Tag: Federal Education Funding
GAO finds Trump’s Head Start funding freeze illegal, citing harm to low-income families – Times of India
FILE - Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) As ... Read More
Civil rights, campus politics, and the DEI backlash: Columbia’s settlement in context – Times of India
Columbia University agrees to reforms in $220 million US civil rights settlement Columbia University has entered into a $220 million settlement with the administration of ... Read More
How the Israel-Gaza war triggered historic federal action against Columbia University – Times of India
Columbia University settles US civil rights case linked to campus protest response. (File Photo) The federal investigation and subsequent $220 million settlement between Columbia University ... Read More
Supreme Court greenlights Trump’s $600 million cut to teacher training grants – The Times of India
A decisive moment for American public education unfolded this week as the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to slash $600 ... Read More
Utah Governor Spencer Cox supports massive layoffs at US Department of Education, calls it a step toward common sense reform – The Times of India
Utah Governor Spencer Cox calls for state-led education reform after Department of Education layoffs. (Getty Images) Utah Governor Spencer Cox has expressed his strong support ... Read More
Why Trump’s education cuts could decimate vital school success metrics – The Times of India
Are Schools Succeeding? Trump Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) The Trump administration's recent deep cuts ... Read More
Trump to sign order gutting Department of Education soon, report says: 7 major shifts await US academia – The Times of India
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that would axe the U.S. Department ... Read More
Over 100 education groups urge Congress to restore teacher workforce grants as federal cuts leave 49,000 vacancies – The Times of India
In a letter sent late last week, over 100 national and state education organizations urged Congress to reinstate federal grants that were recently canceled, threatening ... Read More