🌎 Discussion: Education

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Department of Education dismisses book ban complaints, ends guidance

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books.

abcnews.go.com

The Department is already gone.

 

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But how will all those rich people survive without those taxbreaks?

 

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But how will all those rich people survive without those taxbreaks?

Maybe they can sell a few of their summer homes.

 

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Oh, please.

 

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US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math

www.independent.co.uk

 

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U.S. Education Department investigating Denver Public Schools over all-gender bathroom

The U.S. Education Department said it is investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of East High School into an all-gender restroom while leaving the other bathroom exclusively for male students

www.independent.co.uk

 

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The real reason why Republicans want to get rid of the Department of Education:

 

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US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math

www.independent.co.uk

If the department of education falls, this will only get worse.

 

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Teachers Unions Blast Trump Plan to 'Steal Money' From Public Schools for Vouchers | Common Dreams

"Every student deserves fully funded neighborhood public schools that give them a sense of belonging and prepare them with the lessons and life skills they need to follow their dreams and reach their full potential."

www.commondreams.org

 

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Trump's executive order aims to restrict education related to race, gender, politics

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that aims to cut federal funding to schools that teach certain lessons about race, sex, gender or politics.

abcnews.go.com

 

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Trump tells DOJ to prosecute teachers who “unlawfully” support trans or nonbinary students

The latest executive order threatens funding for schools that teach about gender and race.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Trump’s Education Agenda Is a Big Vulnerability

Donald Trump is pushing an elite-driven school privatization project that is deeply unpopular with his base. It offers a golden political opportunity for Democrats, if only they would seize it.

jacobin.com

 

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He wants a nation of rapists like himself.

 

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Colleges around the US cautiously navigate Trump's DEI crackdown

Around the United States, colleges and universities are cautiously navigating the Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

apnews.com

 

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Education Dept. to investigate installation of all-gender restroom at Colorado high school

Denver Public Schools called the decision to investigate the conversion of a women’s restroom into an all-gender facility as potential discrimination “unprecedented.”

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Trump's education department says book bans are a ‘hoax.’ Teachers disagree.

In South Carolina and nationally, the push against censorship continues under a Trump administration that denies reading restrictions are happening.

19thnews.org

 

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Children's data hacked after school software firm missed basic security step, internal report says

An executive admitted during a meeting that a breached account had failed to use multi-factor authentication, according to materials reviewed by NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/01/education-department-diversity-training-00201957?cid=apn

 

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"Dangerous rollback": Trump Department of Education reverses Biden-era Title IX rules

The changes will make reporting complaints harder and eliminate protections for LGBTQ+ students

www.salon.com