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- Federal An Ed. Dept. Staffer's 6,000-Mile Journey to Find Closure After Abrupt Job LossJane Hodgdon took to the road to visit schools she had worked with in her 25 years at the U.S. Department of Education.Federal The U.S. Department of Energy Is Trying to Change a Title IX Rule. Why?Proposals from the U.S. Department of Energy show buy-in from across the administration for the president's view of gender identity.Federal Webinar Keeping Up with the Trump Administration's Latest K-12 Moves: Subscriber-Exclusive Quick HitEdWeek subscribers, join this 30-minute webinar to find out what the latest federal policy changes mean for K-12 education.Federal Trump Admin. Was Moving Ed. Dept. Programs Elsewhere Before a Court IntervenedThe department had penned agreements with the U.S. departments of Labor and the Treasury to move programs, but was halted by court order.Federal Trump Admin. Adds Project 2025 Author to Education Department StaffThe appointment comes as Trump has already begun to embrace plans outlined in the controversial 900-page conservative policy agenda.Federal Trump Admin. Pauses Ed. Dept. Layoffs After Judge's OrderThe U.S. Department of Education is slowly complying with a federal court order to reinstate staff.Federal Tutoring, After-School, and Other Student Services at Risk as Trump Cuts AmeriCorpsDeep cuts to programs across the federal government have left students without programming they'd come to count on.Federal Republicans Press Top Ed. Dept. Nominees to Commit to Trump's AgendaPenny Schwinn and Kimberly Richey appeared before lawmakers for leadership in the department.Federal Opinion 'Narrower, Meaner, and More Loyal:' Trump’s Ed. Agenda Hurts Students Like MeHow President Trump is weaponizing education policy—and why it matters.Federal Letter to the Editor We Need More Options, Not Bureaucracy, For a Better Educated PublicMore federal involvement won’t fix what ails education, says this policy analyst.Federal Trump Admin. Gives New York 10 Days to End Its Ban on Native American MascotsThe decision marks a reversal in a nationwide effort to retire Native American school mascots.Federal Top Trump Ed. Dept. Nominee Penny Schwinn Makes Her Case to Senators Next WeekSchwinn, a former Tennessee state schools chief who has drawn bipartisan praise, has a confirmation hearing scheduled for June 5.Federal Webinar The Trump Budget and Schools: Subscriber Exclusive Quick HitEdWeek subscribers, join this 30-minute webinar to find out what the latest federal policy changes mean for K-12 education.Federal What 100 Ed. Dept. Investigations Say About Trump's Agenda for SchoolsEducation Week has confirmed 100 Education Department investigations aligned with key Trump administration priorities.Federal Judge Tells Trump Admin. to Reverse Education Department LayoffsThe order also blocks the transfer of department functions to other agencies as well as an executive order aimed at dismantling the agency.