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A student works on a math problem during a 5th grade class at Lafargue Elementary School in Effie, Louisiana, on Friday, August 22. The state has implemented new professional development requirements for math teachers in grades 4-8 to help improve student achievement and address learning gaps.
A student works on a math problem during a 5th grade class at Lafargue Elementary School in Effie, Louisiana, on Friday, August 22. The state has implemented new professional development requirements for math teachers in grades 4-8 to help improve student achievement and address learning gaps. The Trump administration says it will prioritize grants that promote similar state-based math education efforts.
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Education Funding Math and Career Education Are Now Top Grant Priorities for Ed. Dept.
The announcement outlines what the administration plans to champion after canceling hundreds of grants in the past few weeks.
Sarah Schwartz, September 25, 2025
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Education Funding Trump Bypasses Congress and Slashes Hundreds of Education Grants
More than 200 ongoing projects have seen their remaining grant funding canceled in recent weeks.
Mark Lieberman, September 24, 2025
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Students in a seventh grade civics class listen to teacher Ella Pillitteri at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla. on April 16, 2024.
Students in a 7th grade civics class listen to teacher Ella Pillitteri at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla. on April 16, 2024. The Trump administration's grant cancellations have hit ongoing programs that promote civics, arts, and literacy education, and more.
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Education Funding Trump Admin. Cancels Dozens More Grants, Hitting Civics, Arts, and Higher Ed.
The multi-year initiatives are abruptly losing funding midway through their grant periods.
Mark Lieberman, September 16, 2025
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10 min read
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Law & Courts Schools Sue Trump, But It's Getting Harder for Them to Recoup Money
Judges have recently ruled against districts as they challenge Ed. Dept. funding cuts and threats in court.
Brooke Schultz, September 10, 2025
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Vivien Henshall, a long-term substitute special education teacher, talks with Scarlett Rasmussen, 8, during recess at Parkside Elementary School on May 17, 2023, in Grants Pass, Ore. Scarlett is nonverbal and uses an electronic device and online videos to communicate, but reads at her grade level. She was born with a genetic condition that causes her to have seizures and makes it hard for her to eat and digest food, requiring her to need a resident nurse at school.
A long-term substitute special education teacher at Parkside Elementary School in Grants Pass, Ore., speaks with a student during recess on May 17, 2023. The Trump administration has canceled more than $30 million in special education grants, including some aimed at training special education teachers.
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Special Education Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What's Next?
More than $30 million for teacher training and parent resources will no longer flow as scheduled.
Mark Lieberman, September 8, 2025
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9 min read
Scarlett Rasmussen, 8, tosses a ball with other classmates underneath a play structure during recess at Parkside Elementary School on May 17, 2023, in Grants Pass, Ore. Chelsea Rasmussen has fought for more than a year for her daughter, Scarlett, to attend full days at Parkside.
A student who receives special education services tosses a ball during recess at Parkside Elementary School on May 17, 2023, in Grants Pass, Ore. Several recipients of grants awarded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act learned Friday that the U.S. Department of Education would continue their grants for another year, provided they certify their projects align with Trump administration priorities.
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Special Education Most—But Not All—Imperiled Federal Grants for Special Education Will Continue
The U.S. Department of Education says it wants projects aligned with Trump administration priorities.
Mark Lieberman, September 5, 2025
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The Capitol Building in Washington on Sept. 1, 2025. Congress returned from August recess this week to tackle several high profile hearings and face a September 30 deadline to fund the federal government.
The Capitol Building in Washington on Sept. 1, 2025. Congress faces a deadline within weeks to fund the federal government for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. President Donald Trump has proposed big changes for school funding that lawmakers must decide whether to accept, reject, or modify.
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Education Funding Your Guide to the Evolving Federal Budget and What It Means for Schools
Lawmakers have a few weeks to agree on a new budget and an approach to Trump's funding uncertainty.
Mark Lieberman, September 4, 2025
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9 min read
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., discusses the Republican-crafted plan as the House Rules Committee prepares a spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, at the Capitol, in Washington on March 10, 2025.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., speaks in the Capitol in Washington on March 10, 2025. A House Appropriations subcommittee has put forward a budget that embraces many of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to the federal education budget and rejects others.
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Education Funding House Lawmakers Endorse Some—But Not All—of Trump's Education Cuts
House budget writers are proposing to cut Title I funding by nearly $4 billion.
Mark Lieberman, September 2, 2025
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A sign for a newly-constructed gender neutral bathroom is seen at Shawnee Mission East High School on June 16, 2023, in Prairie Village, Kan.
A sign for a newly-constructed gender neutral bathroom is seen at Shawnee Mission East High School on June 16, 2023, in Prairie Village, Kan. The Trump administration's finding that a northern Virginia school district violated Title IX by allowing students to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity is the subject of a new lawsuit.
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Law & Courts School Board Sues Trump Admin. to Defend Transgender Student Policy
The lawsuit challenges the Ed. Dept.'s finding that the district violated Title IX.
Brooke Schultz, August 29, 2025
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Education Funding Trump Cancels Dozens of Education Grants—With More Terminations on the Horizon
More than $1 billion in already-awarded grant funding has yet to flow as expected.
Mark Lieberman, August 27, 2025
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11 min read
TahSoGhay Collah, right, teaches a 3rd grade English learners class at the 700-student Worthington Intermediate School that serves grades 3 through 5, in Worthington, Minn., on Oct. 22, 2024.
TahSoGhay Collah, right, teaches a 3rd grade English-learners class at the 700-student Worthington Intermediate School that serves grades 3 through 5, in Worthington, Minn., on Oct. 22, 2024. English-learner advocates call for national leaders to protect federal dollars dedicated to these students.
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English Learners Advocates Push Congress to Protect Funding for English Learners
President Donald Trump has called for eliminating federal dollars set aside for English learners. Advocates make their case.
Ileana Najarro, August 27, 2025
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A commuter walks past the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Eduction, which were ordered closed for the day for what officials described as security reasons amid large-scale layoffs, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington.
A commuter walks past the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education on March 12, 2025. The department has imposed financial restrictions on five Virginia school districts for policies allowing transgender students to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity.
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Federal Ed. Dept. Imposes Funding Restrictions for 5 Districts Over Transgender Policies
The districts will have to jump through extra hoops to claim their federal funds.
Brooke Schultz, August 19, 2025
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6 min read
President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. Under Musk's leadership, the Department of Government Efficiency spearheaded the abrupt cancellation of dozens of Education Department contracts, including those for the Comprehensive Centers and Regional Educational Laboratories, which a judge found to be illegal.
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Law & Courts Judge Tells Trump Admin. to Restore Some Education Research Programs
The federal judge found the termination of contracts for the Comprehensive Centers and Regional Educational Laboratories was illegal.
Matthew Stone, August 18, 2025
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