‘HillmanTok’: how The Cosby Show inspired resistance to Trump’s war on Black education A riff on the university setting of A Different World, the world’s first crowd-sourced HBCU is expanding online The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025
Standing in the Shadow Docket Should the Court not consider jurisdiction unless there is irreparable harm? Reason · Apr 8, 2025
What Exactly Did Justice Barrett Disagree With The Majority About In Trump v. JGG? Justice Barrett tells us to read the opinion, but there is nothing to read. Reason · Apr 8, 2025
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. That could hurt students with disabilities in Texas. In a state with a checkered history with federal special education law, advocates say Texas students will see an erosion of their disability rights protections. The Texas Tribune · Apr 7, 2025
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Cancel Education Grants The U.S. Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to cancel millions of dollars in federal education grants linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. International Business Times · Apr 6, 2025
Justice Jackson's Dissent in Department of Education v. California Treats The Federal Government Like Just Another "Party" The dissenters no longer treat the federal government with solicitude as a coordinate branch of government. Reason · Apr 6, 2025
NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025
Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim The opposition leader has been accused of taking a leaf out of the US president's playbook with his comments on teachers and school funding. AAP · Apr 1, 2025
MAGA is the pushback to public education Dr. Derek Black: "We as a society will not find our educational promised land anywhere but in our public schools" Salon · Mar 24, 2025
Trump and Congress Have a Right and a Duty To Kill the Department of Education The feds have no constitutional authorization to meddle in education. Reason · Mar 24, 2025
US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’ Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025
‘We will work with Congress’: Linda McMahon promises cooperation in push to dismantle Education department Trump will work with Congress and follow the law as he dismantles Department of Education, secretary insists The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
SBA to cut half its workforce - all while taking on student loan management The student loan portfolio totals more than $1.6 trillion – the same size as some of the largest banks in the U.S. The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Student Loans And Special Needs Programs To Be Shifted To New Departments, Says Trump The Federal Student Aid Office has more than 1,000 employees, but it is uncertain if they would be transferred to the SBA. International Business Times · Mar 22, 2025
The Conversation · Mar 21, 2025 Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education.
Latin Times · Mar 21, 2025 Musk Mocked for Misspelling 'Department of Education' in Meme Celebrating Trump's Executive Order: 'The Irony' Tech billionaire Elon Musk celebrated President Trump's executive order dismantling the Department of Education by posting a meme with a glaring spelling error.
Reason · Mar 21, 2025 Did Trump Just Abolish the Department of Education? While he can't get rid of the department outright, a new executive order attempts the next best thing.
The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2025 Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘See you in court’ Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by Congress
Fortune · Mar 21, 2025 Small Business Administration will now oversee $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio Nearly 45 million student loan borrowers with $1.7 trillion in debt are left wondering what will happen to their monthly payments.
Reason · Mar 21, 2025 Pesky Judges Courts stop DOGE from accessing Social Security Administration data and prevent Homeland Security from deporting Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri.
The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s anti-woke onslaught: ‘It’s hard to wrap your head around’ Late-night hosts discuss the dismantling of the Department of Education and the Pentagon’s sloppy anti-DEI efforts
Texas Observer · Mar 21, 2025 ‘We’re Not Just Some Bureaucrats’: DOE Employees on How Their Work Helps Texas Students Department of Education workers and union leaders in Texas say kids will pay the price for Trump’s decision to “break this system.”
Fortune · Mar 21, 2025 'We’re going to find something else for you, Linda': Trump's education secretary is tasked with putting herself out of a job President Trump signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to facilitate the closure of the agency.
Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2025 Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next? The process of gutting the department will require approval from Congress, which might be hard to secure.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 First Thing: Trump signs order to dismantle Department of Education Executive order denounced as unconstitutional. Plus, Musk’s daughter says his gesture ‘definitely Nazi salute’