble to address halt to Covid-19 education aid

1 month ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

“These funds have been spent or committed with every expectation of reimbursement,” Maryland schools chief Carey Wright said. Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens as President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order to begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education at the White House in Washington DC on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Education Department halts final payouts of federal pandemic relief funds

1 month ago | politico.com | Juan Perez Jr.

“COVID is over,” a department spokesperson said. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025.