In a typical year, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights would have spent two-thirds of its budget by June 30. This year, by June 30, half the annual budget remained unspent. That money expires Sept. 30 if it doesn't get spent by then. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump's Education Department Is Letting Tens of Millions of Dollars Expire

Education Week found the agency didn't spend its full budget last year and appears on track to do so again.

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New: The Education Department last year let $75M expire without spending it, including $21M for staff salaries, $20M for mental health grants, and $14M for civil rights. During the previous 10 years, the agency let just $9 million total expire from the same accounts. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump's Education Department Is Letting Tens of Millions of Dollars Expire

Education Week found the agency didn't spend its full budget last year and appears on track to do so again.

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New w/ @laurainegl.bsky.social: The Trump administration last month abruptly canceled $143 million for teen pregnancy prevention programs in 25 states. Now nonprofit staffers and high-schoolers are losing their jobs and schools are cutting programming: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

School Pregnancy Prevention Efforts Shut Down as Trump Emphasizes Abstinence

The administration has canceled funding for more than 50 teen pregnancy prevention programs.

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New w/ @laurainegl.bsky.social: The Trump administration last month abruptly canceled $143 million for teen pregnancy prevention programs in 25 states. Now nonprofit staffers and high-schoolers are losing their jobs and schools are cutting programming: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

School Pregnancy Prevention Efforts Shut Down as Trump Emphasizes Abstinence

The administration has canceled funding for more than 50 teen pregnancy prevention programs.

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT @derekgottliebphd.com and I are doing a podcast where we take requests and yap about your school budget kerfuffles. It's called "Budget Committee!" and we're dropping episodes soon. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1lzV...

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"For the 27 years I worked at OMB, it never occurred to any OMB staff that a president or OMB director would do what Trump and Vought are doing." www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

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New: Education and transparency advocates are suing Trump's OMB and Education Department, arguing they're illegally withholding hundreds of millions of dollars Congress appropriated for education research programs. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Schools Lay Off Staff as Lawsuits Challenging Federal Grant Cuts Continue

Recent lawsuits have challenged federal grant cuts affecting special education and English-learner teachers.

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The White House Office of Management and Budget is still withholding more than $2 billion Congress appropriated in February for competitive Education Department grant programs. More than $1 billion will expire in three months if nothing changes. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

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NEW: The Education Department told advocates this morning that special education programs will move to the Department of Health and Human Services, AND civil rights enforcement for schools and colleges will move to the Department of Justice. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Education Department Moves Special Ed. and Civil Rights to Other Agencies

Special education programs help schools serve more than seven million K-12 students with disabilities nationwide.

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The latest: The White House/OMB is still blocking $2 billion in Congressionally approved education funds. More than $1 billion could expire in four months. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

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So grateful to @marklieberman.bsky.social and @edweek.org for keeping careful track of this. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

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🚨 "More than $1 billion of the currently unapportioned Education Department funds will expire and return to the Treasury if OMB doesn’t release the money in the next four months." by @marklieberman.bsky.social www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

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New: The White House is blocking more than $2 billion Congress appropriated in February for K-12 and higher education. Here's a list of all 34 affected programs: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

edweek.org

New: The White House is blocking more than $2 billion Congress appropriated in February for K-12 and higher education. Here's a list of all 34 affected programs: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

White House Blocks $2 Billion for Education: See All the Affected Programs

We're tracking federal education funding that Trump's federal budget office has stalled.

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🚨 EDSOURCE GUILD IS ON STRIKE! 🚨 Today—Thursday, May 14—EdSource Guild is on a one-day work stoppage due to the unilateral changes to our insurance and the lack of progress on key contract issues. PLEASE DO NOT CROSS OUR PICKET LINE AND VISIT @edsource.org TODAY! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

The White House is holding up funds for Education Department grants including: -Alaska Native Ed. -Arts Ed. -Civics Ed. -Comprehensive Centers -Community Schools -Native Hawaiian Ed. -Promise Neighborhoods -Ready to Learn -SEED/TQP/TSL for teacher training -and more: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Holds Back $2 Billion for Education Grants. What Will Happen Next?

The White House is keeping congressionally approved money locked up through a little-known process.

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New: Trump's OMB is withholding more than $2 billion Congress approved in February for K-12 and higher education. Advocates and experts weigh in on what this means and whether it's time to panic: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Holds Back $2 Billion for Education Grants. What Will Happen Next?

The White House is keeping congressionally approved money locked up through a little-known process.

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New: Trump's OMB is withholding more than $2 billion Congress approved in February for K-12 and higher education. Advocates and experts weigh in on what this means and whether it's time to panic: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Holds Back $2 Billion for Education Grants. What Will Happen Next?

The White House is keeping congressionally approved money locked up through a little-known process.

edweek.org

New: On Capitol Hill today, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said she still wants to relocate special education programs to other agencies: "“We have not made that determination yet.” www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

McMahon Still Wants to Relocate Special Ed.—And Other Budget Hearing Takeaways

The education secretary also told skeptical lawmakers that Ed. Dept. program transfers are working.

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"Experts on federal education spending said they couldn’t recall any other time in recent decades when the executive branch adjusted congressionally approved program funding levels at all—let alone to this extent." h/t @marklieberman.bsky.social for keeping on this www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Sidestepped Congress on More Than $1 Billion in Ed. Spending Last Year

Newly published documents show how the Ed. Dept. departed from Congress' plans.

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The Trump administration "reprogrammed" more than $700 million Congress appropriated last March for specific education programs. Which programs were affected? Is that legal? Will that happen again this year? Here's what we know: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Sidestepped Congress on More Than $1 Billion in Ed. Spending Last Year

Newly published documents show how the Ed. Dept. departed from Congress' plans.

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Some new weekend reading from me: The Trump administration took more than $1 billion Congress appropriated for education last March and either spent it differently than lawmakers prescribed, or hasn't spent it at all: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Sidestepped Congress on More Than $1 Billon in Ed. Spending Last Year

Newly published documents show how the Ed. Dept. departed from Congress' plans.

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Some new weekend reading from me: The Trump administration took more than $1 billion Congress appropriated for education last March and either spent it differently than lawmakers prescribed, or hasn't spent it at all: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Sidestepped Congress on More Than $1 Billon in Ed. Spending Last Year

Newly published documents show how the Ed. Dept. departed from Congress' plans.

edweek.org

Noon today! Rally for @edsourceguild.bsky.social! Signing up for the Zoom is preferred but you people are generally pretty lazy so it'll also be streamed on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram Live. Links are all in the Linktree thingy.

Solidarity with my fellow unionized nonprofit news workers. They deserve fair compensation and the utmost respect

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We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

New: Two months after Congress rejected all of Trump's proposed cuts to education funding, Trump is proposing many of the same cuts again. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Again Proposes Major Education Cuts in New Budget Proposal

The Trump administration again wants lawmakers to consider drastic spending cuts and program eliminations.

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"Everyone deserves equitable pay. Yet, with my current salary, I can't pay for basic necessities *and* save for retirement *and* pay rent. The math just doesn't work out." - @emmagallegos.bsky.social

There are at least 86 public schools named for César Chavez. They face tough, unexpected conversations about changing their names after and investigation surfaced new allegations about the labor leader. www.edweek.org/leadership/s...

Schools Named for César Chavez Face Renaming Debates After Assault Allegations

Dozens of schools named for César Chavez face decisions about renaming.

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Congress approved level funding for K-12 schools. Now what? In just a few hours, I'll pose that question (and better ones) to a former Ed. Dept. official and a current school district CFO. Register here! event.on24.com/wcc/r/526832...