Cory Turner
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Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment
A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies.
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Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.
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Families could start losing access to Head Start if shutdown continues
If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, the federal early-learning program for low-income families.
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Research shows social-emotional learning can boost grades and test scores
A new peer-reviewed analysis shows K-12 students who got regular access to social and emotional learning had better test scores and better grades.
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Education Department pours over $150 million into civics training for K-12 teachers
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $150 million in grants to train K-12 teachers in civics education, but what does nonpartisan civics look like in these hyper-partisan times?
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Union says Education Dept.'s civil rights office was hit hard by shutdown layoffs
The Trump administration is cutting another 466 federal workers from the Department of Education, including staff who oversee funding that supports children with disabilities and low-income students.
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In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump
New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.
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Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
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Lawsuit aims to force Trump administration to stop delaying student loan forgiveness
The American Federation of Teachers is seeking a preliminary injunction that would force the department to resume student loan forgiveness.
