Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the country, which has been used by policymakers and the public to measure academic success, teacher productivity and crime and safety in schools, among other topics.
Students, teachers sound off on Education Department layoffs, funding cuts
Former students and teachers are reacting to the Trump administration's funding cuts and layoffs at the Department of Education.
The Education Department Cuts Nearly 2,000 Employees: What to Know
The Department of Education announced it was cutting about 2,000 staff members, seemingly the first step in fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to dissolve the agency entirely.
Education Department cut by half. Will Trump still try to shut it down?
The cuts come after President Donald Trump promised to shut down the Education Department. Critics argue cutbacks are less about improving student outcomes and more about instituting a conservative agenda.
Trump defends decision to cut nearly half of Education Department staff
President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed his administration's efforts to lay off about half of the Education Department staff.
Education Department, with mass layoff, cuts nearly half its staff
The staff reductions are the latest effort by the Trump administration to decrease the federal government’s role in education.
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Federal Agencies in the U.S. Virgin Islands Commit to Enforcing Executive Order on Immigration
A coalition of federal agencies, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug ...
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the U.S. Agency ...
'Back to basics': Top Trump agency turns tables on Biden-era memos pushing 'equity initiatives'
The Department of Transportation scrapped two memos from the Biden administration that the agency said confused priorities to ...
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How Trump’s cuts are crippling journalism beyond the United States
According to a USAID factsheet now taken offline, the agency funded training and support for 6,200 journalists and assisted 707 outlets.
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced ...
Judge temporarily halts Trump administration from ousting head of United States African Development Foundation
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ousting the United States African Development Foundation’s ...
EPA says it's cutting back on 'waters of the United States' rules ag interests oppose
After a U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing wetland protections, the EPA says it will revamp rules many farmers have long opposed.
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Funding the United Nations: How Much Does the U.S. Pay?
For example, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, relied on the United States for about one-third of its budget until the Trump administration halted contributions in 2018. The move ...