Nadra Nittle / The 19thFeb 9, 2026
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education to intervene for them, new reports find. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Six interagency agreements were signed transferring responsibilities in an effort to gut the Department of Education. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Jennifer Smith Richards / ProPublicaOct 22, 2025
The state is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Alex Zimmerman / ChalkbeatSep 25, 2025
At stake is $36 million that city officials expected to flow to several magnet schools over the next three years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Amy Zimmer / ChalkbeatMay 23, 2025
A federal judge blocked plans to eliminate the Department of Education and ordered the agency to bring back hundreds of employees it laid off. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen / ProPublicaMay 5, 2025
The department’s decimated civil rights office is enforcing its anti-diversity campaign while making discrimination investigations practically impossible. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Erica Meltzer / ChalkbeatApr 25, 2025
The Education Department had given states until Thursday to certify compliance with its controversial interpretation of civil rights law. Federal judges complicated that effort hours before the deadline. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Erica Meltzer / ChalkbeatApr 4, 2025
Schools have 10 days to certify that they do not engage in practices that the administration says illegally promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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